Special Parents Confidential Episode 21 IEPs and the Law
IEPs and the Law. Individualized Education Plans. IEPs for short. Possibly one of the most stressful times for parents of special needs children. IEP meetings are those annual events when parents meet...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 22 Vaccine Safety
Vaccine Safety In the last 20 years or so we have seen an increase in popularity of an anti-vaccine movement which is based on some very disturbing claims. Primarily among them being that the MMR...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 23 Finding Matthew
Finding Matthew For parents of special needs children perhaps the most stressful and anxious time is when you are first told that your child has problems. That first diagnosis is such a shock. You...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 24 MI Lt. Governor Brian Calley
MI Lt. Governor Brian Calley. Michigan, like many states, has been working on changes to laws in special education to make sure that the rules are up to date and following the laws that are set down in...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 25 Early Intervention
Early Intervention. There’s probably nothing more nerve-wracking and stressful for any parent than the realization that your new baby, your toddler, your child might have some problems. Whether it’s...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 26 Parent Problems
Parent Problems Parents of special needs children face problems that few others can understand. Extraordinary joy and crushing despair, sometimes in the same day, the same hour, the same moment. One...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential 27 Special Education Funding
Education Funding. School districts across the United States are facing education funding problems. Whether through outright tax cuts, or reductions in revenue from State allocations, education budgets...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 28 The Mighty
The Mighty. Once in a while you come across a website that is just so compelling, so useful, and so helpful that you have to share it with everyone you know. Thirty million people have done that with...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 29 Sibling Support
Sibling Support. Being a parent of a special needs child requires a great deal of concentration and a lot of involvement. So much so that often if the special needs child has siblings, they can feel...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 30 Blind Justice
Blind Justice. Our guest for this episode of Special Parents Confidential is Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein. In November of 2014 he became the first blind attorney to be elected as a...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 31 A Sibling’s Perspective
A Sibling’s Perspective. What’s it like growing up with a special needs sibling? Do you have feelings of being ignored by your parents? Do you worry about how your special needs sibling will be treated...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 32 Death and Grief
Special Parents Confidential Episode 32 Death and Grief.Death is one of those subjects that few people want to talk about, yet everyone will experience. For children, death, and the grief that comes...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 33 Lt. Governor Brian Calley Returns
Lt. Governor Brian Calley Returns.What a difference a year can make. In December of 2014, the Michigan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules was going to approve some changes to the Michigan...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 34 Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome. Myths and Facts.Down Syndrome is one of the most well known of all disorders and disabilities. The common facial characteristics of Down Syndrome, along with certain physical challenges...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 35 Medical Advocacy
Medical Advocacy.One of the continuous aspects of having a child with special needs is medical care and medical issues. Parents of special needs children often find themselves visiting medical...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 36 Mentoring Programs
Mentoring ProgramsMentoring programs for children are some of the most successful social and educational support systems available. Many experts on child education will tell you that having someone who...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 37 Act Early.
Learn The Signs. Act Early. Autism is a growing concern for parents across the United States and around the world. It's estimated that 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed as being on the Autism...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 38 All About ER
All About ER.For some parents of Special Needs Children, trips to the ER - Emergency Room - can become as frequent as going on family outings. Those trips can be frightening for both the parents, the...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 39 All About Clubfoot
All About Clubfoot. Clubfoot is one of the most common birth defects and can cause serious disabilities for those born with it. The foot can be turned severely inward so that, if untreated, a child...
View ArticleSpecial Parents Confidential Episode 40 Child Medication Errors.
Child Medication Errors. Have you ever checked your child’s medications to see if you’re giving them the right medicine? Of course you have. Have you ever checked your own ability to measure out the...
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