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🌟 Attention Parents! 🌟 Are you looking for effective ways to teach your children about safety and the importance of being cautious around strangers? Look no further! 🚸✨ We’ve just released an insightful article that provides valuable tips and strategies on how to empower your little ones to stay safe both at school and in public spaces. From understanding who strangers are to learning how to seek help, this article is packed with actionable advice to help your children navigate their surroundings safely. 👉 What You’ll Learn: The concept of "stranger danger" explained in a child-friendly way. Real-life scenarios to practice with your children. Tips for setting up safety rules and encouraging open communication. Creative ways to engage your children in safety discussions. Reading this could make a huge difference in how your child reacts in uncertain situations. Equip them with the knowledge they need to protect themselves and feel secure. Let’s make safety a priority and ensure our children know how to handle encounters with strangers. Share this with other parents to spread the word on child safety! 🌍💬 #ParentingTips #ChildSafety #FamilyCare #EducateAndServe

When your child goes to college, you enter a new phase in parenting. Instead of just being a caretaker, you become like a coach. Take a look at these ways to offer support and encouragement to your college student. Don’t forget, before your child goes to college, connect them with their college’s Catholic community at bit.ly/StudentSignUp-LI.

CGCC - Parent Conversations: Gifted and Distracted April 10, 2024, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM via Zoom https://lnkd.in/gbiKwrYJ Parenting a child who is gifted, and has attention issues? These 2E or twice-exceptional students are gifted, and may be easily distracted, have trouble organizing their materials, struggle keeping track of time, are sometimes incorrectly labeled "lazy" and even have trouble remembering what and where their homework is. How do we help these bright and distracted learners to feel more confident? What can we do to identify and support processes that help them learn to be attentive? We aspire to welcome everyone and safely address gifted topics that are accessible and relevant to busy parents. Join us to listen, participate, collect resources, share ideas and create community that supports and understands gifted parenting.

Every transition is individualized and looks different for you. However, #SupportCoordinators should assist with: 👍🏼 Linking you to applicable resources and services 👍🏼 Helping you fill out any necessary forms and documentation This important work will help you, your families and your school supporters like you navigate this transition into adulthood successfully. See our approach 📲 https://bit.ly/450Bofx

School refusal is a topic that often is addressed by our counselors in our Children's Mobile Response & Stabilization Program. Helpful article here from the Child Mind Institute on this topic. https://lnkd.in/eKxDwdpy

FREE webinar for all parents or educators of a child with any additional needs: Parenting a child can be hard, but parenting a child with additional needs can often bring it to the next level; There is so many extra tasks to do and attend to, so many more jobs to fulfil - that we often end up doing too much for our child or don’t give them a chance to learn and to trust them to try. And it doesn’t help that we are constantly bombarded from teacher and professional that ‘your child can not do XYZ’, Wil NEVER do XYZ etc etc. But often our child can do so much more than we give them credit for - if we just allow them to do so, show them how to and trust them to get it wrong and eventually learn. https://lnkd.in/g2ECzcSy #parenting #specialeducation #specialneedskids #schools

As parents, you want nothing more than to see your children thrive and enjoy starting school and the experience of going to school. 🏫 However, for some pupils the start of a new school year can be triggering, if you've noticed your child experiencing worry or fear about going to school you're not alone! 😔 Our blog on 'What to do if your child has anxiety about going to school' has some really helpful tips for parents and teachers on supporting your child's return to school this September 👉 https://shorturl.at/NWsWn #BackToSchool #ChildAnxiety #Education #NewBlog

“Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.” - Whoopi Goldberg It is not a curse to be “rare.” To know or to work with someone or to raise someone who is unique is both an honor, a privilege and a gift. A person who looks different from you or simply views the world differently from you will cross your path. All of these individuals are unique. They do not want pity, they want to be included, they want to be valued and they want to live their best life. Public High Schools do not follow our special needs children forever. They do not know the struggles we face and the hurdles we have to jump over to fight for services once our children age out of school. My daughter is 26 years old and is living her best life. But you have to start preparing now for your adult child’s future. There is only so much time parents and caretakers have to prepare for transitioning their adult child from student to adult life. If you have questions or need information, here is my contact information: [email protected] 954-541-7765 Adult Independent Services #educators #autismawareness #downsyndromeawareness #planning #students #intellectualdisabilities #developmentaldisability #superintendent #educators

Save the date! 05/13/2024 I am excited to invite you to my online workshop, where I will talk about what a gifted young child looks like and how giftedness is defined in early childhood. Being a parent of a gifted child is an experience that is often filled with joy and laughter. However, gifted children can also be exhilarating and exhausting. It was even said that “Parenting a gifted child may be hazardous to your health.”. What does this mean? Why is life with a gifted child so hard? A common misconception about gifted children is that their giftedness does not become apparent until they start school. If you know the signs, you can recognize gifted traits in toddlers and babies. A lot of gifted traits can also be misidentified as behavioral problems. #providingsupport #sfbayarea #parentinghelp #parentingtips #bayareababy #parentsplace #parentingwebinars #preschoolers #toddlers #parentingexperts #parentingconsultant #sanfranciscomomsgroup #sanfranciscobaby #JFCSsanfrancisco #socialservice #socialservices #providingsupport #jfcssf #parentingtips #giftedness #twiceexceptional #gifted #giftedandtalented #giftededucation #elementaryschool #elementaryeducation https://lnkd.in/gnwdRCA6

As we approach the end of the school year, here are ten essential tips for parents to help wrap up the year smoothly and prepare their child for a successful transition next fall. #ParentingTips #Education #SchoolTransition #IEPTips #SpecialEducation #BallouEducation