School will be out for summer vacation again soon. Will your family travel and explore new places or stay home to relax and recharge? No matter how your family decides to spend the break from school, if you are like…
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Tech Tools to Get You Back to School Ready | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
Back to school doesn’t have to be stressful. Summer break is a time to relax, unwind, and refresh. Now that you and your children have (hopefully) had a chance to do that, we offer some ideas for getting back into…
Special Needs Parenting Tips for Fathers
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 6 Minutes To celebrate Father’s Day, today’s post is written for fathers, who often feel neglected amidst all the parenting advice and support groups aimed at mothers. Every dedicated father—single or paired up, full-time or…
Tech Tools for a Healthy Summer Reset | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
Summertime is almost here! As parents and caregivers, we know that summer means less structured time for our children due to school breaks. This inevitably leads to more responsibilities for us as caregivers, which can also mean more stress. Taking…
Tech Tools to Encourage Healthy Habits for Kids | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
The topic of health and wellness has been a big one for the last two years. We have discussed medical health apps for medication management and telehealth visits as well as mental health apps, although most of these are focused…
Apps to kick off the New Year | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
Parenting Special Needs Magazine and BridgingApps collaborated for a special New Year article. Although we hoped that many aspects of our lives would get back to pre-pandemic “normal” last year, many of us caring for children with disabilities continued to be…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Medical Tech Support: Managing Your Family’s Health Care
Taking care of the health of a family includes taking care of not only their physical health, but also emotional and mental health needs, and can be time consuming! Managing the health of a child with a disability or special…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Using Tech to Help Develop Self-Advocacy Skills
The pencils, notebooks, paper, and backpacks have all been purchased. The first day excitement has come and gone, and maybe (fingers crossed), your child is settling into a new school routine. Perhaps your child’s teachers have communicated with you daily…