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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. via Zoom at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/91397565147?pwd=VFZoUWc4VURrUVlzTlpUaFBTR3Y2dz09 Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are uniquely vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation.  The Arc of Spokane's Sexual Abuse Prevention program works to educate caregivers about sexual abuse.  This meeting will help parents, guardians, and family [...]

https://www.postpartum.net/news-and-blog/ifmhd/ Although most of us—men and women alike—are socialized to think of men as providers of support during the perinatal period and early parenthood, a wealth of research shows that 10% of new dads experience paternal postpartum depression (50% when mom is depressed!) and tend to need support of their own. However, the stigma against [...]

Parents say a lot of words to their kids. That’s the job, after all — to tell them things, to teach them lessons, to prepare them, protect them, and shape them into the people we want them to be. But sometimes in the telling are  common phrases or clichéd ideas that are based on outdated [...]

The proposed WA Early Childhood Policy Fellowship will be a one-to-two-year paid opportunity for mid-career leaders of color to develop their skills and leadership capacity to strengthen the field of early childhood policy in Washington state.  WA Early Childhood Policy Fellowship is reaching out to request survey participation to help design this fellowship aimed at [...]

...to connect, socialize and learn topics of their choice.  Thursdays, 6;00-8:00 p.m. Click here to register.  

Do you have ongoing special education concerns or unresolved IEP issues related to school closures and distance learning? A collective of parents are coordinating complaint filings to document ongoing challenges with special education You can access a template here: Citizen's complaint, special education Please add identifying information on the first page, and then fill in [...]

Teens and tweens with Down syndrome go through puberty during the same years as their typically developing peers (ages 9-14), and as with all children, they have questions and concerns about the changes affecting their bodies during this time of their life. Join Dr. Rebecca Partridge, head of Down Syndrome program and Beth Olenchek, a [...]