Esther Leung is a special needs consultant who works with children and families in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. She has over 10 years of experience in a variety of settings including homes, childcares, schools and recreational settings.
Spring is here, and yet there is talk about the end of the school year. With less than two months to go, summer vacation will be upon us. Teachers and children are anxiously waiting for school to end, while parents are anxiously scrambling to plan for what to do with their children for two months [...]
When a student with special needs attends school, it is not just academics that he or she is faced with learning. There are independence, life and social skills lessons presented in and out of class-time. While home and school are not the same environments, there are some things that can be worked on at home [...]
The holiday spirit is in the air. The commercials for toys bombard us every day. The cards and invitations for gatherings arrive in our in-boxes and mailboxes. All of this means the winter break is right around the corner. Here are some survival tips to help make winter break a little easier and exciting for [...]
Getting your child with special needs to relax and focus can be a difficult job. There are many situations in which our children need some help to settle down. Whether your child is excited by something fun and enjoyable or something scary and unfamiliar, a calming exercise may be needed to move on to the [...]
There are countless different structures that exist in the homes of a family with a child or adult with special needs. Some parents work all day, commute home and pick up their children from school or after care. Some families structures have one parent working and one parent staying home to take care of the kids. [...]
Special needs caregivers often report that they are reluctant or upset if they have to physically restrain their children in certain situations. The purpose of restraining is to keep something from continuing to take place, and is often a last resort. People wonder if there are ways to prevent the need for it at all. [...]
