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How to Potty Train a Child with Special Needs | Potty training a child with autism and other special needs like sensory processing disorder and speech delay can be extremely challenging. From visual schedules and sticker charts to sensory safe products and ideas, we’ve got 11 tips to help parents and special needs kids overcome the challenge of toilet training.

How To Potty Train a Child with Special Needs: 11 Tips That Help

Autism and parenting: 8 Tips to Cope with Caregiver Fatigue | If you’re the parent of a special needs child and you want to find ways to cope with mom burnout, we’re sharing 8 simple tips you can start implementing today to teach you how to be happier and how to be a good mom to your child with ASD. Whether you’re a stay-at-home or working mom, these ideas will help you deal with parental fatigue so you can find the joy in motherhood, even on your toughest days.

Autism and Parenting: 8 Tips to Cope with Caregiver Fatigue

Fidget toys – more specifically, fidget spinners – are all the rage these days, inspiring kids and adults everywhere to figure out how to make a fidget toy themselves. Whether you’re looking for DIY ideas for kids or for teens, big hands or small hands, to help with stress, ADHD, anxiety, autism, or sensory processing disorder, or just to get creative juices flowing with students in the classroom, this collection of DIY fidget toys will NOT disappoint!

How to make a fidget toy: 17 DIY fidget toys for kids

A calm down jar offers a fabulous way for kids (and for adults!) with special needs like autism, sensory processing disorder, OCD, and anxiety to learn the art of self-regulation. We’re teaching you what calm down jars are, and how and why they work, and we’re also sharing 17 DIY calm down jar recipes you can make at home for cheap. We’ve even included some glitter-free calm down jars to inspire you to be creative!

How to make a calm down jar: 17 DIY calm down jar recipes we love

Looking for the best fidget toys for kids with special needs like autism, ADD, ADHD, SPD, OCD, and/or anxiety? Look no further! We’ve rounded up 11 of the best fidgets for children to help keep little hands busy while promoting a sense of calm and improving focus and concentration. Perfect for strengthening the muscles in the hands for motor skills like handwriting, these fun fidget toys will help children, teachers, and parents both in the classroom and at home.

11 of the Best Fidget Toys For Kids with ASD, ADHD, and SPD

Want to know how to be a better person so you can be happier with yourself and in your relationships? We’re sharing one simple tip that will teach you how to be a happy and positive person in only 5 minutes a day! We’re true believers that happiness doesn’t happen by accident, and if you’re up for our gratitude challenge, we’ll teach you how to be happy and give you the motivation you need to be the best version of yourself each and every day!

How To Be a Happy and Positive Person in Only 5 Minutes a Day!

Looking for social development activities to help aid with early childhood development? We’ve got you covered. With 18 fun learning activities to choose from, this collection of ideas will help improve social skills for preschool, kindergarten, and school-aged kids both at home and in the classroom. Whether you’re a parent or teacher, have children with special needs, or need social emotional development ideas, these social development activities are a great place to start!

How to Improve Social Skills: 18 Social Development Activities for Kids

Looking for EASY gluten free and dairy free recipes for kids? Look no further! We’ve rounded up 24 allergy-friendly breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and healthy snack recipes your little ones will love. From Zucchini Banana Oatmeal Pancakes to Paleo Pizza Crust, cooking and baking allergy friendly recipes for kids has never been more enjoyable or rewarding. Make sure to try the Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal – it’s to die for!

24 Simple Gluten Free and Dairy Free Recipes for Kids

Child won’t poop on the potty? You’re not alone. While some parents are able to toilet train their kids early in 3 days (or less!), other children are more stubborn and require a little more TLC before they’ll poo in the toilet. From rewards and sticker charts to books and magical potty training seats, we’re sharing 8 of our best potty training tips to help your little one stop withholding his poop once and for all!

What to Do When Your Child Won’t Poop on the Potty: 8 Tips that Work

Want to stop over eating once and for all? These tips are your ticket to learning how to NOT overeat so you can break free from the deprive > binge > guilt cycle once and for all. Tips 6 and 8 have been real game changes for me!

How to Stop Binge Eating: 12 Tips to Stop Emotional Eating

We all experience some levels of stress and anxiety in our lives, and they can cause lots of health issues, including headaches, knots in your tummy, and insomnia. Fortunately, there are lots of natural coping mechanisms that are both safe and effective - even while pregnant! - to help relieve stress without medications or expensive sessions with a therapist. Here are 10 things that work for us!

How to Relieve Stress Naturally: 8 Tips That Work!

Stressed? Anxious? Looking for a better balance? All of the above? Life can be hard sometimes, but don't let the tough days get you down. Conquer them with strength and positivity, and when they're through, give one of these healthy ideas to teach you how to relax and treat yourself a go. Because you're worth it!

How to Relax: 6 Healthy Ways to Treat Yourself

Essential oils are amazing when it comes to stress and stress relief, and there are plenty of ways to work them into your routine. You can steam and inhale them, take a bath with them, spray them on your skin or pillows – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Certain essential oils, like lavender and jasmine, are known to relieve stress and send your body into major relaxation. Check out our favorite essential oils for stress, and enjoy some much-needed calm and relaxation!

The Best Essential Oils for Stress