“With tremendous burdens often come enormous gifts. The trick is to identify the gifts, and glory in them.”-Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein
From their website: This page was created by parents and for parents who have an adult child with Rett syndrome. Rettsyndrome.org wants you to know how val
The latest compilation of data from 16 European countries document why institutional care – unnecessary, outdated and harmful type of care – still remains a problem for hundreds of thousands of children within EU borders and beyond.
Through recommendations addressed to poli
Marit Boot writes: Our charity What? Why? Children in Hospital has just completed a new video project to help children who are worried about getting an injection.
Our video shows what happens and how distraction and numbing can help.
This is the link on YouTube:
Here is
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From the website of Ottawa Public Health: Infants and young children have mental health. It is the developing capacity of the child from birth to six years of age to form close and secure adult and peer relationships, experience, manage and express a full range of emotions, and explore the e
Read more: Let's talk about infant and early childhood mental health! Resources to download
Extract from article by Kate Thayer, Chicago Tribune/TNS | March 6, 2018
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Six-year-old Macy runs throughout her Naperville home, toting her plush Hatchimal toy. In her basement playroom, she dangles from the monkey bar rings her dad affixed to the ceiling and then turns to her art
Read more: Families Affected By FASD Hope For Increased Awareness, Treatments
Child Bereavement UK is the leading provider of training to professionals, helping them to better understand and meet the needs of grieving families.
The Hope for Children and Families intervention guides consist of a series of resources for practitioners and includes treatment approaches which can address multiple disorders and problem areas.
The guides support and enhance the quality of direct work to meet the complex needs of
If you have a child still in nappies beyond infancy in your family, school or residential setting, you will know how much time it takes up and how much of your money it drains away.
You will also know the limits it can put on socialising and self-esteem.
These books by learning disability nurse, Cha
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