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Building Your Child’s Life Skills: A Free Toolkit for Families

Download free tools to help your child develop important life skills. See an expert explain how to u…
How to Organize Your Child’s Dresser Drawers

Do your child's executive functioning challenges mean messy, disorganized drawers and clothes everyw…
Download: Picture Schedules for Daily Routines

Using picture schedules can help kids follow routines. Download these daily picture schedules and vi…
2-Minute Tutorial: How to Teach Your Child to Tie Shoes

Is your child struggling to tie shoes? You won't want to miss this surprising shoe-tying trick.
Video: How Meditation Helps Poet LeDerick Horne Manage Attention and Emotions

Watch as LeDerick Horne, a poet with learning disabilities, explains how meditation helps him with f…
10 Tips to Help Get Your Child Organized

Personal organization is a valuable skill, but it doesn’t come easy to everyone. Use these tips to h…
Spring Cleaning Roundup: Ideas for Getting and Staying Organized

Use these ideas for getting everything organized this spring—from your child's routines to your medi…
Burning Out in School: What It Means and How to Help

Kids can burn out in school if they don't take breaks and recharge. Learn about burnout in children …
7 Signs Your Child Is Burned Out

Learn the signs of burnout in children. See signs of burning out in struggling students. Find out wh…
8 Tips to Keep Your Child From Burning Out

Does your child feel overloaded by schoolwork? Get tips to avoid burnout in children and learn what …
8 Quick Ways to Connect Meaningfully With Your Child

Even if time is tight, you can bond and meaningfully connect with your child. Try these quick tips t…
8 Ways to Make School Morning Routines Easier

Mornings before school can be super hectic, especially if your child struggles with transitions. Try…
Video: How to Get Your Child to Accept “No” as an Answer

Does your child refuse to accept "no" for an answer? Watch as an expert explains how to say "no" to …
4 Ways Lack of Sleep Affects How Kids Learn

Not getting enough sleep can affect how kids do in school. Here are four ways lack of sleep can make…
13 Tips for Getting More Sleep

Sleep plays a big role in our ability to think critically, manage emotions, control behaviors and st…
8 Ways to Get Grade-Schoolers on a School Sleep Schedule

Kids learn best after a good night's sleep. Here are tips for getting grade-schoolers on a school sl…
8 Ways to Help Tweens and Teens Get On a School Sleep Schedule

Tweens and teens need a good night's sleep to learn well, but that can be hard to do. Here are tips …
7 Ideas for Using Rewards and Consequences

Learn how a system of rewards and consequences can improve behavior and motivate kids to complete ch…
10 Free Ways to Relax and Bond With Your Child

Finding time for fun with your child can offset your tougher times together. Use these stress-relief…
Types of Music That May Help Kids Who Learn and Think Differently

Can music help kids focus, de-stress or think creatively? The author of "Soundtracks for Learning" w…
8 Alternatives to Raising Your Voice With Your Child

Keep your cool when you're confronted with a parenting crisis. Try these easy alternatives to yellin…
My Child With ADHD Can’t Wind Down at Night. What Can I Do?

Many kids with ADHD have trouble falling asleep. An expert explains why a child with ADHD can't wind…
Self-Care Routines: How to Help Kids Who Struggle With Motor Skills

Brushing teeth and getting dressed are tough for kids who struggle with motor skills. Get picture ch…