

Helping Teens Manage Stress
It’s no accident that April is National Stress Awareness month. As winter ends, taxes are due and the long haul until the end of the...


Good Nutrition for Special Needs Teens
Public Health Week is a great time to teach teens with special needs about good nutrition. Good nutrition education is vital to the...


Helping Students Become Employable
Lockdown provides students with special needs an opportunity to practice adult living skills in the safe environment of your home....


Autism Awareness Month Activities
April is Autism Awareness Month and with a growing population of students on the spectrum, it is a perfect time to work on a social skill...


Eat Disorder Awareness
February is “Eating Disorder Awareness Month” and a good time for teachers of special needs teens to provide their students with the...


Professional Dress at Second-Hand Prices
It can be difficult for young people to afford clothes for their first interviews and jobs. February’s Secondhand Wardrobe Awareness...


Teaching Teens About Condom Use
Valentine’s Day is also National Condom Day. Clearly, somebody had a sense of humor—and a good idea—since 50% of the pregnancies in the...


Random Acts of Kindness and Special Needs Teens
When the world is good, our students receive many random acts of kindness. People may reach for things that are out of reach. Or, they...


National Healthy Weight Week
Wouldn’t you know that they’d make the third week of January Healthy Weight Week? It’s like they knew we’d all be looking at our...


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Hey everyone! It's Mary, aka Tech Support. I wanted to apologize for absolutely forgetting about the blogs. Normally I just upload them...