Special Needs

How to Discipline a Toddler | Parenting is hard enough as it is, and when you throw tantrums into the mix, it can be downright overwhelming. Whether you’re the mom to sons or daughters, the toddler years will leave you wondering how to get your kid to behave without yelling or time outs, and this collection of 10 simple positive discipline ideas will teach you how to do just that. #tempertantrums #positiveparenting #positivediscipline

How to Discipline a Toddler: 10 Tips that Actually Work

15 Hand Strengthening Exercises for Kids | If you’re looking for activities, toys, and exercises to help develop fine motor skills in children, this collection of fun ideas is a great place to start. Designed to strengthen the fingers and help with muscle coordination, these simple and fun ideas can be used in occupational therapy, in the classroom at school, and at home to help kids who struggle with writing and other fine motor tasks. #handstrengthening #finemotor #occupationaltherapy

Fine Motor Development: 15 Hand Strengthening Exercises For Kids

13 Balance Activities for Kids | If you’re looking for ways to develop your child’s gross motor skills at home, in the classroom, in occupational therapy, and beyond, this collection of fun games and activities are just what you need. Perfect for parents, teachers, and therapists, these core strengthening ideas will help build your child’s static and dynamic balance, while also helping with bilateral coordination. #balanceactivities #coordinationactivities #grossmotoractivities

Gross Motor Skills: 13 Core Strengthening Balance Activities for Kids

How to Help a Child with OCD at Home | If you’re looking for tips to help children with mental health disorders like OCD, this post covers it all – the signs, symptoms, therapy and treatment options plus parenting tips to help families of kids with OCD. Perfect for moms and dads who want to understand their special needs child’s obsessions and compulsions, these tips will inspire you to stop negatively reinforcing your child’s fears. #childhoodOCD #specialneeds #anxiety #anxiouschild

How to Help a Child with OCD at Home: 11 Tips For Parents

16 Sentence Building Activities | If you’re looking for ways to make learning fun both at home and in the classroom, this collection of sentence structure worksheets for kids in kindergarten, 1st grade, and beyond is a great place to start. We’ve included free printables as well as language arts bundles for kids that can be used as part of your morning work literacy activities and to create writing centers for the classroom. #languagearts #literacy #literacycenters

Sentence Building 101: 39 Sentence Building Activities for Young Learners

33 At Home Date Night Ideas for Married Couples | Babysitters are few and far between, and they aren’t cheap (!!!), but if you’re looking for ways to focus on your marriage when your kids are in bed – or need a little Valentine’s Day inspiration – we’re sharing our best simple, fun, creative, and romantic ways to spend quality time with your SO when going out isn’t an option. Perfect for newlyweds and tired parents, these ideas will not disappoint! #datenightideas #dateideas #datenightin

Couple’s Night In: 33 Budget-Friendly At Home Date Night Ideas

How to Teach a Child to Wipe Their Bottom | Many books about potty training promise you can toilet train boys and girls in 3 days but teaching your kid to wipe their butt can take much longer. Young children often don’t have the fine motor skills needed to perform the task. We’re sharing all of our tips – when to start teaching kids to wipe their own poop, tips for getting started, and some funny ideas to keep it interesting! #pottytraining #pottytrainingtips #pottytrainingtips #parentingtips

Potty Training Problems: How to Teach a Child to Wipe Their Bottom

23 Montessori Practical Life Activities | Looking for hands on activities designed for different age ranges (toddlers, kindergarteners, kids aged 3-6 and 6-9) that teach practical life skills and promote independence? We’re sharing 23 ideas for kids in Casa and Lower Elementary that teach the basics – matching, pouring, transferring, and lacing – and expand on them to develop fine motor skills and teach kids self-care. #montessori #montessoriactivities #practicallife #montessorimaterials

Helping Kids Grow: 23 Montessori Practical Life Activities We Love

60+ ADHD Diet Tips and Recipes | Whether you’re looking for menu plan ideas for kids, for teens, or for adults as a natural treatment for attention deficit disorder, this collection of breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and dessert recipes is perfect for the whole family – even for picky eaters! We’ve even included a great recipe books for smoothies to help ensure your child is getting all the nutrients he or she needs. #ADHD #ADHDDiet #ADHDKids #ADHDStrategies

The ADHD Diet For Kids: 60+ Tips and Recipes For Parents