Is Your Child's IEP Ready to Go Back to School?
Well, it's that time of year again. Time for the kids to go back to school. As a parent, this usually means some last minute shopping for school supplies, lining up after school care or activities, maybe getting sports physicals or tuning up band instruments. If you have a child receiving Special Education services, it's time to break out the current IEP and review it! What? That's not part of your back to school routine? Well, it should be! Why? Because things change. Circu
Parent Advocate: Checking YOUR Baggage at the Door
When we first become parents, we cannot help but reflect on our own childhood. It is, after all, our only real frame of reference. We remember all the happy times and look forward to continuing those traditions or sharing similar experiences with our children. We also recall our more painful and unpleasant experiences, our mistakes and regrets (come on, we all have them) and silently vow to never let such things happen to our kids. This is just some of the "baggage" all paren
