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Parenting > The Early Years
Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay
...hospitalization: Provide age appropriate details....hospitalization: Provide age appropriate details. Allow realistic...hospital lingo. Age Appropriate Details...hospital lingo. Age Appropriate Details How much...depends upon their age and maturity level....toddlers need more preparation than their children...they don't provide preparation, parents need to ask....
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Adaptive Strollers vs. Wheelchairs: Which Mobility Device Does Your Child Need?
...your child's current functional needs and future independence goals. Not age. Not what other families do. Not a timeline someone else set. What Adaptive...A stroller keeps your child dependent on you for every movement. That's appropriate for a two-year-old. It's worth questioning for a six-year-old who could...
News > Lifestyle
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
Structured teaching strategies and age-appropriate progressions for building independent living skills from elementary through young adult.
News > Advocacy
After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning
...Here's what they don't tell you early enough: at age 21, IDEA services stop. No more free appropriate...enough: at age 21, IDEA services stop. No more free appropriate public education. No more IEP. The support structure...for life after high school. It's not optional. By age 16 at the latest (many states require it by 14),...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Teen with Special Needs in Their First Relationships
...their teen shows interest in dating. By then, you're behind. Body autonomy, appropriate touch, private versus public behavior: these concepts take longer to internalize...understood. A child who only knows family-specific euphemisms can't. By age 8 or 9, you should be having...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Teaching Your Child to Self-Advocate: Age-by-Age Strategies from Elementary Through High School
...years, with you stepping back as your child steps forward. Here's what that progression looks like at each stage. Elementary School: Ages 5–10. At this age, self-advocacy means understanding their own needs and being able to name them in simple terms. Your child isn't negotiating yet, but they're learning...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...remain eligible through age 22 or until they earn...should begin at any age if appropriate for...begin at any age if appropriate for your child. Transition...the IEP. Starting at age 16 (or earlier), the...living skills: where appropriate, goals related to...goal must be based on age-appropriate assessments...must be based on age-appropriate assessments of your...
Special Needs > Cancer
Supporting Siblings When a Child Has Cancer: A Family Guide
...gets filtered. Parents explain the diagnosis to the child with cancer in age-appropriate detail. Siblings often get a version filtered through parental...filtered. Parents explain the diagnosis to the child with cancer in age-appropriate detail. Siblings often get a version filtered through parental exhaustion:...
Parenting > The Early Years
How to Support Your Typical Child When Their Sibling Has Special Needs
...that happens when "later" becomes "never" too many times in a row. What Age-Appropriate Explanations Do. Explaining a sibling's disability isn't just...happens when "later" becomes "never" too many times in a row. What Age-Appropriate Explanations Do. Explaining a sibling's disability isn't just about information....
Parenting > Early Intervention
Home-Based or Clinic-Based Therapy: How to Choose What's Right for Your Child
...Natural environments include your home, daycare, or other settings where same-age peers without disabilities spend time. This doesn't mean home therapy is...default unless there's a documented reason clinic-based services are more appropriate. Parents can request clinic-based services if they believe it's the better...
Lifestyle > Independence
Teaching Self-Advocacy: How to Help Your Child Speak Up for Their Needs
Practical guide to developing self-advocacy skills from elementary through high school, with age-appropriate scripts.
Global Insights > Employment
The Real Path to Employment: What Happens Between High School and Your Child's First Paycheck
...law, transition planning must begin by age 16. Many states require it earlier,...Many states require it earlier, at age 14 or 15. Transition planning is part...identifies: Postsecondary goals based on age-appropriate assessments Transition...identifies: Postsecondary goals based on age-appropriate assessments Transition services needed...