Parents Helping Parents Blog
Practical strategies you can use on your journey to raising a child with disabilities
Three Things Parents Must Do!
Carol Berman came on December 7th and gave a tremendous amount of great information about parenting a child with special needs and what she has learned through raising her son who has multiple disabilities. I have known Carol for over 20 years and here are the 3 most important things she taught me and shared that night on Zoom.
Never Stop Encouraging Independence
Carol made sure her son Michael was as independent as possible. She taught him ways to get around his weaknesses and to express his strengths. She shared about how so many IEPs focused on what her son Michael could not do....
Parents are Heroes!
PARENTS ARE HEROES!
There have been few crises in the world that compare to the devastation COVID19 has or will cause. To those of you that have been parents through this crisis, I would like to devote this blog to you.
Currently, parents are the foundation that is keeping the world solid and all of its children surviving and safe on a daily basis. You play a critical role. The greatest resource any country has are its people and you are caring for those we hold nearest and dearest to our hearts, our children.
I would like to thank each of you as parents for the heroic job you...
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Melinda Jennis
Welcome! I am Melinda Jennis, like you I am a proud parent of children I adore and have a great vision for. My son has multiple disabilities and his path to success has been very difficult and cluttered with obstacles. He inspired me to start Pathways for Exceptional Children. One of my biggest passions for the last 20 years as a child advocate has been to train parents on how to help their children of all abilities be included and lead empowered and independent lives!
Dr. Michele Havens
Dr. Michele Havens received her Ed.D. degree from Rutgers University. She is certified in DIR/Floortime and is BCBA certified. She is a Professor Emeritus from Kean University and Montclair State University. Dr. Havens has provided training and services for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities from birth through adulthood for the last 40 years. She has also been a facilitator of several parent and sibling support groups.
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