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Special Needs

Learn how to advocate for your child with special needs, raise funds for needed equipment and find helpful organizations.

Parenting

Find resources to help you on your parenting journey, including advice on how to find peace as the caregiver of a special needs child.

Development

Support your baby’s advancement through milestones as they develop fine motor, gross motor and communication skills.

Play

Discover fun and creative ideas to encourage play time with toys, light play, music, multi-sensory activities and tactile art.

Behavior

Find resources to help your child manage problematic behaviors by developing social skills and calming strategies.

Health & Nutrition

Find advice on how to manage doctor visits, teach self-feeding skills and discover medical treatments for blind children.

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Featured Posts

A girl with EEG leads on her head.

Special Needs

5 Coping Strategies for Parents of Kids With Epilepsy

Coping with childhood epilepsy can be stressful, but focusing on strategies to support you and your family can positively impact your child’s well-being.

Speech-language pathologist working on child's pronunciation problems.

Special Needs

Your Child’s First SLP Evaluation: What to Expect

Speech-language pathologists will conduct an initial evaluation to determine how a child is using language, understanding language, and interacting with others.

Baby reaching for sensory toys.

Visual Impairment

Developing Multisensory Skills in Blind Babies

Multisensory play, combining sounds and touch, and encouraging reaching and exploration can help your blind baby develop better spacial awareness.

A visually impaired baby boy in PT reaches for a toy.

Development, Visual Impairment

Development Charts for Blind and Visually Impaired Babies and Children

Blind children may have delayed development in several key areas. These development charts outline milestones for visually impaired babies.

Young boy looking at a light up toy in a dark room.

Toys, Visual Impairment

10 Cortical Visual Impairment Toys for Kids With CVI

It's important to choose toys that are relatively simple in design, as complex patterns can be overwhelming for children with CVI.

Happy kids with disabilities in preschool.

Special Needs

Building Adaptive Skills in Children with Disabilities

Adaptive skills are the skills your child needs to care for themselves and gain independence. Children with disabilities may need more help learning these skills.

Latest Posts

Colorful paper shapes on a white background.

Tactile Arts and Crafts, Visual Impairment

Using Origami to Teach Blind and Low-Vision Students Basic Shapes

If, like me, you have wondered why it is important for young students to learn about shapes, here are just a few reasons. Teaching shapes in early education provides children...

Safe Place Bedding travel bed

Sleep, Special Needs

Safe Place Bedding Travel Bed Review & Giveaway!

Traveling with a special needs child can be stressful! Having a safe, durable, and easy to use travel bed can make traveling so much easier!

Child with cerebral palsy on physiotherapy in a children therapy center.

Autism

Occupational Therapy for Children with Autism: How It Can Make a Difference

Children with autism face challenges in many different areas. Occupational therapy can help children address these difficulties while having fun!

Mother breast feeding her child while working

Fine and Gross Motor

5 Alternatives to Tummy Time for Babies with Motor Development Challenges

Does your baby struggle with tummy time due to motor development challenges? These alternatives to tummy time will offer the same benefits.

Mother and Kids at Breakfast in Kitchen

Parenting

4 Tips to Manage Twins Alone as a Single Parent

Taking care of twins alone as a single parent can feel overwhelming. Learn practical ways to help lighten the load.

Friendly mature pediatrician doctor examining baby in home.

Special Needs

Comforting Children with Sensory Processing Disorder During Medical Procedures

Does sensory processing disorder impact your child’s ability to navigate medical procedures? Learn new ideas to successfully comfort your child here!

Stressed out mom.

Special Needs

Developmental Evaluation Forms: Why Are We Doing This Again???

Developmental evaluation forms don’t define your child’s worth. Your child is awesome just the way they are, and no form in the world can change that.

Picture of mother and child with special needs.

Special Needs

Exploring Peaceful Parenting: Is It Right for Families of Children with Special Needs?

Peaceful parenting is about regulation, connection, and coaching—but is it right for special needs families? Take a closer look at this parenting technique.

Autistic child bite card expressing negative emotions and throwing tantrums.

Behavior

Understanding Intermittent Explosive Disorder in Children

Are you worried about your child’s unexpected aggression and explosive behaviors? Learn how to support a child with intermittent explosive disorder.