Tips for Keeping Your Child Comfortable in their Wheelchair during lockdown

Toilet Training Blues


An Unfortunate and Unpleasant Sensory Challenge

Beyond the sandwich: lunch ideas

Most sandwiches get skipped, tossed, or otherwise disrespected. Give them a break with these high-protein alternatives.

How To Discuss Puberty with Your Child who has Special Needs

It’s not easy to talk to any child about how our bodies change during puberty...

Sun, Sand + Children with Complex Challenges: How to Enjoy a Family Beach Trip

When my wife Natalia and I planned a trip to Ballito a few years ago...

Finding Respite Care for Your Child With Special Needs – that doesn’t break the bank!

Another option that families enjoy is respite care offered through parent "co-ops."

Unity Vocational Training Centre

A training centre that provides vocational training to adult students with special needs...

“I don’t want to wear my AFOs.”

Some hints and tips to getting your child to wear his AFOs / SMOs

EDU360 Vocational Academy - Right Where We Belong

EDU360 students are at the heart of who we are and what we do. They matter most.

When Meds Affect Appetite

How to keep your child well nourished when side effects of ADHD medication affect appetite and eating patterns.

The Tendency to Overprotect Our Special Needs Kids

As parents of special needs children, we often develop coping strategies to deal with our child’s behaviours...

I Wish We’d Never Left the House…" 

Some parents of children with difficult behaviours are held hostage by their child’s bad behaviours.