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Teaching Money to Kids

At a Glance: Product:  Family Mint Money Management Certification Program Ages:  10 and up.  You can begin as early as 6 year old if you use the website as well. Use:  A family tool to teach children to how to handle money properly to ensure a secure financial future. Duration:  2 months Homeschool Method:  Any.  The program includes online resources and a workbook.  If you prefer the workbook only it is all inclusive and no internet needed. Cost:  $29.99 as a special introductory offer for the 60 page workbook plus a lifetime subscription to FamilyMint Premium and online only for $24.99 a year … Continue reading →

Inclusive Fun for Kids With Special Needs

Parents who have kids with special needs quickly discover that the majority of playgrounds were not designed to accommodate all children. Here is a brief list of places to play, and have fun, that do include kids who have special needs. We need more of these! Sky High Sports is an indoor playground with plenty of trampolines to bounce on and some foam pits to jump into. The Sky High Sports in Naperville, Illinois, sets time aside for kids who have special needs. On the first Tuesday of every month, from 3:00 in the afternoon until 6:00 in the afternoon, … Continue reading →

Where to Find More Special Needs Playgrounds

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Summer vacation is a great time to take your family outside for some fun! Parents of kids who have special needs sometimes find that the local park was not designed to accommodate wheelchairs, or to be compatible with children who have specific special needs. I’ve already blogged about where to find a special needs friendly playground. Here are some more for your family to check out! McCarthy Park is located in Tinley Park, Illinois. It just opened last month. This playground was developed in order to create a space where kids who have disabilities, and kids who do not, could … Continue reading →

Zombies, Playgrounds, and News Updates

There is always a wide variety of topics that appear on the Special Needs Blog. This week, there are blogs that update previous news stories, information about a Zombie Walk, and places to find inclusive playgrounds that can accommodate kids with special needs. These blogs appeared between September 17, 2012, and September 22, 2012. The Trailers are Still Being Used Last year, a public school in Missouri placed the Special Education classrooms into two trailers, that were not located on the grounds of the elementary school. Parents were upset, and threatened to remove their kids from the school if the … Continue reading →

Including Children with Disabilities

For decades children with disabilities have been placed in a separate classroom from “regular” students, making their disabilities rather than their abilities the focus. For the new generations this is all about to change, thanks in part to people like Dan Habib and his commitment to educating the public on inclusive education through his documentary, Including Samuel. Samuel, the younger of Habib’s two sons, has cerebral palsy. There is more to Samuel than his wheelchair. He is full of life, bright and funny. For the Habib family, it only made sense that Samuel be in the regular classroom. Luckily, their … Continue reading →

Play Dates: Make Them Happen

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Parents of children with special needs know all too well, that for their child, play dates can be rare, if they exist at all. But, with a rise in inclusive education, friendships and play dates between kids with and without disabilities could be on the rise as well. Or at least we can hope so. About a year ago, I spoke with the father of a boy with cerebral palsy who is in the classroom alongside his peers on a daily basis. Instead of being “the kid in the wheelchair”, his son is a friend who regularly plays with his … Continue reading →