Does your child have difficulty understanding idioms? Idioms are commonly used phrases that say one thing but mean something completely different. Like “spill the beans”, “piece of cake” or “it’s raining cats and dogs”. All age groups use idioms and it’s important that your child
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You may be wondering where to begin when it comes to teaching your child how to start conversations. Here are a couple of great tips to help you: breaking the skill of starting conversations into three basic steps and video recording your role-play session with your child. Maybe, like me, once you realized your child […]
As a parent, you likely cringe when your child is playing with others and seems to easily lose control of his emotions over a small disagreement. I know I do. We found some creative ideas to help when you’re talking with your child about how to
Is making eye contact with other kids a problem for your child? You can help! Use simple ways to teach your child to make eye contact like asking him to look into your eyes when he requests a toy or treat, tape visual aids to your forehead and break the instructions into small steps. We […]
Autism Speaks is holding its 2014 Autism Investment Conference (AIC2014) March 4-5 at the historic Bently Reserve in downtown San Francisco. I’m pleased to say that I’ll be speaking on a panel based on my experience founding and developing The Social Express. I’ll discuss the challenges, opportunities, risks and rewards of launching a startup company […]
As a parent, it is heart wrenching if your child struggles socially and having difficulty making friends at school or on the playground. You want to immediately solve the problem. You may want to rush to talk to the school, the other children and anyone else who can help. You instinctually want to help your […]
As a dad of 11-year-old twin boys, I like to consider the latest thinking on the topic of parenting by reviewing current research and blogs of other parents. A key topic for me is social skills lessons. One of the best things about the explosion of millions of people posting content on the Internet is […]
The Social Express Named “Reader’s Choice Top 100 Product” by District Administration Magazine K12 leaders highlight products that enhance learning in another record-breaking year for nominations SAN DIEGO – Dec. 10, 2013 — The Social Express has been recognized for making a positive difference in education by K12 leaders who named it to District Administration […]
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A great post by Cara Delany Source: Special-Education-Degree.net Learning Disabilities in the U.S. Many people believe learning disabilities are a sign of low intelligence; this belief is wildly incorrect. Specific learning disabilities pose unique challenges for afflicted students and are very real, physiological conditions. Let’s take a look at the types of learning […]
