May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. This yearly event raises public awareness, knowledge & understanding of communication disorders and promotes treatment that can improve the quality of life for those with More »
A Child’s DREAM Foundation, Inc. presents, iCare for the environment, for people, for the earth… First Organic Market on Saturday, May 12, 2012 TIME: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon At Baguio Pines More »
Free Lecture and Speech Assessment/Evaluations on May 12, 2012 8:00-5:00 pm at Baguio Pines City Lion’s Club, Governor Pack Road, Baguio City in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month. Please register at 446-6121 or +63917-811-9032 More »
By Teacher Edwin F. Tayab When we think about our special needs children, we think of an endless list of issues. Most clients – children, parents, referring doctors, caregivers, and significant others More »
On Saturday, March 17, 2012, the culminating activity for iWrite, iSpeak, iAct, a joint-project with Mass Communication students from the University of Baguio, was held. For the past eight Saturdays, starting January More »
I am Ethan.
You may not understand me, or the way I feel today.
You may not understand my reasoning for things I do or say.
The reasons why I’m so loud and say things over & over again,
Why I run so differently or lose my homework every now & then.
I write my letters backwards and sometimes numbers too,
and when in a conversation, I’ll say “Guess what” 100 times to you.
Too much noise, light, or excitement can set me in a spin.
I don’t like the way these pants feel rubbing against my skin.
Coping with stress at home with your special needs child can be challenging. As parents and siblings relate with the special child, it is inevitable to experience some meltdowns and tantrums. Equipping ourselves with some cool down tools or strategies may greatly decrease stress.
From the Executive Director of Celebrate!ADHD, an educational organization that provides training for educators, parents and children, Kirk Martin, provides tips for maintaining a scream-free home.
First, control one self. A parent’s foremost job is to control themselves and model appropriate behavior. How can we expect our kids to be calm when we lose our cool?
iWrite, iSpeak, iAct for a Change… began on January 21st, Saturday, and will run through March 17th.
The last two sessions will be on kiddy reporting. Children will be broadcasting and videotapes of the previous art classes will be shown.
All over the world, this campaign aims to heighten awareness of advances in brain research. Workshops, exhibits, and programs on the brain will mark the celebration. Check out www.DANA.org/BAW for more information. What a fascinating thought – how does your brain work?
Wear Red Day
National Wear Red Day was on Friday, Feb. 3rd.
Patients, parents, staff and volunteers joined in Heart Disease Awareness – #1 killer of women. Here’s our tribute for all the women we know and love who are affected by heart disease.
Beginning this year, the United Nations together with all of its member countries — will set aside a special annual day to recognize Down syndrome.
A resolution approved by consensus vote in the U.N. General Assembly late last year named March 21 World Down Syndrome Day. Accordingly, member nations will be asked to promote awareness of the chromosomal disorder starting this spring.
Now officials at the U.N. say they will mark the day by gathering members of the Down syndrome community at U.N. headquarters in New York for a conference tackling issues ranging from education and independent living to research and working with the media.
Earth!
It’s time again for another birth.
Said the Angels to the LORD above,
This Special Child will need much love.
His progress may be very slow,
Accomplishments he may not show.
And he’ll require extra care
From the folks he meets down there.
He may not run or laugh or play,
His thoughts may seem quite far away,
In many ways he won’t adapt,
And he’ll be known as handicapped.
So let’s be careful where he’s sent,
We want his life to be content.
Please LORD, find the parents who
Will do a special job for you.
They will not realize right away
The leading role they’re asked to play,
But with this child sent from above
Comes stronger faith and richer love.
Coming across articles online for parenting tips, here are some worthy of consideration from Everyday Health:
Children with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, don’t come with a how-to manual for parents — and it’s too bad considering all of the added responsibility and challenges.
“Parents of children with ADHD have less margin for error in their parenting,” explains Joel T. Nigg, PhD, professor of psychiatry, pediatrics, and behavioral neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, the author of What Causes ADHD, and co-author of the study that identified consistency as key in how to parent successfully. “Whereas a parent of a typically developing child has to be pretty consistent in their parenting, a parent of an ADHD child has to be utterly consistent.”
Nationally, the Autism Consciousness Week is declared under Presidential Decree No. 711, which specifies that Children with Autism (CWA) must be provided with appropriate education, health and social services as well as equal opportunities and adequate protection to prepare them for their role in community development. The proclamation is the government’s response to the increasing number of CWA cases. With this official launching, we at DREAM Foundation, together with the Baguio city government, support the Presidential Decree.
