Special Needs Bliss
Editor: Holly of My (Un)Controlled Chaos
Make Summer Special For Your Special Needs Child
While summer break is a time all kids should look forward to, summertime can often be difficult for special needs kids. For children with disabilities, school isn't only about academics, it is also a time when they have access to friends and programs that may not be so readily available during the summer break. [...]
Visiting the Dentist With Your Special Needs Child
Most parents of children with special needs are well-versed on finding and choosing doctors for the various issues our children have going on. From neurologists to psychiatrists, the needs of our kids run the gamut.
However, visiting the dentist often falls to the back burner with everything else we have to deal with – especially when [...]
Best Day Foundation
I just started working with this amazing lady. Chelsea Moser has started a website for people to collaborate together and give to charities! Better yet, they are an affiliate with a charity that has a very special mission for all children with special needs.
Best Day Foundation helps kids with special needs build confidence and self-esteem [...]
Structuring the Home for Children with Special Needs, Part III
Our last post focused on organizing a kitchen for an older child or one with fewer needs, and this one will focus on children with more significant needs. These children will require more time and more structure in order to develop independent skills in the kitchen.
Below are five practical ideas for creating structure and promoting [...]
How to Find Special Needs Programs
You've come to the conclusion that your child needs help. You also know that there are various programs out there in the vast nether that can help you help your child. Where in the world do you begin to do your research? Here are a couple of starting points for you.
This list is intentionally short, [...]
Play With Your Food
Many children with cerebral palsy have vision issues. Some are caused by damage to the visual cortex, some optic nerve damage, and still others just struggle to get all of their muscles working in unison. Even if vision is impaired, it's important to help our children learn to use what they have to the best [...]
Advocate – Enough Said
Here at Special Needs Bliss, one of our goals is to give you information and resources. The other goal is to let you know that you are not alone. That's important. With that in mind, let me share with you a recent development.
I have two kids with special needs -Â needs that are very different [...]
Coping With Special Needs Parenting
Parenting a child with special needs – whatever those needs may be – is an endeavor that few of us chose. Most of us had to adapt rather quickly to learn to deal with this new life of ours; an adaptation that is ongoing.
We have to constantly educate ourselves on our child's condition, keep abreast [...]
