Category Archives: Teens With Special Needs

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Posted on February 27, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

What is Halton iparent? It’s the Halton Parenting Directory on-line. It is an easy way to find information that can help strengthen and expand your parenting knowledge and skills.

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Before Pregnancy, Breastfeeding Your Baby, Breastfeeding Your Child, Children & Tweens, Depression & Anxiety After Birth, Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Baby Safe, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Preparing to Breastfeed, Teen Brain, Teens, Teens With Special Needs, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Transition to High School | Tagged Bullying, family, grandparents, halton parenting programs, iparent, Mental Health, Our Kids Network, parenting babies, parenting programs, parenting teens, parenting toddlers, Physical Health, school, school health, Services, workshops | Leave a comment

There is no such thing as a bad kid

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

“If only people would understand and not judge us, our parenting or our child…and not desert us.” I know a young boy with an infectious laugh, a wicked sense of humour and an uncanny ability to dismantle and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Teens With Special Needs | Tagged Bullying, Children's Mental Health, conduct disorder, Coping, friendship, grandparents, Mental Health, ODD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, school, school health, special needs, understanding | 4 Comments

What about the siblings of a child with special needs?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by hollypaterson

My colleague Cynthia wrote a great post about sibling rivalry (check it out here), and this line really resonated with me: “Children don’t need to be treated equally. They need to be treated uniquely.”

Posted in Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Teens, Teens With Special Needs, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs | Tagged brother, disability, include, resent, rivalry, Services, sibling, sister, special needs | 1 Comment

Rebellious Behaviour from an Adolescent with a Developmental Disability

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

“I don’t want to go to summer camp this year! I hate summer camp! You can’t make me go!” The frustrated and confused mother can’t understand why her 15-year old daughter is being so difficult. She has gone every other year. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Teens With Special Needs | Tagged behaviour, camp, developmental assets, developmental disability, disability, rebellion, Rebellious, school, school health, Services, special needs, Summer camp, teen, teens | 5 Comments

Doors Wide Open: A Parent’s Perspective of Mental Illness

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Although we are starting to hear more and more about mental health, there is still not enough information available to parents when they need it the most. None of us wants to be the parent that needs these resources for … Continue reading →