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Need a Timer to Remember Medications, Time Behavior and More?

Here’s a gift idea! I can think of uses other than what it was designed for… I was looking on Amazon for cool products to post here when I ran across the Itzbeen Baby Care Timer. It was created to help sleep deprived moms and dads remember when it’s time to feed or change the baby, keep track of how long the baby’s been awake... [Read more of this review]

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Christmas Gift Ideas, Part 2

For years now, many people have turned to shopping online. It will save you the frustration of having to push through the crowds in the shopping malls, long lines and having to deal with the staring and comments of rude people if you’re with someone with special needs (who needs that during the holiday season?). And with the H1N1 scare this year,... [Read more of this review]

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Alleviate Pressure Sores and Skin Breakdown in Bed

You may have read my blog about the wheelchair pad that we found for our son, Nick. It is made out of Akton polymer. When you first see it, you might think that it’s a gel pad. But it’s much better than gel because it is a solid material. If you’ve ever sat on a gel cushion, you know all too well that gel moves away from what’s... [Read more of this review]

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How to Save Your Butt (or someone else’s). Literally!

Wheelchair Cusion Bony butts, poor posture, sitting all day, skin breakdown. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, you know that any of these can become a real problem is there isn’t adequate cushioning. When it came time to replace our son’s old wheelchair (long overdue thanks to only being able to get a new one every so many years),... [Read more of this review]

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Using Themes When Buying Gifts

One way to go about choosing gifts is to choose them around a specific theme. For instance, if your child likes a particular character or show/movie, buy several gifts that focus on that theme. Let’s use the movie Wall-E for example. Personally, I absolutely loved this movie. The characters are instantly lovable, and the story line was wonderful.... [Read more of this review]

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A Few Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids, Part I

Shopping for Kids With Special Needs: As promised, I’ve been adding some new products to our Products & Reviews section. Here are some of my favorites that I have found, and will finish posting as soon as I get the chance. In case you haven’t visited the Products and Reviews area of our site yet, it’s designed to help you choose... [Read more of this review]

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Switches, Switch Toys and What Helped Our Son

One thing that lots of special needs people use is switches. They can be used to activate toys, to help them communicate, and to interact with others. Nick was introduced to switches probably 10 years ago or so. The success rate for him activating the switch was probably as low as 0% – 5% when he first started out. And it didn’t improve... [Read more of this review]

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We’re Here to Help with Christmas Shopping this Year!

With the Christmas just around the corner, now would be a great time to add your favorite products to the Shopping and Reviews section in our Community. This section was created to help our members choose gifts and toys for special needs people (and their caretakers!). And it is more than just a simple list of products. When filling out the form for... [Read more of this review]

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Sending out Personalized Christmas Cards and Gifts This Year?

Christmas cards with a photo of the family have become quite common. Many people use professional photographers, others take the photo themselves. I love it when the people in the photo are dressed up in silly costumes (or at least the kids are). You can buy costumes online at a very affordable price, and upload your pictures to a service that will... [Read more of this review]

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Education Disguised as Fun: Nick Jr. Boost

I’ve been in search of some unique gift ideas for this Holiday Season and have been busy adding products to our online network called Shopping and Reviews. You can quickly find products that will help in certain areas: fine motor, gross motor, sensory, etc.. You can search by age, and even by price range. Today I added an online service for kids... [Read more of this review]

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