teach life skills
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3 Easy Steps for Special Education Students to Get Ready for College
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Here are three quick and easy ways to help your student get ready for college. Take these steps now to make the transition of living away from home smoother, and, hopefully, as stress free as possible. 1) Take advantage of the college tour. * Meet with the department of disability before signing the acceptance letter.…
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5 Steps You Should Take Now for Later
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Helpful tips for parents of disabled children For the past twenty years, there have been many pediatricians, educators, and government administrators who have recommended I sign my kid up for disability services. “Get him into the system” they would say. I flat out refused. My response was always the same, “ If he can work,…
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When Teenage Lies Become a Parent’s Game
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Of course telling fibs are natural and kids are going to do it, but what recourse do parents have then? I have a pretty good idea when my kidlets’ wording sounds suspicious. I think most parents rely on that. But has anyone taken a good look at some of the content on the internet lately?…
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Teaching Children to Be Accountable is a Good Not Bad
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As I have said before about our kidlets, “We are not helping them if we are helping them.” I am not talking about giving $20 for a tank of gas, or making them breakfast on the way out the door. When I refer to not helping them, I mean that decisions about their future and…
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Arizona Bike Week Brings New Friends
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If you have ever judged book by its cover, you might be thinking that hundreds of motorcycles and Harley riders, albeit in the same place, would not be the best place for a tourist like me and my young daughter to hang out. That being said, this past weekend marked Arizona Bike Week in Cave…