2019 is almost here! We are so grateful for all of the amazing opportunities that came our way this year and all the families we were able to help.

As we look forward to the new year, we’re sharing our new year’s resolutions and 2019 goals with you. We’d love to hear yours! Share it with us in our private Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ieppodcast 

Along with sharing our resolutions for the new year, we’re discussing how parents with children with special needs can make traveling for the holidays a little bit easier. For parents who have never traveled with their children before, it can be intimidating. But with a little bit of planning and some of the tips we share in this episode, you’ll be on your way to a fun-filled holiday travel season.

What We Discuss in this Episode:

• Vickie’s new year’s resolution to care for her new baby girl
• Amanda’s new year’s resolution to finally get a dog!
• How you can craft your very own new year’s resolution
• What are some ways parents prepare their children ahead of time for upcoming travel?
• How can you schedule special activity time with your child that is specifically designed for them?
• Can you set up a reinforcement system in order to get your child to cooperate with you while traveling?
• Do you have a system for addressing potential behavioral issues while on the road?
• How can you best prepare your family members who are not familiar with your child’s behavior and reinforcement systems?
• Is it a big deal if your child misses a few days of school because of travel?
• The importance of giving your child’s school and teachers advance notice
• Check your state’s truancy laws

Resources Mentioned:

Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts – Broadway Accessibility Initiative

School Attendance Review Boards (SARB)

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When there is a violation of a student’s rights under the IDEA, what remedies are available? How can the situation be “fixed”? Sometimes, it takes collaboration and other times, it takes creativity in order to provide a remedy that is appropriate in each given circumstance. 

Whether you file for a Due Process hearing or you find yourself in settlement discussions with your child’s school, it’s important to be aware of some of the remedies available to you. In this episode, we discuss examples of remedies that we’ve come across in our experiences as special education lawyers.

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• What is compensatory education and what are the different types?
• If the harm suffered by the child is difficult to quantify, how can the compensatory calculations be made?
• How can an expert help in determining remedy calculations?
• It’s important to determine the level of violation but just as important is determining the needs of the child in order to determine the remedy
• What are the two things to look for in a successful settlement?
• What can you include in your settlement agreement?
• What happens in informal meetings?
• Why it’s important to target the root of the problem when submitting Complaints
• Is Alternative Dispute Resolution right for you?
• Make sure the settlement agreement is crystal clear and includes all of the material information

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Teenagers and their emotions can be tricky. That's why if you notice any major social or emotional changes in your child, it’s important to know how to provide the necessary support to help them work through any issues in a healthy manner. So what’s the best way you can help? Our guests today offer their professional insight on what services are available and how schools and parents can help teenagers. 

We’re joined by Dr. Kyle Bond, a Registered Psychological Assistant, CA Board of Psychology and Dr. Adrianna Holness, Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Bond and Dr. Holness work at emPath Clinical Services helping children and adolescents.

For full show transcript, visit our site here. 

What We Discuss in this Episode:

• The struggle that young boys and teenagers deal with when it comes to their manhood
• Do young boys exhibit different behaviors than young girls when it comes to processing their anger?
• Why it might be better to have your teenager fight and argue with you as opposed to just shutting down
• At what age do kids start showing signs of adhering to gender norms?
• What causes withdrawal from social situations like sports in school?
• When is a good time to intervene when you notice an issue with your teenager?
• Do you blame yourself for your child’s misbehavior?
• The value of seeking help from a therapist who works with adolescents
• What can schools do to help students struggling with social and emotional issues?
• What can parents do to help extend the benefits of therapy even when the kids are at home?
• How can emPath Clinical Services help?

Contact Information:

www.empathclinical.com 323-682-0158

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Going through a divorce can be a difficult and stressful time. For parents of children with special needs, going through the divorce process be an especially tricky situation to maneuver. In order to maintain some stability and ensure that the best interests of the child are sought, many divorcing couples seek divorce mediation instead of pursuing divorce in court. Enter our guest, divorce mediation attorney, Jeanann Khalife of Alternative Divorce Solutions. As an attorney-mediator, she acts as a neutral between couples who are seeking an alternative to litigation when going through a divorce.

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• How finances affect one’s decision to get a divorce
• Do parents of children living with special needs have unique issues they need to deal with during a divorce?
• When setting a co-parenting schedule, what’s the best way to make sure each parent is aware of the child’s specific needs?
• What happens when one parent isn’t given the necessary information about the child from the other parent when co-parenting?
• What the divorce mediation process entails and how it works
• Can a couple become better friends following a divorce?
• How litigating attorneys can often affect the outcome of a divorce process

Contact Information:

Alternative Divorce Solutions

 Divorce Demystified Podcast

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Happy Thanksgiving for those of you who celebrate. We're digging into our archives and replaying some of our past episodes that you might have missed. 

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In this replay episode, we’re joined by licensed speech and language pathologist, Cathy Johnson, to discuss how reading disabilities like dyslexia can appear in different children differently. When Cathy discovered her young daughter was having difficulty learning how to read, she wanted to ensure her daughter received the attention and help she needed. Not finding much assistance out there, Cathy traveled all over the US seeking training in how she can better help children with learning disabilities.

She later founded the Johnson Academy, which offers an alternative to the one-size-fits-all learning approach. Cathy also runs the Speech, Language, and Learning Center.

Full show transcript here. 

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• What are some signs to look for in your child to see if they have learning disabilities
• How it’s easy for a child to fall behind in school because of lack of awareness by teachers
• The importance of awareness, assessment, and research
• The percentiles and averages that determine deficiency
• Why the interpretation of scores and the data is crucial (and often done incorrectly!)
• Statistics around dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities
• What the most effective way is to address vocabulary and reading deficiencies
• How to use the “Notes” app on an iphone for students who struggle with written expression
• There three basic types of dyslexia

Resources Mentioned:  

Learning Ally

Orton-Gillingham

The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders 

Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz

Contact Information:

[email protected]

(949)487-5251

The Speech, Language, and Learning Center

The Johnson Academy

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