Soothing children´s fears during and after stressful or scary experiences can soften immediate and long term effects of distress

Strategies for encouraging and teaching reading to children with special needs also help us recognize reading readiness

Children diagnosed with developmental delays find stimulation, support and encouragement in early intervention and specialized preschool classrooms as well as mainstream 'Mommy and Me' activities, baby gym and parks department programs.

Disability support and advocacy organizations that are participating in rescue or relief operations, and seeking donations or support for victims of Hurricane Katrina

The deadline to submit comments to the US Dept of Education on the 2004 IDEA regulations was September 6, 2005.

Hurricane Katrina has caught up families of children with disabilities and health conditions in the devastation and they need our support to survive; Hurricane Rita may result in similar destruction along the Gulf coast of Texas.

Practicing inclusion in mainstream classrooms and community programs for our sons and daughters with disabilities benefits all children.

We are asking the wrong questions when we discuss whether (or when) a child with a disability should be included in a mainstream classroom, or integrated with typically developing peers in other programs. Mainstream students in regular classrooms already enjoy many accommodations and supports.

Summer safety issues include the dangers of cars and weather. Never leave a child alone in or near a car; something as simple as keeping a teddy bear in your child's car seat, or tying a ribbon on your antenna, can save the life of the child you love.

Down syndrome information and outreach advocates educate their communities, educators and legislators about issues important to families of individuals who have Down syndrome