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Helping Your Child Learn! 

 

Learning is a lifelong process. As parents or guardians, you play a central role in your child's development. Before kids even attend school, they learn things like language, grooming habits and reading skills at home. And home-based learning doesn't end once children master these skills. Continue teaching your child as he grows, and adopt strategies that will best help him learn.

Based on this research, here are 70 quick and simple - yet highly effective - tips and tricks to use in teaching your children who are on the autism spectrum. For more info, click here
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How do you the caregiver take care of yourself?  Caregivers are individuals who often put the needs of others first. They may care for a child, an adult or a parent 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The people they care for may be profoundly disabled requiring constant attention, which leaves little time for the caregiver to attend to their own needs. As a result they may be more susceptible to health problems and stress. If the caregiver doesn't care for themselves, who will?  More info here!  Would you like to talk to somebody who understands

Positive Behavior Support Strategies  

for All Kids

 

If you're a parent, then you are likely interested in finding ways to interact with your child or children that create a strong relationship,foster positive behavior, and respond to behavioral problems.

 

Here are some sites that provide positive behavior support strategies to just about any situation you can think of!!!  For more information

iCan Bike

 For the ninth year, ILRC will host the iCan Bike, previously known as Lose the Training Wheels-Wichita, a five-day camp where kids, teens and adults with disabilities learn to ride regular bicycles-without training wheels!  Space is limited to 40 campers. To learn more, click hereVolunteers are also needed.  To learn more about volunteering, click here.

Frequently Asked Question

"Do you have any ideas to help our child to quit swearing?"
 
Children pick up swear words from everywhere and if limits are not placed on them, the words continue to get used and have value for the child. If there is one thing that a child understands is that swear words come attached with emotions.  More resources

Contact Us 

All toll free numbers are for Kansas parents & education advocates.

 

Garden City Parent Center

(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364
(913) 287-1970 or (877) 499-5369
(800) 499-9443
Topeka Parent Center                        

(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343   

Wichita Administrative Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

Wichita Parent Center                

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

 www.familiestogetherinc.org 





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Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children.

 

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