Special Needs

  I am not an expert on 'worrying', but I am a mother and that definitely establishes my expertise on 'Addiction Of Worry!' We all can say or do...

"Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn." - O. FRED DONALDSON Creativity is the freest form of self-expression. A child’s creativity fosters mental...

  I believe if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is definitely much more than that. A video not only indulges you, it immerses you. Conventionally a...

The RTE or 'right to education act' has given our children an access to schools and in the last few decades, many mainstream schools have started accepting children...

Let me start with a quote that I have straight away lifted from Natalie Hale of special reads. I love this quote, and this pretty much sums up...

Parenting or special needs parenting is different yet same. Losing yourself in any of them is a sure shot way to be miserable. The happiness flows from inside...

“Toys are children’s words and play is their language.” - Garry L Landreth Toys and play is mostly looked upon as an escape from learning. This can’t be far...

  Films can be a great way to spend some quality time with your kids. A window to a different world appears on your screen as soon as you...

Communication and speech remain one of the most delayed milestone for children with Down Syndrome. The desire to communicate and being understood by others is inherent in all...

(This post was written about 3 years ago. I stumbled upon it and quickly realised how crazy I had become at one point about teaching my little precious...

Soliloquies are not just for the stage. Children often speak aloud their internal conversations with the self. Generally, they stop with age but for children with learning disabilities,...

When your child slams the door behind him saying he hates you, he usually doesn’t mean it. It just comes out of anger at the moment. But if...