Love And Logic Solutions For Kids With Special Needs

In some way, we all touch the lives of special needs kids. Dave Funk helps us understand these unique individuals and the important part we play in their lives. Each page of this book provides: Tools and insights for those teaching special need kids. Learning at its best through stories and examples. Powerful techniques that help all children. Research-based, legally sound information The lessons in this book are not just for educators, but also for parents, siblings, law enforcement, clergy, and anyone else whose life is touched by special needs kids. These unique individuals touch the lives of all of us and everyone who reads this book will laugh, cry, celebrate, and learn. Dave gives you a brilliant blend of experience born from thousands of interactions with kids, parents, and educators, and solid, psychologically relevant research. Through hundreds of stories and examples gathered over three decades as an educator, he gives a clear picture of special needs kids for who they are, not for who we are afraid they might be.

Raise happy, healthier kids Discover how to engage and communicate with children of all ages using these proven, practical techniques. Any parent, medical professional or teacher can immediately apply these universal tools when working with a wide range of conditions such as. . ADD/ ADHD . Developmental Delays . Allergies . Diabetes . Asperger's & Autism . Disabilities. Behavior Problems . Health Issues . Cystic Fibrosis . Learning Difficulties This condensed version includes the Love and Logic essentials from the award-winning book Parenting Children with Health Issues.

This second edition of the classic text directs dance teachers through what they need to know to teach creative dance from pre-K through adult levels in a variety of settings. It includes a sequential curriculum, lesson plans, editable forms, and teacher strategies created by master teacher Anne Green Gilbert.

Anne Green Gilbert’s Brain-Compatible Dance Education, Second Edition, strikes the perfect balance between hard science and practicality, making it an ideal resource for dance educators working with dancers of all ages and abilities. Gilbert presents the latest brain research and its implications for dance educators and dancers. She makes the research findings accessible and easy to digest, always connecting the science to the teaching and learning that takes place in classrooms and studios.

Learner Independence = student success! This resource examines the importance of supporting students to become independent learners, thinkers, and problem solvers. Educators will find essential information, checklists, and useful tips for helping students learn to work independently, establish strong work habits, problem-solve, and develop authentic personal independence to serve them throughout life. The authors provide reflective questions and encourage teachers to reflect on how they teach and learn in order to identify practices that most effectively foster student self-sufficiency. The bookillustrates ways that teachers can nurture independence through: Assessment Classroom environmentDifferentiationEvaluationPlanning

Change a child's life! Reap the rewards of becoming a foster parent. Over 600,000 American children are in the foster care system each year—and the number is growing. So is the number of good-hearted people willing to become foster parents. But what does it take to become a foster parent? How does one begin? What about your own family? What does it cost? Success as a Foster Parent has the answers to these basic questions and much more. Written by Rachel Greene Baldino, MSW, in association with the National Foster Parent Association, it is the first and only commercially available book to clearly explain the process of becoming a foster parent. Readers will learn: • The questions to ask before making the decision to be a foster caregiver • How to research local state and private agencies • The financial cost and the compensation • The challenges involved in caring for children from infants to teens, including physically- and psychologically-challenged kids • Issues relating to schools, birth parents, supervisory visits, vacations, and dozens of other factors • All about adoption In addition to concrete information, there are dozens of moving stories drawn from interviews with veteran foster parents and tips about caregiving.

Argues that children must learn to make their own decisions and accept the consequences, and shows parents ways to encourage responsibility while maintaining discipline.

For years, parents have asked Jim Fay and Dr. Charles Fay for specific words they can use when kids leave them speechless. The book is finally here! Twenty-three chapters include parent-child dialogues and plenty of information about how to handle the most frustrating things kids say.