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Special Needs

Learn how to advocate for your child with special needs, raise funds for needed equipment and find helpful organizations.

Parenting

Find resources to help you on your parenting journey, including advice on how to find peace as the caregiver of a special needs child.

Development

Support your baby’s advancement through milestones as they develop fine motor, gross motor and communication skills.

Play

Discover fun and creative ideas to encourage play time with toys, light play, music, multi-sensory activities and tactile art.

Behavior

Find resources to help your child manage problematic behaviors by developing social skills and calming strategies.

Health & Nutrition

Find advice on how to manage doctor visits, teach self-feeding skills and discover medical treatments for blind children.

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Featured Posts

Mother breast feeding her child while working

Fine and Gross Motor

5 Alternatives to Tummy Time for Babies with Motor Development Challenges

Does your baby struggle with tummy time due to motor development challenges? These alternatives to tummy time will offer the same benefits.

Speech therapist and little patient training articulation.

Special Needs

Early Intervention for Kids with Developmental Delays

Discover the benefits of early intervention for children with developmental delays and how support and services can unlock their full potential.

White shelving with colorful storage baskets and boxes with toys.

Play, Toys

Ingenious Toy Storage Ideas to Revolutionize Your Space

Your home doesn't have to be overwhelmed by toys, even in the throes of raising tiny humans. Revolutionize your space with these ingenious toy storage ideas today!

A visually impaired baby boy in PT reaches for a toy.

Development, Visual Impairment

Development Charts for Blind and Visually Impaired Babies and Children

Blind children may have delayed development in several key areas. These development charts outline milestones for visually impaired babies.

Smiling child psychologist and kid with dyslexia playing with building blocks.

Autism, Development, Special Needs

Understanding Cognitive Developmental Delay in Children

Cognitive developmental delays occur when a child’s thinking and reasoning are significantly below the expected average. Learn the signs and best ways to help.

Wooden toys in a box.

Parenting, Toys

How To Clean Wooden Toys: Simple, Safe & Effective Tips

As long as you know how to clean wooden toys effectively, they should continue looking great for generations.

Latest Posts

Ivan sits peacefully in his wheelchair inside a softly lit cathedral, bathed in warm light from stained-glass windows.

Special Needs, Support

The One Thing I’d Tell Every Special Needs Parent

If you could give one piece of advice to parents of kids with disabilities, what would it be? This mom’s surprising answer might change your perspective.

Golden print letters and Braille dots flow together in a wave pattern across a green background, with musical notes accenting the design to represent the harmony between Braille and print literacy.

Braille and Literacy, Visual Impairment

Should Blind Children Learn Print Letters?

Discover why teaching both print and braille can enrich literacy for children who are blind, helping them connect with the wider world.

A partially decorated pumpkin wrapped with yellow yarn and a few colorful buttons sits on a wooden table beside a divided container filled with yarn, buttons, and fabric squares, in warm natural light.

Holiday Crafts and Ideas

Sensory Pumpkin Decorating for Kids Who Are Blind

Create a sensory pumpkin with yarn, buttons, and fabric! A fun, non-carving fall craft for blind kids that builds tactile and fine motor skills.

Five Thanksgiving crafts displayed together — a gourd turkey, scented wreath, playdough, textured collage, and gratitude jar.

Holiday Crafts and Ideas

5 Accessible Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Celebrate Thanksgiving with five accessible, sensory-rich crafts for kids who are blind or visually impaired.

An abstract, softly glowing stage under warm lights, with musical notes, stars, and colorful ribbons swirling in the air.

Education, Music Play, Special Needs

Creating Inclusive School Festivals: When Every Child Shines

Learn how to create inclusive school performances that celebrate every child’s abilities through music, movement, and imagination.

Abstract illustration of a heartbeat line flowing into a large red heart, which transforms into a musical staff with colorful notes, symbolizing healing and the power of music.

Music Play

Finding Refuge in Music: A Caregiver’s Guide to Healing Through Sound

Discover how music can support healing and resilience for caregivers and children with special needs.

Happy mother with sad little son reading book at park.

Parenting

How to Use Dialogic Reading to Build Literacy Skills for Kids Who Are Blind

Learn how dialogic reading can boost literacy for blind children. Discover the PEER method and practical tips for interactive storytime.

A colorful illustration showing a flat orange square with tactile textures, an arrow pointing right, and a cube with textured faces in teal, yellow, and red, representing the transition from 2D to 3D.

Math and Science

From 2D to 3D: Teaching Geometry to Blind Students Through Origami

Discover how origami can help blind and low-vision students explore 2D and 3D shapes through touch, building spatial reasoning and creativity with this fun, accessible teaching tool.

Whimsical digital illustration of three colorful birds flying among floating music notes and Braille dots on a blue-and-yellow sky background. Curved musical staff lines weave across the scene, blending sound and touch in a dreamlike way.

Braille and Literacy, Visual Impairment

When Music Becomes Braille: Creative Paths in Education for Blind Kids

Discover how Prof. M.A. Christi is reimagining music education for blind children with Braille, stories, and tactile art in this inspiring interview.