School is just around the corner for most of us and while it can be an exciting time, it can also be a bit anxiety-inducing for parents of special needs kids. We all want our child’s teacher to understand our child and to know all the little details that make them unique, but sometimes it…
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How Colorado Parents Can Take Action in Their Schools
Last week I wrote about Colorado kids and how they rank 24th out of 50 states for health and physical activity, leading to many having childhood obesity. In a post entitled, 6 Ways Colorado Schools Can Help Fight Childhood Obesity, I gave many ideas for changes Colorado schools can make to help our kids. But how can Colorado…
6 Ways Colorado Schools Can Help Fight Childhood Obesity
As a military family, we love being stationed here in Colorado. I sometimes think that this has to be one of the most beautiful states in the country, and we hope we never have to leave. With everything Colorado has to offer, it is considered one of the healthiest states in the nation. And while the…
7 Tips for Helping Your Special Needs Child Transition Back to School
Back to school can be fun and exciting, but for some kids with special needs, the transition can be very hard. For our family, we start planning for the back to school transition at least a month in advance. This helps make going back to school much easier and calmer for the whole family. The…
25 Back to School Supplies for the Special Needs Child
It’s that time of the year again. Time for all the kids to end their summer and go back to school. For special needs parents, this can mean so many different things, because we have a child with needs that may be more difficult to handle in a school setting. While every school will be…
The Night Before School: To Do List
One of the biggest challenges that parents face on a weekday is getting the kids to school. Whether you must drop more than one kid off, have to go to work right after you drop them at school, or just struggle with getting everyone ready in the morning, school mornings can be hectic. Fortunately, there…
How to Help Your Child Adjust to a New School After a PCS
My family recently finished with our first PCS. After six years we were more then ready for our trip across the country and now we love our new home. However, one of my biggest concerns about our PCS was that it was in the middle of the school year. My son was attending a special needs preschool…
Letting Go: First Day of School
Before my son was born, I had many many plans. I had it all worked out how I was going to raise him, where he would go to school and when, and how things would turn out. The funny thing is God had plans too, His always trump my own and are always better too….
