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Signing the IEP form denotes your agreement with the plan and will allow services to begin. Here’s what to do if you don’t agree with the plan.

Inclusive education is a system in which students with special needs can attend school with their typically developing peers. An inclusive preschool system integrates special education and related services into all aspects of its program.

Your child may be eligible for Designated Instruction Services (DIS), also known as related services. These support services help a child benefit from his special education program.

If your child is a late talker or has other challenges with communication, early intervention will likely be recommended.

Late-talking children are those at age two with a vocabulary of fewer than 50 words and who use limited or no two- or three-word combinations, such as “more juice.”

Can your child benefit from early intervention by a speech-language pathologist?

Down syndrome is a genetic variation that affects one out of 800 to 1,000 babies born in the United States.

Every child is unique and develops at his or her own pace. This is especially true of children with Down syndrome whose rate of development is even more variable.

It is not uncommon for mealtime to occasionally be a source of stress and frustration for parents and children alike. For children with Down syndrome, there may be additional circumstances that lead to more challenges with eating and swallowing.

All children go through puberty regardless of IQ or social skills.

Parents are invested in improving their child’s vocabulary and reading skills. This is especially import for a child who has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Certain genetic or chromosomal abnormalities cause children to have a shorter height, smaller head, or increased or decreased weight compared to typically developing children.

A child’s weight is impacted by a variety of factors, some close to home, others influenced by public policies made hundreds or thousands of miles away. Just as each sphere of influence can be part of the problem; it can also be part of the solution.

Learning styles is a term that refers to different ways in which we learn, process, and retain information.

Developing early math skills helps build critical thinking and problem solving skills for young children.

Being ready for kindergarten means that your child is able to attend to and learn the information being presented in the academic setting and is emotionally able to interact appropriately with her teacher and fellow students.

How do we effectively suggest and implement better involvement between our students with special needs and their peers?

Stories ripped from the headlines from parents on their child’s experience with bullying.

Although they may be targets, children who are bullied do not have to remain victims. With the appropriate tools and support systems in place, a child can be a part of changing the situation.

Parents must be the primary managers and advocates of their child with special needs.

Programs and approaches that work in schools, communities and homes to disable bullying.

Why near sightedness and farsightedness occur.

Most children develop skills in similar patterns and at similar times. But attaining milestones varies, based on each child’s family and personal history and environment.

How do children start to understand who they are, what they are feeling, what they expect to receive from others?

The stages of social-emotional development for children.

Genetic and biological factors influence a child’s individual personality and development.

Practicing consistent, positive discipline is one of the most important ways you can support your child’s healthy development.

Although you may try desperately to contain your toddler’s enthusiasm, making attempts to keep things out of reach or out of sight, your little one is driven to continue her search and discovery mission!

When babies are born, they have very little ability to regulate themselves. The development of self-control occurs within the context of the infant-caregiver relationship.