Parenting

30 November

Top 100 Positive Words To Use With Your Special Needs Child

Parenting, 11/30/2014

by: Meena Tadimeti, MBA Contributor to specialneedsinmycity.org @SNinmycity Countless books have been written on the importance and benefits of using positive language with children to help them build confidence, self-perception and self-control. However, as parents, we all know how easy it is to slip into using negative and angry words to deal with our frustrations and feelings of helplessness when taking care of our children, especially ones that need more patience, more care and more compassion. Incorporating positive words regularly and using clear and direct language without the sarcasm or hurt is key to maintaining calmness and respect in those.

5 November

3 Reasons Parents Shouldn’t Feel Guilty About Out-of Home Placement For Their Disabled Child, Hear From An Experienced Father

Parenting, 11/05/2014

By: Stephen Gallup My developmentally disabled son Joseph is 29 years old, and for the last nine years he has lived in a licensed residential facility. Earlier, as a little guy, he had been the focal point of a very, very, very intensive home therapy program managed by his mother and me. So I can speak from experience about both hands-on and more passive involvement. Now, I do believe in making extraordinary efforts to help a child with problems, provided that you have a good reason to believe those efforts will be effective and that you are able to do.