Enhancing Play in Preschoolers Play is essential for all children. While technology and toys have changed over time, the benefits of play have not. Play helps children learn and engage with the world around […]
Encouraging Babies and Toddlers to Play Children show interest in toys and activities from a young age; they typically begin engaging with objects or people in repetitive patterns. You can discover your child’s play patterns by […]
The Value of Exploration Exploring an object by shaking, banging, throwing, touching, or mouthing is one of the first steps in learning the properties of an object and its use. For a child who […]
To Be Happy in Whatever My Son Chooses Posted on September 4, 2023 - 5:53 am by Ashlyn Lincoln Most special needs parents know the well-known poem “Welcome to Holland” by Emily Perl Kingsley. For those unfamiliar, it’s a poem describing the experience of raising a child with a […]
Advocating for Max, My Son Who Is Deaf-Blind Posted on June 21, 2023 - 8:15 pm by Tiara Jones I’m Tiara, and my son’s name is Max. He has a rare genetic disorder called Chromosome 13, Partial Monosomy 13q, which is the partial deletion of the 13th chromosome that […]