Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Emotional pain

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Memoir: A Child LostHe was taken away. Given to another family to love. My son. My precious, beautiful son. And my heart is broken. The pain is my constant companion. We decided to adopt a child. We also decided that we wanted a special needs child and one day, a tiny boy with Down syndrome visited our home. He was shy ... More..

Education > Financing College Teaching assistants

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Have you ever wanted to work with children in a meaningful and rewarding manner? Become a Special Education Teaching Assistant. Many colleges in Canada have diploma programs that enable you to become very skilled and knowledgable in the special needs of students in the school system. Some school boards offer their own trai... More..

Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders Oppositional defiant disorder: Symptoms and treatment

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"Spoiled, rotten brat!" It is certain that someone at some point is going to come to this conclusion about your child with Oppositional Defiance Disorder - or ODD. Although the causes are unknown at this point in time, these children do have mental deficits that may be a result of neurochemical imbalances, economic disadvan... More..

Education > Special Education How to teach an autistic child social skills

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Teaching Children with Autism Social StoriesIt is believed that children with autism are unable to grasp the concept that others have thoughts, plans, feelings or points of view that may differ from their own. This is referred to as the "Theory of Mind". Because of this deficit, a child with autism will not have the ability... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Party & Guests Wedding reception activities for kids

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Wedding Reception Ideas for ChildrenMore and more couples are including children in their wedding plans now - either their own and/or nieces and nephews and friends' kids. With some prior planning there is no reason that the little people attending your special day won't be able to enjoy it as much as the adults. Let's face... More..

Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) Geocaching: An outdoor adventure for the family

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Do you remember the games of hide and seek you played as a child? Or the treasure hunts that had you searching for clues all over your home or neighbourhood? Well......you can again experience the thrill of those childhood games with geocaching. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which you use a Global Positi... More..

Education > Special Education Mainstreaming special needs students: Understanding the debate

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Every child has the right to be educated and most people believe this right extends to being educated with their peers. No longer do we see special needs children being picked up by the "little" yellow school bus and being shunted off to a private school where "out of sight - out of mind" seemed to be the prevailing attitude.... More..

Relationships & Family > Communities & Support The history of gay rights in Canada

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History of Gay Rights in CanadaOn August 28, 1969 at about 1:00 am. at the Stonewall Inn located in Greenwich Village in New York City, history was made. The popular gay bar was raided by police and the brave men and women, that ordinarly would simply comply with the police, decided to fight back. A revolution had begun th... More..

Education > Special Education What a student with autism needs to learn

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What happens when the child on the autism spectrum becomes an adult? Our hopes are that the education this child has received both academic and social, will have prepared her for a life outside the structured school system. Some will go onto sheltered workshops, some will remain in their parents' home and some will - agains... More..

Arts & Humanities > Canadian History History of British Columbia

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Catherine Schubert was born in Ireland in 1835, the youngest of nine children. When she was only 16 years old she sailed to America and became a maid in Springfield, Massachusetts. During her spare time, she decided to teach herself to read. When she was just 19 years old, she met and married a German carpenter by the name ... More..

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