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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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These tips can help children who are feeling anxious about the transition to school or going back after the holidays.
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Kindship is the first social networking app built by and exclusively for parents raising children with disabilities, delays, and neurodiversity.
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The golden rule of supporting others is understand first, solve second – most of the time people are looking to feel heard rather than be fixed
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Almost 90% of students with disability go to mainstream schools but an increasing number are going to special schools.
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Because I can walk short distances, strangers judge me for using a wheelchair. But it allows me to be the parent my active toddler needs.
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Annandale High School teacher Annie Ray is leading a music class for students with disabilities.
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Video games are usually just for fun, but a Taranaki organisation has introduced one to help rehabilitate disabled children and adults.
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Mandy McCracken, a quadruple amputee, has always had a feisty relationship with daughter Samantha. These days, the pair are trying to annoy each other less.
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As an expectant dad with cerebral palsy I tried to prepare, but a delivery emergency gave me a crash course.
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Amelie Talauta has limited communication skills and a lifelong disability, but since Hugo Sebastian Wellington III came into her life things have changed dramatically and her confidence has soared.
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Jonathan Wenig was concerned about a career for his daughter, who has autism, and so he started All Things Equal cafe. Half of its staff have special needs.
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December 29, 2020 5:24 PM
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When my mobility started getting worse I realised if I wanted to see the world, it was now or never. I quickly learned the importance of expecting the unexpected.
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Most parents of children with a disability struggle to fit everything in. Yet the move to online service during lockdown has shown there is another way.
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February 7, 2020 5:23 PM
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One in five Australians say they’d feel uncomfortable if their child shared a classroom with someone who has a significant intellectual disability, a new survey has found.
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February 17, 2019 12:39 AM
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New figures reveal that 88 per cent of principals are redirecting funds from other areas of the school budget to help cater for children with disabilities.Â
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It's important for the child and their achievement at school that there is a good parent-teacher-student partnership.
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Having a child born with a disability can feel isolating and lonely, but it can also bring people together — in some cases, from vastly different cultures and countries.
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New research shows the effect of bullying on disabled teenagers and suggests what schools can do to help.
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Things have improved for intellectually disabled people like my brother. But a brutal attack in Chicago shows they still need our protection.
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Students with disability are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme has been heralded as the most significant reform since Medicare. So what is it again, how will it work and how can you apply to get funding?
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Society hasn't always seen people with disabilities as having the same rights at everyone else. So how did we get to the NDIS, which offers people with disabilities with choice and control?
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Schools are deliberately disregarding disability standards through rejecting school places, being reluctant to make teaching adjustments and having poor attitudes towards disability.
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Non-verbal learning disability is a complex neurological learning disability that becomes more obvious with age. Here are the signs to look out for.
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With 1:1 computing initiatives occuring in school districts across the country, never before have students had such universal access to information. Pedagogical innovations like "blended learning" an