By Dawn Spence Holidays can be exciting and overwhelming for anyone with all the lights, sounds, crowds of people, and excitement. Many companies and churches are recognizing the need for...
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5 Lessons to Teach Through Gift Giving
By Kimberly Vogel Many struggling learners or students with special needs struggle with time, money, and egocentric behavior. Gift giving can easily be a time of educational and emotional opportunities...
The Importance of Family Traditions
By Debbi L. White Establishing annual family traditions builds security in children. It makes memories but does more than that. It creates a family culture that helps formulate its identity,...
Gifts of the Season
By Melissa Smith “May the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound...
Allergy-Friendly Sugar Plum Recipe
Peggy Ployhar Although sugar plums are mentioned in “The Night Before Christmas,” and there is a Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker Ballet, not many people are familiar...
20 Holiday Special Education Homeschooling Activities
Peggy Ployhar Christmas, and the holiday season in general, truly is the most wonderful time of the year…for most things. But, when it comes to homeschooling kids who have...
Cultivating Compassion in Our Families
Dyana Robbins As much as special-needs parents understand caring for others, cultivating compassion in our children can be difficult. Sometimes, conditions like autism or mental illness make compassion challenging...
10 Holiday Homeschool Field Trips for Kids who Hate Crowds or Have Sensory Issues
Peggy Ployhar When my kids were younger, I was not the type to be cooped up inside, especially during the holiday season when there was so much going on....
Surviving the Holidays with Children who have Sensory Integration Disorder and Special Needs
By Jennifer Cullimore, M.A. Speech-Language Pathology The holidays are rapidly approaching and sometimes our schedules fill up before we know it. However, for parents of children with special needs;...
8 Tips for Planning Your Homeschool Year with a Struggling Learner
By Kimberly Vogel Planning a new homeschool year energizes some and sparks fear in other homeschool moms. Personally, I enjoy planning, but scheduling a year for a struggling learner reminds...
