Jul 31, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Teen Issues
Middle School Teaches Valuable Life Lessons By Katy M. Clark “She’s nervous,” I told my coworker about my daughter, 11, as we sat outside on a warm day eating lunch. “Who can blame her? She’s going to middle school.” “Middle school was awesome,” my coworker said, her...
Jul 31, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Education, Medical, Special Needs
Navigating special education and care amid COVID-19 By Annelise Krafft As we continue to navigate COVID-19, parents have taken on several new roles: teacher, personal chef, at-home entertainer and more. For parents with a child who has a developmental disability, the...
Jun 29, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Education, Teen Issues
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. By the time they reach high school, your kids are no longer kids but they’re not yet adults either: they occupy a unique middle ground we call the teenage years. How do you prepare your teens for all the academic and social challenges of high...
Jun 30, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Family Life
By Kimberly Blaker Empathy Is Hardwired, But Few Maximize It: Help Your Child Develop Empathy to Its Full Potential Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another’s shoes. It is similar to sympathy but with an important difference. To sympathize is to care...
May 30, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Education, Family Life
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. There are few moments more exciting to kids than the first day of kindergarten: it represents the day when children officially become “big kids.” How do you prepare them for that day and all the things they’re supposed to learn in kindergarten?...
May 30, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Health & Fitness, Local News, Medical, Special Needs
Phoenix resident Nicole Anderson first stepped through the doors of United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona almost four years ago, when her then 10-month-old daughter was in need of specialized care and services. After four years of intensive therapy and...
