Did this help?How to create an Emergency Plan for the special needs family. September 10 is the peak day of hurricane season. When it’s sunny and dry, it’s hard to remember that a life changing disaster could be just a few days away. After enduring and living through the big storms we’ve lived through, you’d […]
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Did this help?Inference Definition “Mommy, is that Lady Gaga?” When my youngest was a toddler, he LOVED Lady Gaga. I have no idea why or where it came from, but he did. He would ask me to put videos of her on my computer. So, when we were watching the Super Bowl one year, the […]
21 Easy Star Wars Crafts
Did this help?Looking for a Star Wars Craft idea? You’d have to live under a rock to avoid the Star Wars marketing machine, am I right? Personally, I’m not really a fan but my one son and husband are, so we are right in the thick of it. An interesting thing happened yesterday. Kevin was […]
Why You Should Do a No-Spend November Challenge.
Did this help?No-Spend November Challenge I have this friend. And I’m not judging, just using her as an example. But she recently posted on Facebook that her family spent almost $1000 on restaurants/take out for one month. A thousand dollars. Just on restaurants, fast food, coffee drinks. That’s $250 a week. First thing I said […]
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How to know if you are ready for your IEP meeting. {free printable checklist!}
Did this help?IEP Meeting Checklist This is a really old post that I have been meaning to update for ages. I see the image show up on Pinterest and I just cringe because I know that the information that is on this site now is just so much better than it was in 2015. The […]
How {and when!} to request your child’s IEP records and files. {including FERPA request}
Did this help?How {and when!} to request your child’s IEP records and files. We were seated around a huge U-shaped setup. I was direct across from the school district’s attorney, though we were a good 10 feet apart. He looked right at me and said, “I’m sorry Mrs. Lightner, just because you wish for these […]
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{Definition of Inference} Examples | Strategies | Worksheets | IEP Goals
Did this help?Inference Definition “Mommy, is that Lady Gaga?” When my youngest was a toddler, he LOVED Lady Gaga. I have no idea why or where it came from, but he did. He would ask me to put videos of her on my computer. So, when we were watching the Super Bowl one year, the […]
Anxiety: IEP and 504 Accommodations and Strategies {free printable list!}
Did this help?IEP and 504 Accommodations and Strategies to address Anxiety Do you have a worrier? I am a worrier and I have a worrier. So far we’ve been able to manage his anxiety without too much intervention or a 504. IEP/504 accommodations and strategies for anxiety. This one is requested so often in our […]
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Why You Should Do a No-Spend November Challenge.
Did this help?No-Spend November Challenge I have this friend. And I’m not judging, just using her as an example. But she recently posted on Facebook that her family spent almost $1000 on restaurants/take out for one month. A thousand dollars. Just on restaurants, fast food, coffee drinks. That’s $250 a week. First thing I said […]
How to know if you are ready for your IEP meeting. {free printable checklist!}
Did this help?IEP Meeting Checklist This is a really old post that I have been meaning to update for ages. I see the image show up on Pinterest and I just cringe because I know that the information that is on this site now is just so much better than it was in 2015. The […]
One Mom’s IEP Battle, and What She Discovered.
The Special Education Battle. I woke up this morning and put my armor on. I am weary and broken, but there is still a war to fight. They have strength in numbers. I have strength in tactics. They have strength in resources. I have strength in strategy. They have strength in deception. I have strength […]
15 Tips to help you Worry Less about the Flu and your {disabled/nonverbal} Child.
Did this help?It’s almost Flu Season 2018/19! At the time of this writing, 37 children have died this flu season. That is compared to just 8 this time last year. (This data was as of December 2017.) This year could be a bad one for the flu (and pediatric deaths) so I dug up older posts […]