Parenting & Family Information

Here’s your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.

New Articles

• Book Review: Late, Lost, and Unprepared
• Gluten-Free Gingerbread
• Before You Look for Information on Angelman Syndrome

Sites of the Day

• American Diabetes Month
• National Epilepsy Awareness Month
• I AM PWD
• Living With LGS
• World Diabetes Day

Weekday Reflections

• Building Up, Tearing Down
• Expectations
• Island of Competence
• Interventions
• Endpoints

Blog Posts

• Plan Ahead for Family Events
• Marlee Matlin Can Take a Joke, But That Doesn’t Make It Funny
• Help Your Child Prepare for Parties at Home
• News Flash! Special-Needs Parenting Is Stressful!
• Beware of Holiday Pageants
• Wordless Wednesday: Flash Cards on Wheels
• Stuff a Stocking With Sensory Goodies
• Glee and Faking Disabilities
• Add Parenting Books to Your Holiday Wish List
• This Week in Comments: Frozen Lice and Packrats

Updated Pages

• Today’s News
• Weekly News
• Site of the Day
• Tip of the Day
• Weekday Reflections

Weekly Roundup: Week of November 9 originally appeared on About.com Parenting Special Needs on Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at 08:00:38.

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What It Is: “This November, for National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM), the Epilepsy Foundation is asking you to Talk About It! Epilepsy affects people of all ages and races, and represents one percent of the population in this country–almost 3 million people. And although 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, we are still reluctant to Talk About It! NEAM will focus on the power of personal stories and encourage communities of all sizes to talk about epilepsy together.”

Who’s In Charge: “The Epilepsy Foundation of America is the national voluntary agency dedicated solely to the welfare of the almost 3 million people with epilepsy in the U.S. and their families. The organization works to ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences; to improve how people with epilepsy are perceived, accepted and valued in society; and to promote research for a cure.”

Why It’s Worth Checking Out: From the site, you can download materials for National Epilepsy Awareness Month, learn of events in your area, and share your story online.

Where to Start: What’s “It” to Me

More Sites of the Day

+ Page of the Day: Epilepsy News and Views +

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Site of the Day: National Epilepsy Awareness Month originally appeared on About.com Parenting Special Needs on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 06:00:27.

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