Children struggling with executive functioning skills face more than just academic challenges. When these essential skills are weak, the effects ripple through their school experience, affecting their confidence, behavior, and overall well-being. This post explores how executive functioning deficits influence a child’s performance at school and their emotional health, offering insights to help parents, educators, and caregivers support these children effectively. What Are Exe

Navigating the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process can feel overwhelming for many families. The stakes are high: the goal is to create a plan that supports a child’s unique learning needs and helps them succeed in school. Advocates play a crucial role in this journey. They bring expertise, experience, and a collaborative spirit that strengthens communication between families and schools. This post explores how advocates contribute to the IEP process and build bridg

I have sat in thousands of IEP meetings in my career as a building administrator. Most times, the objective has been about compliance….with dates, with minutes for services, with delivery of SDI, with testing accommodations, and, of course, making sure that all the signatures are secured. Shouldn’t we start at the beginning…. with the true spirit of the document…the future planning statement…or what I believe tobe the heart and soul of the document. The future planning st

Your child has reached the age where they are in school for more time than they are with you, at home. Perhaps school for your child is a place where they are overwhelmed and feeling less than the peers that sit next to them in the classroom. The natural response is “fight or flight”---withdraw and avoid or become non-compliant and disrespectful to the teacher in the classroom. This reaction is to protect them from feeling the negative emotions connected to school. What can w