by Susan Henninger SAT & ACT – what you & your teen should know If your son or daughter plans to attend college there’s no escaping standardized testing. However, families do have some control over which test the teen takes, how often they decide to take it, and how they choose to prepare for it. …

by Malia Jacobson Special needs and sleep Many children with special needs also face significant sleep challenges, a draining double-whammy that leaves millions of parents and children exhausted. The National Association of School Psychologists reports that as many as 30 percent of children may have a sleep disorder, but rates are much higher among children …

by John Boccacino Special Needs Allergies For the parents of the roughly six million American children living with food allergies, going  to school means another, more daunting task: keeping their children safe at school from the potentially life-threatening allergic reactions that can arise from their allergies. As far as these parents and children are concerned, …

by John Boccacino girl and soccer Winning tends to dominate sports culture: from the Little League diamonds and Pop Warner Football fields all the way up to the professional teams, winning is seen as the ultimate goal whenever two squads square off. The recently-concluded NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament — March Madness — uses …

by Dresden Engle Special Needs profile “Make it your own!” has been the multi-season mantra of American Idol judges who encourage young singers to stand out and be different. It’s funny, when you think about it, because that’s a big switch from what kids have been conditioned to do. We spend our childhood trying to …

by John Boccacino RYAN ORTIZ-MCCULLOUGH AT Daystar Daystar program For parents seeking day care options in and around Rochester, there exists a bevy of choices that offer creative activities and ample social interactions in an educational setting. But what about parents of medically fragile children with chronic illnesses such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cerebral palsy, congenital heart …