by Trish Shaeffer | Aug 2, 2017 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
What do you do when your child has ADHD and the school can’t see it? That’s a puzzle Trish Shaeffer had to solve during the past school year. In this blog post, she shares resources and strategies she discovered in case you are in a similar situation in...
by Barb Dittrich | Jul 19, 2017 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Gearing up for a special needs school year is the last thing parents (or kids) want to think about in the middle of July. But as guest blogger Barb Dittrich has learned, the secret to a smooth transition from vacation to school is to start early. She’s with us...
by Sally Keys | Jun 7, 2017 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Music helps children with special needs in many ways. Guest blogger Sally Keys explains five of them in this post. 5 Reasons Music Helps Children with Special Needs Educators the world over are exploring how to use music to help children with special needs. These...
by Kimberly Drew | May 17, 2017 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
The emotional toll of IEP meetings is real to parents. Educator Kimberly Drew learned that after her daughter with special needs began school. Over the years she’s learned several strategies to deal with the emotional toll of IEP meetings, and she shares them in...
by Sally Keys | Apr 12, 2017 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Therapy dogs for reluctant readers, also knows as read dogs, are the subject of Sally Key’s fascinating guest post. Read on to learn about the many benefits therapy dogs can offer our children who struggle to read fluently. Pawfect Listeners Learning to read is...
by Sheri Dacon | Sep 7, 2016 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Different Dream once again welcomes guest blogger Sheri Dacon. In this post Sheri offers 4 tips to her fellow teachers raising children with special needs. Her words offer valuable insights to every parent of kids with special needs. So even if you’re not a...
