Podcasts about parenting are fairly easy to find. Podcasts episodes that are focused on parenting children who have special needs are not nearly as easy to locate. Every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you a whole list of interesting podcasts that focus on topics relevant to parents of kids who have special needs.
The Parents Journal has an episode that was released on September 12, 2011. This episode is only six minutes long. The topic is “A plan to stop school bullying”. The guest on this episode is Rick Phillips, who is the co-author of “Safe School Ambassadors”. Kids who have special needs are bullied much more frequently than kids who don’t have special needs.
Family Life Podcast has an episode that was released on September 12, 2011. This episode is called “Sponge Bob Study”. This is somewhat disturbing! A study was done that showed that the Sponge Bob cartoon has an immediate negative impact on a child’s mental development.
The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on September 7, 2011. The episode is called “Preparing your tween/teen for the school year”. Annie Fox gives parents advice about how to help your tween or teenager to emotionally prepare for the new school year. There is advice on avoiding drama, and dealing with anxiety.
The Coffee Klatch also had an episode that was released on September 11, 2011. This episode is called “Chrisa Hickey – Mental Health Advocate”. Chrisa Hickey is the author of the blog “Mindstorm: Raising a Mentally Ill Child”. She is an advocate for children and teens with mental illness.
Special Kid School Talk has an episode that was released on September 11, 2011. This episode is called “Strategies for Great Reading Comprehension”. Host Dr. Kari talks with guest Emily Iland, who is a parent, author, and leader in the autism field. They talk about the best strategies for teaching children to understand what they are reading.
Family Health has an episode released sometime in September, 2011, called “Cat and Dog Allergies”. This episode has advice on how to reduce allergic reactions that come from cats and dogs. If you, or your child, can reduce your allergic reactions to your pet, then you just might not have to give up that pet after all.
Hope Saves the Day has an episode that was released on September 12, 2011. In this episode, there is a discussion of the Toughman Half Triathlon that was a way to raise money for autism. You can also hear about a great GFCF recipe, and there is a song at the end of the show called “Through My Eyes” by Scott James.
The “Coffee Mom” who has been in the news lately, has a blog that includes the video of her appearance on Good Morning America. This is the mom who gives her seven year old son coffee, as medicine, for his ADHD. Although this isn’t, technically, a podcast, it is worth checking out. You can get her side of the story.
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