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

Positive Psychology and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63748.asp
Positive Psychology suggests ways of supporting and enhancing mental wellness in children and adults coping with increasing daily stress or anxiety. Human rights activist Norman Kunc explains Abraham Maslow's well-researched theory of the hierarchy of needs as it relates to our families.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63748.asp

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ~ Happy Holidays from my house to yours! No matter what the weather or family dynamics as we plough through the end of 2009, I hope you find great joy in life as it is right now and abundant hope for 2010.

I don't have packages wrapped (or all of them found, I bet) or our tree decorated (the plan was to do that on Thanksgiving weekend...) but I wanted to send out this newsletter to all the people with whom I feel connected through the web page and our shared hopes and dreams (worries and pride) for our sons and daughters and/or people with special needs who deserve all the best life has to offer. I wish I could find a gift basket for each of you with virtual two hour naps and time for a warm conversation with a good friend every day.

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Family Games for Parties - Social and Educational
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64579.asp

Holiday Safety
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64636.asp

Gratitude and Perfection - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64366.asp

Holiday Play and Crafts
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48113.asp

Perfection, Gift Giving and Winter Activities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38276.asp

Holiday Travel and Weekend Getaways
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art43397.asp

Gratitude and Perfection - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64366.asp

Nintendo Wii Therapy Rehab for Children and Teens
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63675.asp

Amazon Kindle and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60812.asp

Nintendo Wii Therapy for Children and Teens
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63675.asp

Holiday Shopping for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art54092.asp

Holiday Parties for Children with Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46990.asp

Holiday Party Planning - Support Groups
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art47060.asp

Teaching Printing and Cursive Handwriting
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51023.asp

Sign Language and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49898.asp

Encouraging Fussy Babies and Sensitive Toddlers
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art62765.asp

Photography Lessons for Children with Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63595.asp

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

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

Orthotics and Shoe Inserts for Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63716.asp

Pain Management for Children at Clinics and Hospitals
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51895.asp

Interviewing Caregivers for Your Child
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art62519.asp

Teaching Relatives to Care for a Disabled Child
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art62563.asp