Parenting & Family
Parenting a child with a learning disability can be challenging. We’ve gathered information to help you get organized, understand your rights and responsibilities, and provide support for your child at home and at school.
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Working with the Mainstream Teacher
Making the Most of the Telephone Network
How can you get the information that you need on the telephone? Tracking down the facts that will help your child can be difficult detective work. You may feel driven from place to place with everybody seemingly "on the other line" or "out of the office for a moment."
Talking to Your Children About Their Attention Deficit Disorder
How Parents Can Be Advocates for Their Children
As your child's best advocate, you are in a unique position to identify and implement positive changes. This article gives advice on how to be effective. You should know the rules, keep records, gather information, and communicate effectively.
Practical Tips to Help Your Child Learn Better and to Value Education
This summer, as you sit on the beach, or by the pool, or under the cool shade of a tree, thinking about how to help your child do better in the next school year, you may want to consider some of the practical tips that I have found to be helpful with my own family, and with the children I treat. These suggestions apply to all children at all ages and are not specifically geared toward any one temperament, learning style or emotional state.
Ten Tips for Negotiating the Best Education for Your Child
Helping Young Children with Learning Disabilities at Home
Tips for Developing Healthy Self-Esteem in Your Child
Early Identification - Social Skills Milestones
Early Identification - Motor Skills Milestones
Early Identification - Adaptive Milestones
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Dealing with Learning Disabilities in Relationships
Targeting Home-School Collaboration for Students with ADHD
Good communication between schools and parents is crucial for children with ADHD. In this article, there are many ideas to facilitate the home-school collaboration and help students succeed.
Coping with ADD: A Mother's Point of View
Preventing Antisocial Behavior in Disabled and At-Risk
Early Identification - Cognitive Milestones
Tips for Developing Organizational Skills in Children
The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities has compiled a list of strategies that parents can use to help their child develop good organizational skills.
Helping Your Child with Organization and Study Skills
Just as a carpenter needs the right tools (such as a saw and hammer) and basic skills (such as how to measure and cut wood) to frame a house, students need the right tools (such as notebooks and assignment pads) and basic study skills (such as reading and note-taking skills) to be successful in school.
