In this episode host, Genie Dawkins, and Kim Poetivin discuss how to deal with social workers and how the word “non-compliant” affects your child’s ability to make progress in school. Kim provides insight into how to interact with social workers and members of your child’s IEP team to protect your child from being targeted as a problem child
Children generally love to move around and play. Staying active is not only important for their physical health but also for their mental and emotional development. Special needs kids enjoy the same benefits from physical activity. Hands-on activities that involve creativity and problem-solving can also serve as ways for kids to excel in STEM. However, it might be more challenging to find physical activities that suit their needs.
In this episode, Genie Dawkins talks about how she handled the situation when she realized that the school was keeping a log of her son’s behaviors and did not give her a copy. She takes you on the journey of how schools use your child's behavior as a way to keep you from questioning them and how to empower yourself and protect your child.
In this episode, Kim and I discuss how she supports black and transracial youth and their families in managing the world o grief, loss, and racial trauma in her practice. While talking about how we can support our kids with returning back to in-person school.
In this episode of The Parenting Cipher, Genie takes you on a reflective journey of her health issues and how to improve your own health advocate. While discussing the disparities and bias in health care that adds to the fact African Americans are 50 percent more likely to die of a stroke, cancer, and COVID as compared to their white adult counterparts. A healthy body is a healthy mind. So, it is important that you take care of both aspects equally and not neglect one for the other. Tune in for Genie’s six tips for taking charge of your health.
Season 3 of The Parenting Cipher starts on 10/26 and we bring in this season as an Award-nominated show for the Best Black Family Parenting Podcast by the Black Pod Awards. This season’s theme is “ Leaning In”, into advocating for our health, ensuring our children make progress in school, knowing more about our children’s […]
Going back to school is both stressful and exciting for kids and their parents. Kids often feel anxious about meeting their new teachers, making friends, and settling into a new routine. Parents want to see their children thrive in school and try hard to make the transition smooth and easy. But if your child battles anxiety, this can be a real challenge. Many anxious kids find that bringing fidget toys to school helps a lot.
In an ideal situation, any child with a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) can explore their interests with no hindrances. For children with autism, such opportunities can be too few for their own good, which can be frustrating for these exceptional and talented children.
Not all autistic children have an interest in these subjects. However, those interested should not only have access to STEM but also get help so they can excel in it. How can you encourage children to learn STEM? Here’s how you encourage parents to foster their children’s love for science and how you can help kids excel.
