Here's the latest article from the Special Needs Children site at BellaOnline.com.

Family Relationships with a Complicated Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60427.asp

Children rely on their immediate and extended families for care and nurture, social and cultural education, and a sense of who they are in the world. Those who have a complicated diagnosis may lose connections with extended and even immediate family members, increasing vulnerability due to isolation.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60427.asp

Monday, January 19, 2009 is Martin Luther King Day
The Renew America Together initiative is an effort to promote community involvement and volunteer service - information on activities near you can be found at USAservice.org. How can America best support our children and families? Get involved!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 is Inauguration Day
http://www.pic2009.com
Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.
Swearing-in ceremony events begin - 7:00 a.m. West Coast, 10:00 a.m. East Coast

Add your ideas about high priority issues for families of children with special needs at Change.org ~ no matter what your political affiliation, please contact your legislators to remind them that our children and families deserve support and encouragement - and that it's fiscally responsible to prevent and avoid emergencies by funding services that keep our families healthy and secure. Thanks!

Let me know what article topics would be most helpful for your family while advocating with legislators, educators and medical professionals.


Please visit specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com for more articles of interest about raising our wonderful children.

Childhood Disability and Supporting Other Moms
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59660.asp

Thoughts from the Middle of the Night
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32533.asp

Home Accessibility and Visitability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art37751.asp

Barack Obama's Disability Advocacy Plan
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59299.asp

Aversive Restraints and Seclusion in School
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60315.asp

Advocating in Multicultural Communities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art11304.asp

Kawasaki Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60133.asp

Snapshots and Children with Delayed Language
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60026.asp

Feeding Therapy for Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56207.asp

IEP Preparation - Teacher Support
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art44746.asp

Universal Design for Learning - Access to General Education Curriculum
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50363.asp

Friendship and Inclusion for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48700.asp

School Bus Rides
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art45298.asp

Mothering Babies with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50678.asp

Symptoms of Childhood Onset Diabetes
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32583.asp

Sensory Integration and Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48942.asp

Positive Behavior Support and Interventions - PBIS
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art58507.asp

Disability is Natural - Featured Website
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59148.asp

Disability and Future Planning for Parents
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59032.asp

Teens with Disabilities - Transition to Adulthood
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33519.asp

Teaching Math Skills
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38411.asp

Friendship and Inclusion for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48700.asp

Finding Strollers, Walkers and Wheelchairs for Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art9507.asp

Transition Planning for Teens with Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art57505.asp

Teaching Children About Money
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art58960.asp

A Brand New Baby with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51264.asp

To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Special Needs Children located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=57

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!

Pamela Wilson, Special Needs Children Editor
http://specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com

Chicken Soup for the Soul - Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art52704.asp

Preparing for Emergencies - Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50320.asp

Children, Grief and Loss
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8788.asp

Down Syndrome and Insulin -
Dependent Diabetes Dual Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32543.asp

Communicating with Babies
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art54401.asp

Grief and Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56822.asp

Parenting Children With Health Issues: Essential
Tools, Tips, and Tactics
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56840.asp

Anxiety and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59924.asp


Seeing Children with Disabilities in Movies, Ads and Television
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art54743.asp

Encouraging Late Talking Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55867.asp

Kindergarten Transition
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49718.asp

Oral Health and Dental Visits for Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55319.asp

Sleep Disorders and Children with Special Needs
http://http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33877.asp

Explaining a Serious Diagnosis to Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56383.asp

Recognizing Early Signs of Autism
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55223.asp

Faith, Religion, and Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art52349.asp

Explaining Down Syndrome to Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55519.asp

MRSA Antibiotic Resistant Staph Infections
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56280.asp