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Top Things To Do with Your Kids This Summer
As the days get warmer and longer, the last report cards are passed out and our kids start trading in their back packs for beach bags, the signs become inevitable summer is upon us. As parents, its important that we help our children continue to learn during the summer months to ensure they dont forget everything theyve learned during the school year. According to the National Summer Learning Association, when kids take an absolute break from education during the summer months whether by circumstance or design they can lose up to two months worth of grade-level skills. Two months!
Who are you trusting your child with may be hurting them!!!
My beef is that we trust our childrens coaches as their trainers. My perfectly healthy and very athletic son, was a part of an extraordinary amount of military up downs, (going from standing to a push up position and knees in back to standing) during which he hurt his perfectly healthy shoulder in October and it still bothers him during his favorite sport of baseball in June, it has never been the same! So what is going on??
Summer Childcare Options on the Cheap
School is out, and the search for summer child care is on! The challenge many parents face is finding quality care that fits within their budget. Here are some cost-effective summer child care options that wont break the bank.
Handling the End of School Transition for Your Child With Autism
The end of the school year is a busy but exciting time of year for students and their parents. School parties and summer fun is just around the corner. Kids are eager for vacation and looking forward to all kinds of summer activities. For many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other special needs, the end of the school marks an important transition time for families and teachers including assessing student progress, reviewing Individual Education Plans, developing appropriate goals, and preparing to transition to new teachers, classrooms, or schools. Few programs offer systematic and thorough support for these students and their families to ensure the smoothest transition possible and maintenance of annual gains. Many programs do not offer continuous educational support and most fail to allow time or resources for the current teachers, aides, and specialists to collaborate with next years educational team. Therefore, parents are often responsible to make this transition happen. Here are some tips for getting through the summer and planning for fall for your child with special needs!
Do You REALLY Know Your Babysitter?
Years ago, prior to having a child, I was a psychotherapist to women who had been physically and sexually abused. As they say sometimes things happen for a reason and it may take years to figure that reason out. My reason happened after I had my son and was a stay at home mom for 3 years.