Make homework more manageable with these online resources: Khan Academy www.khanacademy.org Parent Toolkit parenttoolkit.com Ask Dr. Math math forum.org/dr.math Scholastics.com

Best way to start the new school day Have a morning chore list Pack everything the night before Get a good night’s sleep Stay calm and positive Have a good breakfast For community events click here

In China they are using cockroaches to eliminate trash. The roaches eat the garbage that would otherwise go into landfills. They actually have cockroach farms and they are proving to be successful. That’s not all they do with the roaches. They are starting to experiment with them in using them for medicine and even beauty Read more about Helpful Cockroaches[…]

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She may only be in 8th grade but her scientific research is already being published in Pediatrics & Child Health. Nora Keegan noticed that whenever she would use the hand dryers in the restrooms, they would hurt her ears. She decided to investigate. After years of research on several different types of hand dryers, she found Read more about Hurtful Hand Dryers[…]

Microsoft has made Word Online more accessible to students with Dyslexia and other learning-challenges. Best of all, Word Online is FREE. Here are just some of their features: * Highlighting text * Change background * Translation * Text to Speech * Syllables This video will explain how to access and use their new features: https://www.facebook.com/madebydyslexia/videos/826869201031543/

If you notice your autistic child is having issues digesting such as a bloated belly or seeing undigested food after using the restroom, this could be a sign that by changing your child’s diet, you could revert the symptoms of autism. Some doctors say that you can even cure autism this way. The recommendations are Read more about Gut Health[…]

Do you want to strengthen your child’s brain, or even your own? Well then here are some important thinking skills and behaviors to incorporate in your daily life. 1. Prioritize tasks or give chores in order of importance. 2. Set a start date and time for those tasks. 3. Create schedules and routines. 4. Organize Read more about Look into the Skies and See what Flies![…]

I learned this at an autism conference but I feel it could also help any child’s brain other than those born with autism. Dr. Leah Light says that screen time before the age of two for more than two hours a day can result in language delays, socialization issues, short attention span, and short term memory. Here Read more about Prevention for Developing Brains[…]