QuickTips Index
Plan for Safe Trick-or-Treating - Keep LD Kids Safe on the Trick or Treat Route
Planning on taking your learning disabled child trick-or treating this year? If so, plan ahead to ensure safety. Learn more about Halloween safety and ways you can help your child have a spooky and safe time on the trick or treat route.
Develop Self-Esteem, Confidence with Confidence Building Family Craft
Children with learning disabilities, and those without disabilities, can benefit from a healthy sense of self-esteem. Developing a strong sense of family values can help your child, and the family as a group, become confident as individuals and a family group. Building self-esteem is an important social skill.
Making Friends - Ways to Make Friends with Small, Easy Steps
Making Friends - Teach your child social skills and how to make friends with small, easy steps to friendship.
Making Good Friends - Help Your Child Make Good Friends
Making Good Friends - Does your child with a learning disability seem drawn to kids that may not be the best choice for healthy friendships? This is common among children with learning disabilities, who are at-risk for being socially left out may need your help in choosing positive friends. Learn ways to help them choose wisely.
Overcoming Shyness - Overcoming Shyness and Making Friends
Overcoming Shyness - Does your child hang back and avoid participating in activities? Does he seem afraid to take part or lack confidence? If so, try these quick tips to get him started.
Making Friends - Strategies to Make Friends Outside of School
Making Friends - If you live in an area where few organized outdoor activities are available for your child to enjoy, he may be missing out on opportunities to work on physical fitness and to make friends. Learn ways to create your own activities for your child and others.
Building Self-Esteem - Strengthen Self-Esteem with These Activities
Building Self-Esteem - A healthy sense of self confidence will support your child's overall self-esteem and sense of belonging. Developing an awareness of family values is one way to help your child develop self-confidence. Learn how to develop a set of family values to support your child's personal growth.
Building Social Skills - Building Social Skills through Friendships at Home
Building Social Skills - Is your child a homebody who would love to have more friends? If so, you may feel lost as to how to help develop those friendships. Explore ways to help your child make friends in the comfort and safety of your own home.
Manage Your Child's Behavior over the Holidays - Planning for Behavior Success
Do you dread holiday gatherings because of your child's behavioral challenges? Do you worry about clashes with other children, disapproval of relatives, and the safety of aunt Sally's collection of ceramic figurines? Worry not. Try these strategies to help you manage your child's behavior during holiday social situations.
Strengthening Social Skills - Strengthen Social Skills with Personal Goals
Strengthening Social Skills - The stress of dealing with a learning disability can take a toll on your child's self esteem and confidence. Developing personal goals is one way to help children with and without learning disabilities strengthen their self confidence. Use this easy method to help your child get started in planning personal goals.
Developing Self-Esteem - Develop Self Esteem with Fun Activities
Developing Self-Esteem - Self-esteem is important for any child, and it is especially important for children with learning disabilities. Learn tips to help your child begin to identify his strengths, understand his values, and explore his character. Recognizing these qualities is an important first step in developing and strengthening self-esteem.
Improve Reading Skills - Improve Reading Skills by Teaching Sight Words
Improve Reading Skills - Teaching your child sight words at her grade level is one way to help her develop stronger reading skills. This list of third grade sight words comes from the classic list developed by E.W. Dolch in the 1930's and is still widely used today. These words are commonly used in second grade picture books and school work. Use this list of words to build your child's sight word skills to help improve her comprehension and fluency.
Halloween Safety for Kids with LDs - Keep Your LD Child Safe This Halloween
All children need to know and practice safety measures on Halloween. Some children with learning disabilities may need extra attention in learning about safety. Learn more about Halloween safety and ways you can help your child have a spooky and safe Halloween.
Behavior Management for Halloween Activities - Control Problem Behavior
Managing your child's behavior during Halloween activities may be a challenge. With forethought and planning, however, you can keep your child safer by managing impulsivity and other behavior problems.
Be Safe with the Right Costume - Choosing Safe Halloween Costumes
You can make Halloween safer for your child by choosing the right costumes and taking extra safety measures. Learn more about Halloween safety and how you can keep your child safe with the right costumes.