http://parentingpowers.com/blog 60 Seconds with Susan | A Minute with Mindy Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:24:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Problems That Cell Phones Are Causing for our Kids Looking at their phones hundreds of times a day-interrupted thought processes Conversations being interrupted to respond to a text message-not finishing sentences Sleeping with phones equals interrupted sleep Phones at school breeds interruptions in learning Phones during homework results in interrupted concentration What You Can ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/336/cell-phone-dos-and-donts-for-your-child-or-teen/ The last night of Chanukah ended this past Friday.  As I put my Menorah away for another year I thought back to my childhood. I loved Chanukah, lighting the Menorah, eating potato latkes and getting a really great gift. My family did not give a gift every night, just one ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/334/don%e2%80%99t-let-the-light-go-out/ The school year is in full swing now and first quarter report cards have been distributed. This is often the time I start receiving parent’s calls describing their frustration or anger or both. They are reading teacher comments on their child’s report card that state: • Jimmy is capable of better work • Jimmy ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/333/using-the-three-r%e2%80%99s%e2%80%a6-to-advocate-for-your-child-with-special-needs/ Mondays With Mindy For many families who have children with special needs the holidays can often be such a mixed bag. Everyone is excited about seeing family, friends, and eating all that good food. If you have far to go or you have guests staying with you it does mix up ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/324/thanks-for-not-giving-my-child-with-special-needs-any-homework-this-holiday-weekend/ Since school is pretty much in full swing throughout the country… the emails and phone calls have begun again. Parent’s are picking up where they left off in working with their child’s schools to insure that their child with special needs (or yet to be identified) is receiving the ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/316/we-don%e2%80%99t-test-for-dyslexia%e2%80%a6-part-iii/ I have a learning disability. It affected me most of my life. It has kept me from taking risks, exploring new lands and living my best life. I get lost. I get lost when we go out to eat and I go to the rest room. You can find me trying to get into the ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/312/confession-i-have-a-learning-disability/ This past weekend we had friends over for the day. They are new parents. Their child is 13 months old. What a great day! We went to the beach and collected shells, played with water and then came home and played with the cats and the dog. I went up into ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/308/talk-to-baby...talk-to-teenager...one-in-the-same/ As you may recall, when I first posted this blog I asked for any other “stupid things school say” that you would like to share. And to make it more fun, I offered that the first five respondents would receive a free 30 minute Special Ed Strategy Session with me. ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/303/we-don%e2%80%99t-test-for-dyslexia-part-ii/  Mindy Mazur- Special Ed Parent Coach   Every time I think I’ve heard it all, someone in a school (usually a teacher) says something that makes my jaw drop. I don’t have any scientific proof but I would say that school year 2008-2009 was especially jaw dropping. I believe it could be attributed ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/298/we-don%e2%80%99t-test-for-dyslexia%e2%80%a6-and-other-stupid-things-school-say/ With Father’s day coming up this Sunday I started to think about the many families I have coached and advocated for over the last few years. Many of the families were single parent families, all of them were single moms. These are families where the father is ... http://parentingpowers.com/blog/296/father%e2%80%99s-day-is-coming%e2%80%a6.where-are-the-fathers/