Planning ahead and staying organized can make a military move much smoother, especially for families with children who have special needs. These key strategies and ready-to-use tools can help reduce Read More
Category: Video: Parent & Family
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Support a Child’s Resilience by Pointing to the Positive
Children learn best when they feel safe, relaxed, loved, and confident. Emotions that are the opposite can make learning a struggle. Researchers who study Adverse Childhood Experiences, often referred to Read More
Bullying at School: Key Points for Families and Students with Disabilities
Transcript of this video is below: When students with disabilities are bullied, schools are legally responsible to end the bullying. By law, schools must act to restore the safety and Read More
Life After High School: Tools for Transition
Helping a student with disabilities prepare for life after high school requires thoughtful organization and planning. This presentation describes three ways to support this important time of life: High School Read More
Procedural Safeguards: How to File a Special Education Complaint
This training has information about parent rights and describes a process for filing a community complaint. When parents believe their child’s school has done something inappropriate related to the Individualized Read More
Quick Start Your Advocacy in Two Steps
Asking for something you want or need for yourself or someone you love can take courage and inner strength. The ask is easier when you have basic advocacy tools. This Read More
Friendships & Taking Care of Yourself: PURPAS
Great takeaways: Meet new people, have fun, and talk about what you like to do! Find a good new friend, learn to take the bus, manage your money, and learn Read More
Navigating Life After Early Intervention Services
Great takeaways: Get on waitlists and get engaged in community programs! Connect with other parents Grace for yourself & find what works for you! “Our children are children. Sometimes they Read More
Recipe for Navigating School
Great takeaways: Gain as much knowledge as possible. Know your rights as a parent and your child’s rights, as a student. Know the framework for an IEP and 504 Plans. Read More
Make Good Feelings Stick Like Velcro
This video provides a mindfulness practice to make good feelings stick like Velcro. When the mind focuses on what’s going well, stress can slide off like Teflon. We’re sort of Read More
Mindfulness Video Series
Self-Care Videos for Mindfulness – Families Series
FAPE Fits Like a Proper Outfit
Have you ever felt like your student’s Individualized Education Program—their IEP—just isn’t a good fit? This short video provides an analogy to help families and schools talk about improvements. Here Read More
Feel What You Feel
When emotions overwhelm us, we sometimes react in ways that we later regret. “Name it to Tame it” is a concept from neuroscientist Dan Siegel. It means that if we Read More
Take a Mindful Walk in Nature
Mindfulness can mean anything that helps you slow down and show up for what’s happening in a moment. This video demonstrates how to notice all of the body’s senses on Read More