[caption id="attachment_835" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono[/caption] Anti-Bullying Laws Called for in Maryland after a Special Needs Student Sues The issue of bullying in schools is certainly a hot button for parents, students, and administrators alike. For people...
[caption id="attachment_828" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Image courtesy of smokedsalmon"][/caption] A $26.5 million grant given to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from the Simons Foundation could mean a breakthrough in autism research in 2012. This grant will go towards the construction and...
Beginning in 2012 the people here at ChildsWork will be adding a new element to our blog: The ChildsWork News feed. Here, we will endeavor to report each day on important stories surrounding the key areas ChildsWork covers: Autism/Asperger’s, Special...
When do you feel closest to your child? Is it when you are learning together, developing communication skills and furthering academic progress? Or when you curl up together with a great book or film, sharing a special moment? The chances...
If you all are like me, minor anxiety probably crops up all the time. You worry about your own children, your students and yourself, all of which can inhibit progress and (more often in my case) sleep. However present anxiety...
I was cruising a favorite DIY site this afternoon and I came across an amazing poster designed for classroom teachers. Its message was simple: Before You Speak, Think T – Is it true? H – Is it...
When we care for a child with Autism, it can seem as if there a million different pieces of advice which we should be following, to support our kids as well as possible. Friends, professionals, teachers and healthcare experts all...
[caption id="attachment_782" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Photostock"][/caption] Earlier this week, I posted about the importance of developing and maintaining intergenerational relationships among older adults and young children. I know from personal experience as a mother of two young girls...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono"][/caption] As a mother, there are few moments I treasure more than seeing those who raised me and my husband interact with my own children. My girls are fortunate to have...
Bipolar has become increasingly more well-known as the media has embraced the condition through the publicizing of symptoms. One of the aspects of Bipolar which has come to light over the past few years is that there are more children...
In the autumn of 1974, early in my career as school principal, a kind and gentle fifth grader named Davion was having trouble with some of the other boys in the class. In particular, a boy named Jeremy was becoming increasingly...
We all get mad; it’s how we manage our anger that matters, and no one is perfect. For example, just this morning, I was trying to finish an article while my 1-year-old slept. Her sister had other plans though, and...
