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Filtered by Archive: February 2014
TIP of the WEEK: Loving Someone Rare
Your child is not their IQ score or their new diagnosis from a recent psych eval. She is not how many steps she can take at the age that some… Click for more.
A Non-profit Conversation
As some readers already know, I’m vacationing in the Southwest, a beautiful but decidedly different part of the country. I have the good fortune of finding what I call “like-minded”… Click for more.
TIP of the WEEK: Focusing in the Classroom
Getting and keeping the attention of a child with PWS in class can be a difficult task but there are ways to engage and help to keep them focused. 1.… Click for more.
The Cowgirl Way
I am a woman outside of my comfort zone. This is fortunately by choice so I knew (kind of) what I was getting myself into. It gives me pause to… Click for more.
TIP of the WEEK: The Art and Science of a Good Nights Sleep
Everyone needs a good nights sleep. So often we hear from parents of children with PWS that their child struggles with sleep issues. Whether they struggle to fall asleep, wake… Click for more.
Cape Cod Charity Lunch Bunch Gives to Latham Centers
Cape Cod Charity Lunch Bunch Cape Cod Charity Lunch Bunch, a social group of jolly Cape women, gathers monthly for a luncheon at the home of one of 12 participants.… Click for more.
Latham Consulting
I sometimes have to write distressing (to me anyway) emails to families who are reaching out to Latham Centers for services for their child; school-age or adult. I wish we… Click for more.
FEBRUARY
Hate the month? I get that. The cold, the snow, the dark. But there can be a positive vibe to this chilly time of year: We honor Black History all… Click for more.
TIP of the WEEK: Getting Through a Hospital Trip
Whether you are there for a test, an emergency or for a longer stay, a trip to the hospital can be a stressful event for everyone involved. For kids who… Click for more.
Gone
There is great sadness in the world-wide PWS family today. A person I have never met, a parent in another country has lost her baby with PWS to illness. The… Click for more.
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