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	Susan Kramer BellaOnline's Learning Disabilities Editor

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Attitude Makes a Difference with Kids
Kids of all abilities can benefit from a positive slant on life.

Car Travel with Kids with Learning Disabilities
Does the thought of how to entertain your kids with learning disabilities while traveling seem like a challenge? If so, here are some tips I´ve found to be useful when on the road.

Christmas Gifts for Kids to Make for Free
With the holiday season upon us there is no reason all the kids in your family cannot help put together gifts for family, friends or teachers.

Christmas Gifts for Kids to Make for Free

Create an Inviting Educational Space at Home
For kids with learning disabilities a special home space can become a quiet place to concentrate and work at their own pace on school assignments.

Developing a Stable Home Life
When kids have a stable home life to go from and come home to, the challenges they have to meet out in the world are lessened and seem more manageable.

Forever Remember September 11, 2001
To promote healing and make our world a better place for all let´s start with nurturing our kids and communities of kids in schools.

Helping Kids Find New Solutions
Kids with learning disabilities may not be able to work out situations or problems in the mainstream way, but by seeking out new solutions they may find ways to learn or get the task done.

Helping Kids Get Along in the Family
Family life is more harmonious when everyone gets along with each other, learning disabilities or not.

Helping Kids with Challenges Make Friends
Friendliness leads to friendship for people of all ages and abilities.

Kids Learn about Playing Fairly
Kids learn about fair play watching all our interactions.

Learning Colors through Nature
The natural world has an abundance of colors and all shades, too. Think of green to begin.

Learning Disabilities and Being Supportive
At home our child with learning disabilities may need a calm listening ear, rather than a parent or other family member jumping right in to try to take control of the situation.

Learning Disabilities and Charity
People with learning disabilities may need more than direction to get the services they need and deserve.

Learning Disabilities and Schedules

Learning Disabled or Differently Able
What we might think of in a general way as learning disabled could be viewed as differently able by just the use of the words.

Midyear Assessments for Kids with Challenges
Midway through the school year is a good time to assess how your child with learning disabilities is doing in specifics, and in general.

Nurturing Abilities in Kids with Challenges
Here are some ways to help your kids discover their natural abilities when they have learning disabilities in some area or areas.

Opportunities for Success for Kids with Challenges
Kids with learning disabilities may need their mentors to go the extra mile for them along the way to building what society calls a successful life.

Other Strengths when Challenged
If we look at children and students individually, we can see both strengths and weaknesses. Let´s dwell on students´ strong points to nurture self esteem and bring forward their best qualities.

Outdoor Fun for Kids in Cool Weather
When the temperature is nippy there are still things to do outdoors for your kids with learning disabilities and for all kids in general.

Outdoor Fun in Warm Weather for Kids
Summer is a great time of year to spend time outdoors learning from nature. Your kids of all abilities and interests will find activities suited for them to participate in or be observers.

Preparing Kids with Challenges for the School Year
After a long vacation away from the routine of school it may take some time to adjust to a regular weekday schedule.

Shopping Trips Can Be Educational
For kids with challenges, make a shopping trip a chance to practice language and math skills.

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Some Tips for Parents of Challenged Children
Tips for helping and encouraging your child to learn and grow.

Spring Walk - Learning Math through Nature
Nature walks are opportunities for learning for all kids.

Teaching Kids about the Secret to Happiness
Kids of all abilities and disabilities deserve happiness in life. And as kids learn most from the example of their parents it is up to us to lead the way.

Teaching Kids How to Be Helpful
Even if your kid has a learning disability that limits helping out much, by being the model of helping you are instilling an important attitude in your child.

Teaching Kids Order and Organization
Kids of most abilities, with some help, can learn how to keep their possessions and schedules orderly.

Vacations and Fun while Learning
Kids continue to learn during vacations. In fact, the change of pace and perhaps scenery may provide occasions for stimulating creativity.

Vocational or Academics for Challenged Teens
Depending on the limitations of a particular learning disability, is it wise to try to make every child learn academic concepts?

Walking and Talking with Kids
Taking a walk with your kids is a perfect opportunity to discuss what is going on in their lives.

What to Do if your Child Clings
There is the possibility at any age that a child may cling. Though, if your child has learning disabilities the extra attachment may be compounded because the child may have a need not being met when away from you.