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Are You Ready for Your IEP Meeting? - Smart Kids
With Spring comes that annual rite of passage, the IEP meeting—the yearly gathering of the school team to review your child’s progress and the special education services they're receiving. At Smart Kids with LD we know the importance of IEP meetings, which is why we devote an entire section of our website to The ABCs
Parents’ Tips for Promoting Self-Esteem - Smart Kids
There’s never a bad time to help children with learning challenges feel better about themselves. Following are simple, common-sense tips from parents of children with LD and ADHD for building self-esteem and encouraging competence. Praise… Give praise for a specific job well done—completing a chore, finishing a homework assignment, participating in a charitable fundraiser. …But
Executive Functions: Plan for the Plan - Smart Kids
By Lydia H. Soifer, Ph.D, with Eve Kessler, Esq. To perform daily tasks successfully, good executive function skills are necessary. Whatever the assignment your child is faced with (homework, long-term projects, studying for exams, etc.), having a “plan for the plan” is essential. Simply put, before beginning a task, it’s important to create an organizational
Creating Climates of Respect: Call to Action - Smart Kids
By Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D. with Eve Kessler, Esq. With a new school year comes this important reminder that school bullying is a significant and pervasive problem in the United States, affecting at least 20% of students, with over one-third of those cases involving kids with learning and other disabilities. For children that are vulnerable
Easing Back-to-School Anxiety for Older Kids - Smart Kids
Elementary-school age kids aren’t the only ones who experience back-to-school jitters. As reported in an Education Week post, a high-school teacher asked her students what their greatest concerns were. Here’s what they said, along with some advice for managing their worries: Getting lost. Remember when your child was starting elementary school and you took him on
Lemonade Stand: Business 101 for Kids - Smart Kids
By Liz Frazier, CFP, MBA The idea of the lemonade stand conjures up nostalgia in most parents as they remember summer days and simpler times. Today, the lemonade stand is still a source of summer fun for many children, however it’s also a shining example of an easy activity that can teach these budding entrepreneurs
Is Your Child (with ADHD) Ready for Babysitting? - Smart Kids
By Heidi Rosenholtz Just because your middle-school child can’t keep track of their homework doesn’t mean they can’t succeed at the adolescent rite of passage called babysitting. In fact, kids with attention issues are often ideally suited to the task, especially if they’re creative, energetic, and spontaneous. What makes them great, however, may also be
Summer Options: What’s Best for Your Child? - Smart Kids
By Susan Baum, Ph.D Allison is a slow reader and poor speller. She struggles throughout the school year even with special education support. Her mother just learned of a special six-week summer program, recommended by the school to help Allison improve her reading and writing. Allison, however, has been looking forward to a summer free
Prom Pressure: Just Say No - Smart Kids
By Liz Jorgensen, CADC It’s prom season—the time of year when common sense goes out the window with teens and many parents, too. If you’re committed to your child's popularity or keeping up with the Joneses when it comes to setting limits on teens, perhaps you should read no further. Although I sympathize with the
Unique Challenges of 2e Students - Smart Kids
By Susan Baum, Ph.D. Students with learning disabilities who are also gifted have unique needs. These twice-exceptional (2e) kids understand far more than their mainstream peers, yet they may have trouble spelling simple words, tying their shoes, or remembering to bring home their textbooks. Despite advanced intellectual capabilities, 2e students often require academic supports and
6 Steps to Help Your Child Make Friends - Smart Kids
By Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D Elementary-age children with LD or ADHD often have social challenges. They might be impulsive and bossy or miss nonverbal cues that are fundamental to successful social interactions. Many with learning differences are not self-aware. They often don’t understand the messages they send by their behavior—both verbal and nonverbal—or the messages other
It’s Not Too Late to Find a New School for Fall - Smart Kids
By Kristen J. Naspo Spring is a common moment for families to assess how local school options are engaging their child and to think ahead to future grades. Inevitably at this time of year, some students and families start to contemplate boarding school opportunities—but worry that it is too late to make a new plan
Calm Parenting Reduces ADHD Behaviors - Smart Kids
If you feel as if nothing you do helps your child with ADHD manage their emotions and behaviors, take a deep breath and count to 10. A study published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science confirms what most of us know—but many forget in the heat of the moment: staying calm and being positive can
ADHD or Immaturity? - Smart Kids
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that children with August birthdays are diagnosed and treated for ADHD at a 34% higher rate than their peers born even a month later. How can that be? The explanation is simpler than you might expect. Many states use Sept. 1 as an arbitrary cutoff
Educating Others About Your Child’s LD - Smart Kids
Once you understand your child’s learning differences, it’s crucial to share their profile with those who impact their life. But before you divulge the personal details of your child’s learning style, use the following guide to help evaluate who needs to know what. Knowledge providers (teachers, tutors, aides, extra-curricular instructors, coaches, scout leaders, playground monitors,
Protect Your Child’s Hearing - Smart Kids
By Nadja Streiter, LMSW, IGDC If your kids game with headphones or a lot of their screen time includes audio, they may be at risk for hearing damage. “Noise-induced hearing loss is on the rise among young people. Some audiologists say they suspect the problem got worse during the pandemic, when kids were glued to