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Mommyfail? [Guest Post]

January 21, 2012 By expandsm Leave a Comment

Today I had a perfect example of “Mommyfail.” I received an email from the school psychologist, reminding me that I was late completing and returning a parent-assessment form for an evaluation for my son. Why? I yelled at myself. How could I forget to send it back? Inside my head a Jack Nicholson-like voice let [...]

Filed Under: education, Parenting, Special Needs

How to advocate for your child [Guest Post]

January 20, 2012 By expandsm Leave a Comment

This post is a follow up to the Fight for Education posts written by Heather. Her blog can be found at Cool and Hip, I Am Not. ——- Acting as your child’s advocate is part of your role as a parent. When you send them off to school, you have to trust that [...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, education, Parenting, Special Needs

Fight For Education: Part 2 [Guest Post]

January 17, 2012 By expandsm 2 Comments

This is the second post in a series. Catch up with the first post, Fight For Education written by Heather of Cool and Hip, I Am Not. ——- “He is fine. Everyone struggles at something.” My son and I were fortunate to have the teacher we had in third grade. I already had a [...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, education, Guest, Parenting, Special Needs

Fight for Education [Guest Post]

January 10, 2012 By expandsm 3 Comments

When it comes to special needs and education, I love Connie’s passion. I believe it was the passion for this cause that ultimately linked us. My story is similar and one that I would like to share. My hope is that at least one parent can see that speaking up may make the difference in [...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, education, Guest, Public Schools, Special Needs

Tweens Going Back To School Chat Summary and Giveaway

September 26, 2011 By Connie 210 Comments

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In case you didn’t take part in the Tween Academy where we discussed tweens going back to school, I have a summary for you and an awesome giveaway. The chat took place on September 20th and featured Rosalind Wiseman, renowned parenting expert and author of the New York Times bestseller Queen Bees and Wannabes. We [...]

Filed Under: education, Giveaways, Parenting

School District Makes Decision Without Child’s Needs in Mind

September 22, 2011 By Connie 6 Comments

Because of medical problems, my daughter attends school for 2 classes in the morning and the rest of her education is done through the Special Education’s Hospital Homebound program. The school district made a big change to this program this school year. Instead of using full time teachers that teach during the day, they hired [...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, education, Parenting, Special Needs

Special Education Evaluation Process

September 13, 2011 By Connie 1 Comment

Thanks to the help of the Central Florida Parent Center, my documentation and my persistence at being an advocate for my daughter, the special education evaluation process has begun. After making a complaint to the state of Florida for no response to my request for an evaluation last school year, my daughter’s need for Homebound [...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, education, Parenting

Love Is Not Abuse Teen Dating Education

August 25, 2011 By Connie 6 Comments

Love Is Not Abuse is a new app that educates parents about teen dating abuse. It’s also a coalition requesting education about teen dating abuse in schools. As parents, we may be more aware of the signs of teen drinking, drug abuse and of bullying than we are of dating abuse. I’m one of those [...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, education, iPhone, Parenting

Back To School So Bravely

August 23, 2011 By Connie 25 Comments

And so bravely, she got out of the car and went back to school on Monday after being taught from home for part of last school year and most of the summer. She had to stand among the crowd of students and wait for the bell to ring, just after saying she felt sick to [...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, education, My Zany Family, Parenting, Special Needs

Supplies To Stay Organized In School

August 18, 2011 By Connie 14 Comments

Continuing on my back to school theme let’s focus on supplies that will help you child stay organized in school. The supply list will cover elementary school through high school. Organization is a vital factor for good grades, saving time and effort and feeling more confident. It also relieves stress when you don’t need to [...]

Filed Under: education, Parenting, Public Schools

Back To School For Kids With Special Needs

August 16, 2011 By Connie 9 Comments

Getting ready for back to school when you have a child with special needs is exciting, but stressful too. Maybe a bit more on the stressful side actually, for parents and for the child too. This is our first year of going back to school with medical and psychological diagnoses. With that comes more preparation [...]

Filed Under: education, My Zany Family, Parenting, Public Schools, Special Needs