As a financial advisor specializing in helping families of children with special needs, I've seen firsthand the challenges and concerns parents face when thinking about their child's life-long support needs. As a parent, you have worked hard to create an environment where your child can live ...
All parents want to ensure their child’s well-being. For parents with a child with special needs, preparing to provide for your child throughout his or her lifetime is a real concern. Not only is it essential for parents to prepare a financial plan for the lifespan of their child, but...
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Parents of children with special needs are likely to experience emotional reactions to the child's diagnosis which are similar to those evoked by bereavement. The process of adaptation may be long and painful. The educational psychologist has a great deal of contact with these families at various...
Parents use this information to pour into the child's talents to grow them into something meaningful, useful, and fulfilling. But for children with special needs, that's rarely the framework for life goals. Instead we start by considering all the things they can't do or don't like doing....
Welcome to 5 Minutes for Special Needs! 5 Minutes for Special Needs came to life as a Sister Site of 5 Minutes for Mom through Tammy from Praying for Parker. Tammy did a fabulous job as the volunteer Managing Editor for a long time and grew the site wonderfully. But sadly she became to...
Parents and grandparents can control how, when and where trust assets go after the person with the disability passes. The only alternatives to the Special Needs Trust are (1) leaving nothing to the child; or (2) leaving the money to a pooled trust; or (3) leaving money in a trust tha...
parents to the information and supports that would help them adjust to their grandchild's handicap and to be of assistance to the family This article describes a model for workshops that address grandparents' information and peer support needs and written materials developed for grandparents and ...
Parents are critical to the IEP process considering they are the expert on their child. They are often not included in the planning of their child's educational needs even though it is required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004. Children with disabilities often need spec...
完形填空 We met in a support group for parents of children with special needs. It was the introduction night, and stories of heartbreak 1 the room as one parent after another discussed their child's diagnosis and uncertain future, and the2that both the children and the parents faced.I...