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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.

Preparing your child's school to implement your child's IEP accommodation from the start of school. Use these tips to work towards building a team around your child to ensure your child's new school year is successful.

Whether your child is back in the classroom or returning soon, it is bound to be an adjustment. When children are excited about going to school, they are excited about learning. When they are excited about learning, there is a drastic increase in concept grasping and information retention. I’m sharing 5 ways to make sure your child gets excited about being back in school.

When I started The Parenting Cipher, I had one goal in mind – to ease the journey of a concerned parent when it came to their child’s academic success. Some years later, the goal did not change. That goal turned into multiple goals still focusing on providing parents with the knowledge to gain control over their child’s academic success while mastering their learning disabilities. I knew then parents needed a community, so I started one.

Are your kids ready to go back to school? During these final weeks of summer, it’s important to adopt learning activities that will help your child build confidence, keep their mind stimulated, and ensure that your child is ready to return to the routine of the classroom experience. Research consistently shows that children who do not engage in any type of mental activity during the summer tend to lose up to a third of what they have learned during the academic year. If your child struggles with a specific subject, summer is a great opportunity to slow down and focus on the basics of that subject so they are better prepared for the upcoming school year.

ABA, or Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy, is an approach to understanding how children learn while teaching them how to positively react to community stimuli. ABA therapy is mostly used for children on the autism spectrum. With such a progressive method, these five benefits are sure to help your child succeed as an independent.

According to the United States House of Representatives, July is officially BeBe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (BMC-MHA). Many have shortened the name to BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, but we won’t do that. We must keep BeBe Moore Campbell’s name because her short-lived span of work trailblazed us here. That being said, what better month than this to break down the differences between three interchangeably used titles that aren’t so interchangeable? What titles you may ask? We’re talking about therapists, psychiatrists and psychologists.

Our BIPOC friends and family members may be suffering in silence with mental health issues. We exclude them from activities simply because we don’t know how to interact, engage or communicate with them. This exclusion practice is not good for them or us and the month of July is focused on making sure the practice of exclusion is no more for our mental health challenged friends and family in BIPOC communities. July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s break down the title.