- The IEP Process – Part 1
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Posted on May 4, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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Once again I ask for your compassion as I approach this blog about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) from a personal perspective. Rather than drawing on scholarly or professional resources, I am going to offer some insight into how our …
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Posted in All Ages, Back to School, Creative Play, Creative Play Blog, Featured, Grade School (7-10), Kindergarten (5-7), Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Uncategorized
Tagged Fearless Father, IEP Process, learning your child has a disability, planning for disabilities, preparing for disabilities
- Dealing with Doctors
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Posted on April 27, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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Shortly after Isabella was born, she was transferred from her birth hospital to a larger medical center with a much more comprehensive special infant care unit. It was at the new hospital that her Joubert Syndrome was diagnosed, and the …
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Posted in Child Development, Creative Play, Creative Play Blog, Featured, Parenting
Tagged confusion from doctors, dealing with doctors, Fearless Father
- Planning for the Future
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Posted on April 20, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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One of the most important things that we can do for our children is to plan for their future in some way. From opening a savings account at a young age, and teaching them to use credit responsibly, to stashing …
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Posted in Child Development, Creative Play Blog, Featured, Grade School (7-10), Infant (0-18 mo), Kindergarten (5-7), Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Toddler (1.5-3)
Tagged Fearless Father, learning your child has a disability, planning for disabilities, preparing for disabilities
- A Day in the Life of…
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Posted on April 19, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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Raising a child with special needs is a much different journey than many of our friends and family have ever, or will ever, experience. For that matter, our journey is much different than even we expected. First, I want you …
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Posted in Creative Play Blog, Featured, Grade School (7-10), Infant (0-18 mo), Kindergarten (5-7), Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Toddler (1.5-3)
Tagged Daily life for Isabella and how it may or may not be unique compared to Christian, Fearless Father, learning your child has a disability, planning for disabilities, preparing for disabilities, what do you do when you find out your child has a disability
- The Long Journey Ahead – Joubert Syndrome
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Posted on March 23, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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Planning and preparing for the birth of a child is an immensely joyful – and extraordinarily frightening – process. In the days, weeks, and months leading up to the “big day”, one realizes the amazing emotional, physical, social, and economic …
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Posted in Creative Play Blog, Featured, Grade School (7-10), Infant (0-18 mo), Kindergarten (5-7), Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Toddler (1.5-3)
Tagged Fearless Father, learning your child has a disability, planning for disabilities, preparing for disabilities, what do you do when you find out your child has a disability
- The News – Finding Out My Daughter Has Joubert Syndrome
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Posted on March 16, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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There are beautiful moments that take your breath away; then there are moments that terrify you so much that you are stopped in the split second in which you find yourself. In October 2004, we found ourselves curiously, wonderfully, and …
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Posted in Creative Play, Creative Play Blog, Featured, Parenting
Tagged Joubert Syndrome, Parenting Children With Disabilities
- Mom vs. Dad: How do we each parent?
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Posted on March 10, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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We all want to present a unified front for our children, right? Mom and Dad, the immovable unit, undeterred partners, the undisputed leaders of the family. Indeed, that is the goal. Parenting is a beautiful, amazing, challenging endeavor, and often …
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Posted in Child Development, Creative Play Blog, Featured, Grade School (7-10), Infant (0-18 mo), Kindergarten (5-7), Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Toddler (1.5-3), Uncategorized
Tagged mom vs dad parenting styles, parenting difference between moms and dads
- Is This a Democracy or What? (How Much Autonomy is Too Much for Kids?)
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Posted on March 2, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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Well, I need to begin this blog post with a confession. I have not quite yet entered the phase where my two children are seeking more independence, or autonomy, from my (our) parental oversight. My son is still way too …
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Posted in Child Development, Creative Play Blog, Featured, Grade School (7-10), Infant (0-18 mo), Kindergarten (5-7), Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Toddler (1.5-3)
Tagged childhood autonomy, how much autonomy should kids have, how to encourage autonomy
- The Pitfalls of Parental Favoritism
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Posted on February 23, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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I have found myself in this situation countless times, both as a parent and when I was a younger child, too. One can almost sense when a child prefers to be around, or engage with, one of the parents more …
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Posted in Child Development, Grade School (7-10), Infant (0-18 mo), Kindergarten (5-7), Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Toddler (1.5-3)
Tagged how to avoid showing favoritism as a parent, parental favoritism, tips for dealing with parental favoritism
- Sugar: The Good and The Bad
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Posted on February 9, 2011 by Stephen Mack
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Everyone loves a cookie now and then, right? Ok, ok…for me it seems to be a bit more about the “now” rather than the “then”. It’s about time I get moving on those New Year’s resolutions! But, seriously, most experts …
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Posted in Child Development, Creative Play Blog, Featured, Grade School (7-10), Infant (0-18 mo), Kindergarten (5-7), Nutrition, Parenting, Preschool (3-5), Toddler (1.5-3)
Tagged does sugar make kids hyper, sugar and child development, sugar and children's behavior