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AAP Recommends No Juice Before Age 1

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a recommendation about the amount of juice children should consume. In general, the recommendations might be less than what you are currently giving your child. An AAP policy statement issued in 2001 (and reaffirmed in 2006) recommended no juice for children younger than 6 months of age. The same statement recommended 4-6 ounces of juice daily for children ages 1-6, and 8-12 ounces for children 7 or older. Those recommendations have now been revised. Part of the reason for the change is due to considerable concern about increasing obesity rates and risks … Continue reading →

Are Two Naps for Baby Cramping Your Style?

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While to many people it might seem ideal to have your baby take two naps a day, it can also cramp you style a little bit. And, by style, I don’t mean your actual style, but I mean that it can make outside activities, playdates, errands, and chores a little bit difficult. I have said before that I love schedules. But, when babies take two naps a day, that makes the schedule very tight. You have a couple of hours to run errands or do outside activities in the morning, a couple in the afternoon, and then a few in … Continue reading →

Inappropriate Birthday Party?

So I’m watching “The View” last week and one of the conversations surrounded a mother arranging her 13-year-old son’s birthday party at “Hooters.” Now I just about gasped. The segment also included a picture of the new teen posing with a well-endowed worker there. Cute? Um, not in my humble opinion. Appropriate? Call me a fuddy-duddy, but I find it highly inappropriate. So there weren’t better options out there? I mean, what is the point? The mom’s argument was supposedly that teens are exposed to this kind of stuff and much more anyway. Okay, so that means we take it … Continue reading →

Principal Suspended for Comments Has Resigned

At the end of the previous school year, principal David Madden got in trouble after making some very unprofessional comments about students who were in the Special Education program. He was suspended, but allowed to return to his job. He has since decided to resign. In July of 2012 there was a meeting that took place at Oxford Area High School, which is a public school in Pennsylvania. The meeting included principal David Madden, a student, and the student’s mother. The meeting also included Lisa Lightner, who is from the Arc of Chester County. During this meeting, principal David Madden … Continue reading →

Naptime Has Officially Left The Building

It seems like it has been ages since Dylan took a nap in his bed. In reality, the last time that he regularly took naps in his bed was at about four months ago. Even then, he did not nap every day. Once he started refusing to nap in bed, I knew that it was the beginning of the end for nap time. That was a hard thing for me to come to terms with because his nap time was always a much needed break in my day where I could get a few things done, spend some one on … Continue reading →

Principal Suspended For Comments About Special Education Students

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A principal in Pennsylvania is in trouble for referring to a special needs student as a psychopath. This happened during a school meeting with the student and his mother. The principal sent the comment by text message. A meeting took place at Oxford Area High School, a public school in Pennsylvania. The meeting included principal David Madden, a student, and the student’s mother. The meeting also included Lisa Lightner, who is from the Arc of Chester County. During the meeting, Principal David Madden sent several text messages. I’m not sure exactly who the messages were intended to be read by. … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – July 1 – 7, 2012

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Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a brief summary of each of the blogs that appeared here in the past seven days. This is a fast way to find out about the blogs that you might have missed when they were first posted. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on July 2, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of The Coffee Klatch podcast. The episode is called “The Best of the Coffee Klatch – Sensory Processing Disorder”. The episode features Dr. Lucy Miller, author of “Sensational Kids: Hope and … Continue reading →

A Snapshot of Health Before the Affordable Care Act

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Sometime very soon, the Supreme Court will reveal its decision regarding the Affordable Care Act. Soon, Americans will know what the fate of their current health insurance plans will be. There are those who are strongly opposed to the ACA. Here is a brief reminder of what health care was like for most Americans before the ACA existed. The Affordable Care Act was signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010. Since then, Americans have seen many good things happen as a result of the changes that were brought about by the regulations in the Affordable Care Act. We, as … Continue reading →

Not-So Friendly Side of Facebook

By now you know that Facebook is considering allowing kids under 13 onto the site. Sure, there’s talk of mandatory parental supervision and speculation that the under 13 section will be ad free, but let’s get real here; this is Facebook were talking about. The social media phenomenon currently states that users must be 13 years or older; yet a recent Microsoft study published in AdAge estimates that more than 7.5 million underaged kids are already on Facebook, and a huge chunk of them got there with their parents’ help. Parents, who are virtually clueless about the ever-changing privacy setting … Continue reading →

Where to Find a Special Needs Friendly Playground

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Summer vacation means it is time for you and your family to go outside and play! Families who have kids that have special needs may find that not every playground is suitable for their child. There are playgrounds that have been specifically designed to fit the needs of all children. Here is a quick list of where to find several of them. Morgan’s Wonderland is located in San Antonio, Texas. It is the world’s first Ultra Accessible Family Fun Park that was designed for children and adults who have special needs to enjoy with their family members. The child, or … Continue reading →