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Dear Special Needs Moms,

You've been to the support groups and you've researched for hours upon hours on how to make things better for your family.

You sit in the room, listening to other moms, the expert doctor or the IEP team and you think "there has to be more".

You go home to your family and...

Kindness Bingo - FREE Download!

Chances are either Valentine's day is a huge deal for you and your family or you really don't care. It's ok either way. No judgement here!

No matter what your feeling are about the day, it's always fun to find new ways to connect with your kids (and students)... this week is the perfect chance to...

Pressured Parenting, Stressed Out Special Needs Families

Special Needs Parenting can be tough!

We get it!

Follow the links below to connect with Catherine, Lisa & Courtney:

Catherine Whitcher, M.Ed

Lisa Shaw ...

DANGEROUS IEP Goals - Well Kind Of

Dangerous situations haunt special needs parents, but is there something we can do in the IEP to help?

YES!

Sign up here for the free IEP Goal Writing Webinar and find out how!

Is This YOUR Special Education Journey?

This is it. The LAST week to sign up to be an IEP Coach for the January Mentorship. Before you scroll on by this email and think this isn't you... Wait! You have to see who is already IN the IEP Coach Mentorship...

"Hi everyone! I am the mom of 4! My oldest has...

3 Years of IEP Struggles, then BAM! PROGRESS!

Heather's son, Elijah, struggled for 3 years to make progress on his IEP goals.

She knew something needed to change.

She took the leap and decided to Become an IEP Coach for her family and for her community.

You have to watch this video to see what has happened!

Now it's YOUR TURN to BECOME...

IEPs and special education as we know it, needs to go...

There's a common theme happening in Special Education and it's nothing new, but it needs to change.

Listen to the video and then choose which one is right for you...

5 Ways to Get More (Nicely) in Special Education

Special Education can get sticky for everyone involved. Teachers, parents, therapists, and admins all struggle at some point to navigate and negotiate their way through rules and regulations that don't always make sense.

However, sometimes it's not the system that is stopping us from moving...

BELIEVE in Special Education

I have to show you what came in the mail this week. It MIGHT have made me tear up just a bit.

The pic above is Matt. He is the son of rockstar, special needs mom, Lisa and he has Autism.

Both Matt and Lisa work their patooties off every day (just like you) to conquer new skills that...

My Child was LEFT OUT of the holiday program at school

It's that time of year again! Too many parents are going to be posting on FB how their child was NOT included in the holiday celebrations at school this year.

Many parents will not even post about it. They will keep it to themselves and push down the feelings of being excluded.

Here's the real...

Special Needs Moms - Do They Even Know You?

Hey Special Needs Moms,

It's Self Care Sunday, again, and we're going to get real about something that happens to ALL of us as moms who have EXTRAORDINARY responsibilities.

We forget who we are.

We can't remember what we used to like or even more likely, what we used to like doesn't...

Don't Blink - It goes so fast

O.M.Goodness! This video!!! I'm asked all the time how I still have overflowing passion and joy when it comes to special education and IEPs after 20+ years... little Sara saying "Thank you, Catherine" explains it all.

Meet Gracjana... Sara's mom. Her daughter is transitioning from Pre-K to...

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