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Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Plan an Inclusive Birthday Party for Kids of All Abilities
...better for everyone. A sensory-friendly environment helps all kids regulate. Clear communication benefits every parent. Shorter durations prevent meltdowns across the board. Here's how to plan a birthday party where every child can genuinely participate. Start With Pre-Event Communication. The single...
Parenting > The Early Years
Understanding Sensory Processing in Toddlers: What Parents Need to Know
Distinguish sensory meltdowns from tantrums, recognize hypersensitivity in young children, and discover home strategies that work.
Parenting > School Years
The Summer Break Survival Guide for Families with Special Needs Children
...ringing at 8:15 and lunch isn't served in the same cafeteria at 11:45, the scaffolding they've built their day around disappears. That loss shows up as meltdowns, sleep disruption, increased anxiety, or withdrawal. Summer doesn't have to mean chaos. You can't replicate school at home, and you shouldn't try....
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
A Diagnosis Of Autism
...is not acting out on purpose. -Establish routines: Autistic children often thrive on routines. Having a set schedule for the day can help reduce meltdowns and tantrums. -Encourage communication: Many autistic children have difficulty communicating. Try to find ways to encourage your child to communicate,...
Health > Nutrition
Going Gluten, Casein and Chemical Free
A Life Transformed by Going Gluten Free, Casein Free and Chemical Free My son threw things, screamed, had uncontrollable meltdowns, had severe sensory challenges, very poor social skills and never changed his diet from pretty much eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, waffles,...
Parenting > Self-Care
Resources to Reduce Stress in Parents
...is struggling, and a cycle will develop as your stress level causes you to handle situations poorly, upsetting your child further and leading to meltdowns and other struggles, which in turn create even more stress. Sources of Stress The stress in this situation doesn't just come from dealing with...
Health > Nutrition
Gluten Free/Casein Free (GFCF) Diet Cheat Sheet
...TBHQ, preservative, MSG, and high fructose corn syrup. These ingredients can cause severe behavioral problems, sleep disorders, poor self-control, meltdowns, anxiety, aggression, hyperactivity, irritability, depression, mood swings, aches and pains and a host of other ailments and negative behaviors. To...
News > Education
Conference Watch: Jed Baker Speaks Thursday, October 25th in West Nyack, NY
...Those with Autism and Aspergers Syndrome; The Social Skills Picture Book; The Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond; and No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-of-Control Behavior. His...
Parenting > The Early Years
Taming a Monster Child
...functioning, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) may be a reasonable suspicion. Children with this disorder tend to have frequent temper tantrums (meltdowns), argue excessively with anyone who dares challenge their misbehavior, respond to even the slightest insult with disproportionate anger and aggression,...
Education > Other
When Homeschooling Chooses You
...multiple IEP meetings every year, hire lawyers, secretly threaten bullies, buy gift cards for teachers and still have my son sent home for having meltdowns. Our new homeschooling friends recommended curriculum and offered encouraging words. I felt light headed when I thought of teaching math to a child...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When is it ADD/HD?
...because someone said your child has ADD/HD does not make it so. There are many things that can cause a child to be irritated, hyper, act out, have meltdowns and be inattentive. In the email and posts that I get, often the sender tells me that there is at least one other diagnosis involved. Something which...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Building a Support Network: A Guide for Families Raising Children with Special Needs
...help, but the kind where someone picks up the prescription every Tuesday without being asked. The kind where your child's aunt knows how to redirect a meltdown, not just smile nervously and hand them back to you. The kind where you can leave the house for three hours without writing a novel of instructions....