Special Needs
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Origami, Word Games, and More Fun Things to Do
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Sep 4, 2010
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity , a site for the kids , a shopping site , a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun… Full Story »
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- Special Needs
- Parenting
- Toy
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Weekly Round-Up: Week of August 23
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 29, 2010
Here's your weekend round-up of all the new content you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs. New Articles and Features Community Trouble Spots for Children With Special Needs Five Positive Playground Strategies for Children… Full Story »
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Making Mini Muffins, and More Fun Things to Do
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 28, 2010
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun, all designed to… Full Story »
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- Special Needs
- Parenting
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'Out-of-Sync Child' Author Visits the Forum, Mentions New Book
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 27, 2010
Author Carol Stock Kranowitz, whose The Out-of-Sync Child has been a bible for a lot of parents dealing with sensory integration issues, stopped by the About.com Parenting Special Needs forum this week to comment on my review of The Out-of-Sync… Full Story »
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Even Before Recession, 14 Million Kids 'Underinsured': Study
MedicineNet Healthy Kids General &bull Aug 26, 2010
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Even prior to the onset of the economic recession in 2008, nearly one in four American parents with health insurance reported that their coverage was so inadequate they were unable to access the medical care their children needed. Parents of kids with health problems or special needs were more likely than others to say their insurance… Full Story »
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Even Before Recession, 14 Million Kids 'Underinsured': Study (HealthDay)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Aug 25, 2010
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Even prior to the onset of the economic recession in 2008, nearly one in four American parents with health insurance reported that their coverage was so inadequate they were unable to access the medical care their children needed. Parents of kids with health problems or special needs were more likely than others… Full Story »
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5 Celeb Parents Who Have Kids With Disabilities
Celebrity Baby Scoop &bull Aug 25, 2010
Let's continue to celebrate diversity and take a look at five families in Hollywood that have children with disabilities. From autism, to Down syndrome, to Septo-optic Dysplasia, some of our favorite Hollywood parents have children with special needs. Look through… Full Story »
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- Autism
- Special Needs
- Sons
- Child
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25 Ways to Make This the Best School Year Ever
About.com Fatherhood &bull Aug 25, 2010
My About.com colleague Terri Mauro, who is the guide to Special Needs Children, has compiled a great list of how parents can make the coming school year an outstanding one for their children. It is an amazing list. Full Story »
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- School
- Special Needs
- Child
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Making Playground Time More Playful, Less of a Grind
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 24, 2010
Driving around town yesterday, we passed the playground I used to take my kids when they were little. It's a tiny park nestled in our old neighborhood, and it was rarely so crowded that we couldn't appropriate the swings for… Full Story »
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Weekly Round-Up: Week of August 16
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 22, 2010
Here's your weekend round-up of all the new content you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs. New Articles and Features Book Review: A Life in Balance Enterprising Parents: Sweet Alexis Bakery Review a Learning… Full Story »
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Holly Robinson Peete Covers Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids
People.com - Exclusive &bull Aug 21, 2010
For parents of children with special needs, however, playtime often carries a different significance - it can be a place where breakthroughs are made or frustrations boil over. Holly Robinson Peete knows this better than most. Mom to RJ, now… Full Story »
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Alphabet Soup and More Fun Things to Do
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 21, 2010
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun, all designed to… Full Story »
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- Parenting
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My Party: ClaireChandler, AZ
Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh &bull Aug 18, 2010
Yes, yellow reminds us of lemons, but also of sunshine and Claire is certainly the sunshine in her parents' lives. Mom Nicole tells us how they celebrated Claire's second birthday: The theme of Claire's 2nd birthday party was "life handed… Full Story »
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Kitchen Creations, and More Fun Things to Do
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 14, 2010
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site that's just silly or fun, all designed to… Full Story »
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- Special Needs
- Parenting
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Comments on Comments, and More of Your Comments
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 13, 2010
Here's a list of posts that have received one or more comments over the past two weeks: Living in Fear of Those Crazy Autism Neighbors Special Education Comes to Catholic School Botox helps kids with CP (no, not with wrinkles)… Full Story »
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Reader Recommends Tea Tree Oil for Head-Lice Prevention
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 12, 2010
I asked for your advice on handling head lice in a way that's safe and tolerable for kids with special needs, and yesterday a reader told of her efforts to avoid infestation altogether with some preventive measures. Wrote KIMBERLEYW: "My… Full Story »
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Is Your Child's Restaurant Behavior Driving Other Diners Crazy?
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 11, 2010
They're calling it "restaurant rage": As a family came to the end of a long birthday meal at an Olive Garden, another patron complained that their four-year-old was being too loud, cursed when the father explained that the boy has… Full Story »
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Easy, Healthy Bento Lunch Boxes
Parenting.com: Mom Tips and Expert Advice &bull Aug 11, 2010
Made one-too-many grilled cheese or PBJ lunches? These beautiful bento lunch box ideas will certainly change things up -- but still let you incorporate your kid's favorite foods and healthy snacks. And these can be only as detailed as you… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Special Needs
- Baby
- Child
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Iced Coffee and New Friends: A Mom Blogger's Take On BlogHer '10
Latest Headlines from iVillage Pregnancy and Parenting &bull Aug 10, 2010I am on one of those New York City tour buses with dozens of other bloggers. It's an event held by a company in honor of BlogHer , and it is hot and ridiculously humid (too bad God does not yet attend BlogHer). I spot another woman sipping an iced coffee. "Mmmmm, that looks good," I say. "Want a sip?" she offers. For a second, I'm taken… Full Story »
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Finding a Place for Your Child in Church
About.com Parenting Special Needs &bull Aug 10, 2010
Our church is really understanding and have seats in the back of the church set out. It's almost as if 'EVERYONE KNOWS' not to sit there because its for Lucas! They used to keep the doors open but Lucas is… Full Story »
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- Special Needs
- Child
