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Parenting > Self-Care
When Guilt Takes Over: A Parent's Guide to Processing the Hard Emotions
...doesn't let go. Caregiver guilt in special needs parenting is qualitatively different from the guilt most...Understanding why it feels different, and having concrete techniques to work with it, can change how you carry it....roots in three things that don't apply to most parenting situations: Ongoing grief cycles. Many parents...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Strategies for Supporting Children with Special Needs
...Work closely with your child's early intervention team. Share your observations, concerns, and goals. Attend meetings and therapy sessions to learn techniques you can use at home. Implement therapeutic strategies in your daily routines. Consistency across settings will enhance your child's progress. Regularly...
Parenting > School Years
Leading Pediatric Expert Offers Eight Step Technique for Managing Children’s Behavioral Problems
...deemed 'at-risk' because of behaviors during pregnancy and a lack of proper care and support after. Chasnoff provides practical behavior management techniques and proven intervention tips for parents biological, foster, or adoptive as well as teachers and healthcare practitioners. Dr. Chasnoff’s key concepts...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Kids with ADHD: Hard to Parent
...is the result of bad parenting. There are even some...ADHD use more negative parenting techniques. Case closed,...more negative parenting techniques. Case closed, right?...to use fewer negative parenting techniques. In other...fewer negative parenting techniques. In other words, kids...with ADHD cause bad parenting, not vice versa, as...
Health > Mental Health
Q&A with Dr. Kevin Ross Emery
...Eastern philosophies, I use the approach of prevention, incorporating techniques such as meditation, visualizations, and grounding exercises. From the...exercises. From the Western philosophy, I advocate for action-consequence based parenting, critical thinking based education models, and combining learning and...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. You Google it. The phrase sounds vague, another parenting technique promising to fix behavior through "connection" and "communication."...Interaction Therapy. You Google it. The phrase sounds vague, another parenting technique promising to fix behavior through "connection" and "communication." PCIT...
Medical > Cardiology
A Comprehensive Review on Congenital Heart Defects and the Critical Care Demanded in Special Needs Individuals
...has made huge strides in managing CHDs. Recent innovations include 3D printing technology to fabricate exact replicas of individuals' hearts for pre-surgery...repair defects without necessitating open-heart surgery. Gene editing techniques, still in experimental stages, hold immense potential for correcting genetic...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Holiday Relationship Repair for Families
...dinner table and experience something reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting. Unfortunately, the holidays tend to bring out the worst in some families....you the same courtesy? Dr. Bradberry: Repair is the single greatest technique that defines the quality of relationships in terms of how they deal with...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
...children have chronic sleep problems, according to multiple studies tracking sleep patterns in children on the spectrum. The struggle you're in isn't a parenting failure. Sleep regulation is neurologically different for many autistic children, and the sensory and routine needs that shape their days shape their...
Parenting > Adulthood
How Job Coaches Help Young Adults with Disabilities Succeed in the Workplace
What job coaches do, how to access them through VR at no cost, and how job carving creates roles that fit your young adult's strengths.
Parenting > Adulthood
Housing Options for Adults with Disabilities: From Supported Living to Independence
The full housing continuum from group homes to independence, with a framework for assessing the right level of support for your child.
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...physical changes your child can't predict or control. Puberty is hard for any child. For autistic children, it brings specific challenges that most parenting guides don't address. Research shows autistic girls begin puberty an average of 9.5 months earlier than their peers. The physical changes arrive before...