Parenting a child with a special need, whether a physical disability, a learning delay, an emotional challenge, or a developmental disorder, may require the acquisition of specific skills, such as ...

In the United States, approximately 7.3 million children between the ages of three and seventeen have been diagnosed with a disability; this equates to a staggering one in ten children. The likelihood ...

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order laying out a plan for dismantling the federal Department of Education represents good news for families nationwide. As the mother of a child with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Michel Carter covers working mothers, diversity, and jobs. One in five American children has special health care needs, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Finding high-quality, affordable child care is hard. Just ask any parent. But when a child has special needs, child care suddenly gets a whole lot harder -- for parents and child ...

Samuel Lara normally resists new sounds, textures and tastes. The 9-year-old, diagnosed with Down syndrome and autism, might get distressed in noisy crowds or around unfamiliar faces. So, his parents ...

Caroline Reid-Westoby does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Summer camps are meant to give kids a sense of independence and the chance to make new friends and learn new things — not to mention they provide a break for parents who may or may not be struggling ...

Nearly one-third of child deaths investigated last year by the Oregon Department of Human Services involved children with intellectual or developmental disabilities — a pattern that raises questions ...

Parenting a child with a special need, whether a physical disability, a learning delay, an emotional challenge, or a developmental disorder, may require the acquisition of specific skills, such as ...