num_pages: 288
description: Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs challenges families and professionals to help children with special needs to reach their full potential by using a proven motivational, how-to approach. This groundbreaking and inspiring book provides detailed information on how to let go of the “perfect-baby” dream, face and resolve grief, avoid the no-false-hope syndrome, access early intervention services, and avoid the use of limiting and outdated labels. Also included are specific guidelines for working with professionals, understanding the law and inclusion, planning for the future, and insightful interviews with Dana Reeve of the Christopher Reeve Foundation, Tim Shriver of Special Olympics, and Diane Bubel of the Bubel/Aiken Foundation.
language: English
title: Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs: Raising the Bar of Expectations
titlecomplete: Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs: Raising the Bar of Expectations
genres: Nonfiction, Parenting
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Jossey-Bass