My Child's Development
My Child's Development
Practical tips and information on ways to maximize the main areas of development for children.
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Health & Daily Care
From mealtimes to vaccines and everything in between, this information will help you establish routines for the day to day needs of your child.
My Community
My Community
Connect to a network of parents and professionals and develop your own support network of peers and advisors.
Establishing Services
Establishing Services
Don't know where to start? Overwhelmed by all the acronyms? Learn how to navigate the system of care and tips on preparing for IEPs.
Meet Our Experts
Meet Our Experts
Our panel of experts combine medical and therapeutic perspectives with years of experience working passionately alongside famiiles and children with special needs.
Tools & Resources
Tools & Resources
A library of resources, reference links and easy to print guidelines for you to post on the fridge and share with others!
Love, Laugh & Live
Love, Laugh, & Live
This section is devoted to our amazing moms. It's ok, in fact we encourage you to laugh and develop goals for YOURSELF! Share your secrets of sanity and be encouraged to take time for you!
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Toolkits Articles
Creating a profile of your child helps your: transition or child study team better understand your child’s needs and current status.
Halloween is a holiday filled with creative costumes, spooky decorations and lots of candy. And while kids may want to dive in on their sugar-filled bounty, it can be hard for parents to say no and encourage a healthier option
Halloween Trick or Treat Social Story
Learn more about keeping your kids safe and happy this Halloween!
Here are a variety of resources for parents and professionals to encourage healthy habits including positive eating and fitness.
In case of an emergency, children with special needs should know emergency responders such as police officers and fire fighters are trusted helpers. Use this article to introduce your child to police officers and fire fighters.
Developed in partnership with Nickelodeon and AbilityPath.org to illustrate the power of play for ALL children!
The recent earthquakes and hurricanes on the east coast and the 10 year anniversary of 9-11 makes National Preparedness Month this year that more poignant.
Benefits, Methods and Goals of Social Skills Groups
For parents of children with special needs, deducting every dollar possible is important to their already tight family budgets.
There are many treatment options for a child with cerebral palsy (CP). But play can go a long way toward encouraging development
Here are a variety of both indoor and outdoor activities which may help develop fine motor and sensory skills
Much of play is about communication and can therefore greatly enhance communication development
It is important for you to understand why your child may be misbehaving
Tips on How to Get Your Baby to Sleeep
Here are some things you can do to support your child’s prominent learning style
Infants prefer toys with many sensory properties
Looking at books together will help expand your child’s focus and attention
Encourage participation in open-ended art projects where your child can use creativity and imagination. Remember that your child learns most from the process and experience
With a little creativity, you can use things you already have around the home to help your child become active
Learning to write is an important part of every school curriculum
Although they share a common diagnosis, children with Visual Impairment (VI) may have a wide range of visual characteristics.
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