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[fbshare]Your child’s response to the start of school will depend on his age and personality. A young child is typically excited to go do what the big kids do. Older kids are usually crabby at the thought of giving up their lazy, lounging summer days and moving back into the grind of homework and exams. [...]
Although it was my daughter that was diagnosed with an anxiety issue at a very young age it has been the whole family that has been trying to understand and cope with the anxiety. We as parents are dealing with the emotional breakdowns, the teachers, the therapists and the doctors. While our son has been [...]
[fbshare]Welcome to S-O-S Best of the Best (BoB), Edition 6. The topic is anxiety and stress as it relates to invisible special needs. A total of 24 bloggers submitted posts this month. Bloggers have shared many different experiences, viewpoints, and options for reducing stress.
[fbshare]Most children with special needs will experience difficulty in one or more academic subjects. Learning new material can prove to be difficult and retaining information for tests near impossible.
This post was previously titled “S-O-S Best of the Best, Edition 5: $1,100 Giveaway Bonanza!” The giveaway has ended, but there are still many wonderful book (and product) reviews below. Please take a look! ~Danette In honor of Autism Awareness Month and in honor of ALL invisible special needs, such as ADHD, SPD, and mental [...]
[fbshare]A lot of articles and blogs are currently addressing the stress and anxiety that children and parents are experiencing over starting a new school year. We are back to nightly homework, long-term projects, writing assignments, and tests. Our kids need to be on a routine for eating dinner and bedtime, as the alarm sounds awfully [...]
[fbshare]Children feel safe with stability and sameness. The idea of change can bring about stress. But for a child with special needs, change can be that much more difficult. When a child with special needs has figured certain things out in his life, change can appear to be too challenging and he does not want [...]
[fbshare]S-O-S can now be found on Twitter and I would love you to join me. You will receive references to the latest news, tips, articles, and websites on special needs kids, focusing specifically on those with ADHD, autism, anxiety, Aspergers, learning disorders, and more. Useful information for parenting our children, as well as school-related information [...]
[fbshare]Children become stressed and anxious for many reasons. Our kids may feel overwhelmed by school, frustrated with their peers, or anxious about an upcoming event. Today I want to look at the social component of anxiety. Children can have specific or generalized social phobias. Specific social phobias include the fear of speaking in class or [...]
The terms stress, anxiety, and anxiety disorder do not all mean the same thing. What is the difference among these three? What does it take to receive an official diagnosis? Situations can be interpreted differently among people. A given situation may cause one person to experience stress whereas another person might not feel anything. Medline [...]
