These are just a few ways to connect with your teen. Remember, connection is an anchor that will help your relationship weather the choppy adolescent waters. Take every opportunity you can to strengthen that anchor so that when you come out the other side, you will be able to pull anchor and sail off into a wonderfully strong adult relationship with your...
Top 3 Best Ways of Preventing Misbehavior in Children—Homeschool Edition
The great thing about these methods is that they are interdependent and form a coherent, effective system for reducing misbehavior, creating healthy habits and routines, and developing discipline in children while they are at home. It won’t be easy, but over time you will have a much-improved homeschooling experience...
What You Need to Know: Early Intervention
Children receive services for different lengths of time, depending on what they need. Some children participate for a short time to address a temporary delay in development. Other children may require follow-up special education services once they enter school...
How Children Use Technology During Quarantine
Pandemic-induced business and school closures have caused many families to adjust to a new reality. Parents have converted bedrooms and living rooms into home offices, while children have transitioned to online learning and an increasingly digital social life...
ABA Therapy Examples, Definition, & Techniques
ABA therapists use reinforcement systems to teach individuals about the consequences of certain behaviors. If individuals don’t engage in the appropriate behavior, they may be prompted to try again, or reinforcement may be withheld until the behavior is seen...
The Prevalence of Eating Disorders in College Students
Dieting, bingeing, and purging may begin as a way for students to cope with painful emotions and to feel in control of their lives. According to the Child Mind Institute, “Disordered eating behavior ranges from fad dieting, or attempts at ‘clean’ eating by restricting fats, dairy, or gluten to more severe...
Supporting Students with Special Needs in Mainstream Education
Communication and collaboration between the shadow teacher, classroom teacher, social worker and the parents are the keys to meet the needs of the child. Also, all parties must know more about the child’s interests, strengths, weaknesses and behavioral challenges and well understand each party’s concerns. Sufficient communications assist in setting goals...
What Is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy (OT) teaches you how to adapt. It can help you perform any kind of task at school, work, or in your home. You’ll learn how to use tools (you may hear them called assistive devices) if you need them...
Unlocking Communication: Understanding the Role and Benefits of Speech Therapy
Communication allows people to express their needs, connect with others, and succeed in work or school. Speech therapy makes this possible for people with communication problems. Below are some benefits of speech therapy...
Dyslexia : Understanding, Signs, and Support
Dyslexia is a lifelong problem that can present challenges on a daily basis, but support is available to improve reading and writing skills and help those with the problem be successful at school and work...