by Sacramento4Kids | Jun 20, 2022 | Education
How Well Will Your Kid’s Brain Be Working by The End of Summer?
For students of all ages, summer can’t get here fast enough! While kids may be ready for a vacation—a change of pace—the opposite is true for their brain. The brain never gets tired of doing the one thing that it was designed to do: learn. So, what happens in the summer when kids are not in school, and not providing their brains with the active intake of information that it needs to stay sharp? Well, like any muscle, it weakens, and it begins to forget.
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by Keri Horon | May 6, 2019 | Special Needs
Aggressive behavior in a child or teen exhausts every parent who must deal with it. When a child with autism who is already struggling in so many ways also displays aggressive tendencies, parents and caregivers can feel locked in a daily battle with too few options.
Aggression, defined as hostile or violent behavior toward others often with a readiness to attack, can put family members, and even strangers we come across during our day, in danger. Understanding aggression in the context of autism is a first step in dealing with this behavior. Fortunately, once thoughtfully examined, there are options available to families dealing with aggression.
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by Ann Jones | Jan 19, 2018 | Parenting
Childhood Bullying
Bullying has always been around. And most of us have either experienced it ourselves or knows someone who has. It hurts, destroys and takes lives and must be discouraged and stopped! There’s a thin line between teasing and bullying. Some might say, “It’s just kids being kids.” But how do you differentiate? To me, they’re both the same and feel just as bad. I know because I was teased and bullied as a child. Not fun! (more…)
