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Free Apps to Help Parents of Kids With ADHD

Parents of children who have ADHD are very aware of exactly how stressful this type of parenting can be. Every parent needs a little help sometimes, especially around the holidays (when the kids are out of school). Here are a few free apps that are designed to help out parents of kids who have ADHD. ADHD Angel is a FREE app that is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (third generation), iPod touch (fourth generation), and iPad. This app can be used by parents of children who have ADHD to keep track of important, health related, details. Or, … Continue reading →

Tips for Parenting Kids Who Have ADHD

Parenting is a very important skill that, for the most part, people are expected to just “pick up” after they have children. The way that your own parents handled things might not be very useful with your child if he or she has ADHD. There are certain techniques that parents of kids who have ADHD can use in order to deal with situations that can arise with kids who have ADHD. Kids who have ADHD tend to have difficulty with impulse control. Intellectually, they know what they are supposed to do in a given situation, but often, their action is … Continue reading →

Magazines for Parents of Kids With Special Needs

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Have you ever flipped through the parenting magazines while waiting for a doctor’s appointment? Parents of children with special needs often find that the parenting experiences described in those magazines does not match up very well with your life, or with the special needs of your child. Fortunately, there are plenty of parenting magazines that were designed for parents of children who have a specific special need. Parenting Children With Special Needs is a free magazine that is distributed in the Kansas City area. It is bi-monthly. If you live in that area, you can pick up the magazine from … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

New Medicines, Transgenic Cows, and an Ice Cream Truck

This week, the Special Needs Blog had a wide range of topics appear. There’s a blog about hypoallergenic milk, a music program donation, a couple of new medications for specific special needs, and even a blog about a fantastic Halloween costume! This Week in Review blog will catch you up on whatever you missed. Transgenic Cow Makes Hypoallergenic Milk Scientists have created a genetically altered cow hat produces milk that is hypoallergenic (in some ways, but not in others). Could this mean that, someday, we will have this type of milk on store shelves for people who have allergies to … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of October 25, 2011

After a short hiatus, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup has returned! This one is stuffed full of new episodes from your favorite podcasts that talk about things that are relevant to parents of kids who have special needs. Parenting Podcast has an episode that was released sometime in October of 2011. The episode is called “Finding the Best Medical Care for Your Child”. It features Avery Comarow, the senior writer for U.S. News and World Report and Editor of America’s Best Hospitals. The Coffee Klatch released an episode on October 23, 2011. This episode is called “Dr. Ron Minson- ILS”. … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of August 16, 2011

Get ready for a brand new batch of podcast episodes about topics that parents of children with special needs can relate to! The Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you the newest episodes of really interesting podcasts each and every week. Special Kid School Talk released an episode on August 12, 2011, called “Sensory Processing Disorder and Anxiety”. Host Dr. Kari is joined by guest Jackie Linder Olson. They talk about how the information that a child learns from his or her senses can be misunderstood by the child’s body. Parents of children with sensory processing disorder can learn tips about … Continue reading →

Helping Your Teen Find the Right Doctor

Does your adolescent see a pediatrician? Does he or she see your adult general practitioner? Adolescents have unique health care needs that may need a special doctor. Here are some tips to help you and your teen find the right doctor. Look for an adolescent specialist. This is a pediatrician who has extra training in the issues that can affect teenagers — everything from acne to eating disorders. You’ll have to look hard, though: less than 500 adolescent medicine specialists were certified between 1996 and 2005. Make sure your teen gets some alone time with the doctor. Starting between the … Continue reading →