LD and ADHD Newsletter

Dear Parents,

Get ready to celebrate Mother's Day with our inventive ideas, crafts, and printables. Our Top 10 Gifts for mom are guaranteed to move Mother's Day far beyond the usual flowers and chocolates.

If you're worried that your child may have a speech problem, read what our experts have to say about delayed speech development, lisping, and signs of a hearing problem. Find out when stuttering can be considered a normal part of development.

Also in this issue: transitioning into summer. Follow our tips for preparing for the end of the school year, and learn how to create a summer learning experience for your child.

From the Editors at FamilyEducation.com

Mother's Day
There are lots of ways to honor mom on Mother's Day – and they don't have to include fattening candy and perishable bouquets!

Mother's Day Ideas for Kids Top 10 Gifts Moms Want Mother's Day Crafts Kids Can Make Printable Gift Coupons for Mom Mother's Day Bookmark

Mother's Day Worksheet A Special Mother's Day Card Printable Roses for Mom Mother's Day Cloth-Wax Design Mother's Day Plaque Mother's Day Story

Speech Problems in Young Kids
Our experts tackle questions about speech development in kids 16 months to 6 years old.

Mom Worried About Toddler Speech Problem in 22-Month-Old? Two-Year-Old Has Delayed Speech Speech Problems in Two-Year-Old Can Speech Delay Be Genetic?

Homeschooler with Lisp Speech Therapy at Home Speech Problem in Six-Year-Old Could Meningitis Cause Slurred Speech? Stuttering Stuttering Four-Year-Old

Transition into Summer
The end of the school year can be a busy time! Follow these tips to make the transition -- and stop summer brain drain.

End of School Year Checklist Ten Ways to Prepare for the End of the School Year Tips for the End of School When Friends Have to Say Goodbye

Summertime Tips for Kids with LD Find a Summer Tutor Create a Summer Learning Experience Summer Reading for Resistant Kids Stop Summer Brain Drain

Time Savers for Busy Moms
With all you have to juggle as a mom on the go, time is one thing there is never enough of. Use our time-saving tips and tools to help simplify your life. Sponsored by Wal-Mart.

Introducing FE Blogs!
We're proud to present two new parenting blogs on FamilyEducation.com: Aliki McElreath's Professor Mom chronicles and Todd Lieman's Skadaddle.

Of course, if someone had told me three years ago that L. would be diagnosed with Asperger's (a form of high-functioning autism) one month before his 7th birthday, I wouldn't have believed them....
— Aliki McElreath, Professor Mom. Read more!

Express Yourself
Now when you take one of our personality quizzes, you can share your results with the world. Just copy and paste the html coding from the results page onto your website or blog. Take this quiz to find out if you are a "pesky parent"!

		Join in this discussion on our Message Boards with a parent whose 17-year-old is failing school: "...My son either gets A's or F's. He gets the F's because he doesn't hand in his homework. I have tried everything, from tough love treatment to positive incentives. Nothing seems to work.... Anybody have any ideas to help me with this?" —donna21

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