We want your child to explore, grow and make friends at camp, while immersed in Jewish community. The range of programs, including our gardening, sports, swimming, ropes course, arts & crafts, trip and special fun days, are developed with these…
An after-hours program for young adults and adults with disabilities. STEPS is a program of Garfield Park Academy in Willingboro, NJ, offering flexible services YOU choose, and the on-going support and instruction they need to be the most successful, independent…
The Learning Resource Centers have books & resources parents & educators can borrow to help meet the educational needs of children/students with disabilities. For a $2 yearly membership, you can borrow resource books on disability, educational kits, DVDs & more.…
Camp for children & teenagers with mild to moderate developmental challenges. A structured environment, individual attention & guidance are emphasized at all times. Traditional camp activities plus academics, speech & language therapy, music & art therapy, daily living skills. We…
Physical and mental health impact one another and recently, there’s been a move to patient-centered pediatric care. For children experiencing anxiety, behavior problems or more significant mental disorders each year, timely access to a mental health professional can alleviate a serious issue.
What to do when the school punishes your child for a behavior issue or incomplete work by taking away recess
Encourage inclusion and acceptance by teaching your child to understand differences
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Special education advocate Lisa Lightner explains the steps to take to initiate the evaluation process that can lead to an IEP.
Mom blogger and special education advocate Lisa Lightner looks at the complaint-based nature of laws to protect individuals with disabilities.
Special education law, estate planning, special needs trusts. Jonathan S. Corchnoy is a PA & NJ litigator with 30 years experience who limits his practice to representing parents and children with disabilities in special education matters & personal injury claims…
If you're worried that your toddler is not developing normally, observe, track and communicate rather than 'wait and see,' say experts.
Foster parents eventually adopt an estimated 50%-60% of children in their care. While avoiding the expense of conventional adoption, there are pitfalls to foster adoption.
If your child has a disability and the school recommends a 504 Plan, be aware that the protections are weaker than an IEP's.
Children typically defy their parents. At what point does hostile, defiant behavior indicate an emotional disability?
As school starts, mom blogger Trish Adkins offers advice to teachers of cancer survivors. Her post is in support of the Go Gold campaign for childhood cancer research.
Having 2 or 3 sentences that describe their best assets can avoid kids from being defined by their disabilities, says mom blogger Lisa Lightner.
With no provisions for special needs, kindergarten registration becomes a cruel experience for mom blogger Lisa Lightner.
Visiting the dentist can be frightening to kids with special needs and their parents, but it doesn't have to be.
Blogger Lisa Lightner describes the therapeutic effects of a photo project involving her son, who has special needs.
Blogger Lisa Lightner urges greater understanding between parents of typical kids and kids with special needs.
When planning a vacation with a child who has special needs, begin months ahead and be prepared for false starts. These ideas can help.
In a quiet year for special needs legislation, bullying became a national focus and two major laws marked anniversaries.
For kids with special needs, receiving independent school tuition hinges on wheher the home district can provide an apppropriate education.