Rethinking Your Rest

Rethinking Your Rest

Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Parent Time Out

As a parent, you’re probably familiar with the benefits that rest offers kids of all sizes. From emotional health to improved learning, rest helps kids enjoy their busiest days and grow in healthy ways. Chances are that a busy Fall schedule only increases your ...read more
Boosting Oral Care with Probiotics for the Mouth Leaves Kids and Parents All Smiles

Boosting Oral Care with Probiotics for the Mouth Leaves Kids and Parents All Smiles

Best Family Health Care Providers, Eating & Nutrition, Health & Wellness

Big grins are a staple of the back-to-school photos parents love to share. To keep those smiles bright, make sure back-to-school preparations include your child’s oral and dental health. Establishing good oral hygiene habits now can help kids avoid missing school ...read more
Helping Kids Make Friends at Any Age

Helping Kids Make Friends at Any Age

Activites, Behavior, Child Development, Parenting, School Age

From the time we enter the world, we search out other people to connect with. We are social beings and making and maintaining friendships are a big part of our lives from childhood on. While making friends is of great importance, it doesn’t always come naturally ...read more
Prevent Technology from Destroying Your Child’s Posture and Long Term Health

Prevent Technology from Destroying Your Child’s Posture and Long Term Health

Child Development, Health & Wellness, Pediatric Health, Technology

Children’s use of technology with poor posture can lead to abnormal spine growth and increased risk of arthritis later in life. Instructions on correct posture and an ergonomic desk setup can enhance the health and learning experience of children. “A healthy ...read more

UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORTS – Park Guides

Family Entertainment, Holidays, Travel, Tweens & Teens, Vacations

What can be better than three theme parks, with a fourth park in creation, based on blockbusters productions from Universal Studios, with each park having its own distinct personality? With the latest super heroes, villains, and mythical beasts to thrill and ...read more

Universal Orlando Packing List – Tween/Teen 4 Days

Family Entertainment, Travel, Travel - Packing Lists, Tweens & Teens

Orlando boasts of great temperatures for most of the year. However, in late Spring and during the summer, temperatures can get hot and muggy with rain likely in the afternoons. Always check the weather before packing. For days in the parks, any roller coaster fans ...read more
Lessons from the First Job – Parents Learn as Much as Teens Do

Lessons from the First Job – Parents Learn as Much as Teens Do

Child Development, Parenting, Tweens & Teens, Work & Family

I was sitting in my car in the parking lot of a banquet hall. I wasn’t there to attend a wedding or silver anniversary dinner. No, I was there waiting for my fifteen-year-old son. Moments earlier, I had watched him walk into the office at the banquet hall. He ...read more
Help Youth Who are Experiencing Depression 

Help Youth Who are Experiencing Depression 

Boston Childrens Hospital Harvard, Hot Topics, Mental Health, School Age, Tweens & Teens

Help Youth Who are Experiencing Depression Youth are experiencing many challenges at home, in school, and in their communities, intensified by the isolation required by COVID restrictions, the racial justice reckoning, and increased reliance on internet driven ...read more
The Four Emotional Growth Stages of Teenage Girls

The Four Emotional Growth Stages of Teenage Girls

Behavior, Child Development, Tweens & Teens

The Four Stages of Teenage Girls I am the lucky mother of not one but two beautiful teenage daughters. When they were younger, they loved to spend time with me going to the grocery store or just being in my general orbit. They always called after me, “mama, can I ...read more
What Type of Camp Will Your Child Like?

What Type of Camp Will Your Child Like?

School Age, Summer Camp, Tweens & Teens

When I was younger, I only had one choice for summer camp—the town camp. The town camp was a traditional all-day, six hour camp with a heavy emphasis on sports. I was more of a bookworm than an athlete so this type of camp was not a good match for my personality. ...read more

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Transition Assessments- What are they? Why are they beneficial?

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Easterseals Special Needs Special Needs Guide
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Addressing Challenging Behavior and How it Relates to the IEP Process: A Reference Guide for Parents

Easterseals Special Needs Special Needs Guide
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