Teeth Are Not for Biting – 20th Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that our little book on not biting is celebrating 20 years in print! Back when the book came out, my son was two and my daughter was six. Yes, we had biting incidents to deal with! And Teeth Are Not for Biting was born. Now a new generation of toddlers is […]
How to Help Young Children Build Resilience
“How to Help Young Children Build Resilience” originally appeared at freespiritpublishingblog.com. Copyright © 2022 by Free Spirit Publishing. All rights reserved. My favorite photos of my little sister’s preschool years are the ones where she has food on her head. Spaghetti, chocolate ice cream, breakfast cereal—anything in a bowl became her hat. She loved to […]
Helping a Child on the Autism Spectrum Transition to a New School
By Elizabeth Verdick and Elizabeth Reeve, M.D., authors of The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (And Their Parents) Summer is over—as a parent, you can breathe a sigh of relief. No more hearing “I’m bored!” every day. But if you’re a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, that sigh of […]
Meet Biker and Book Illustrator Brian Biggs
Here’s the scoop on Brian Biggs, an artist, a children’s book illustrator, and an avid biker. He illustrated my picture book Bike & Trike. He’s a colorful character, like the ones he draws. I loved interviewing him and learning more about his rides and creative side. How many miles did you bike last year? I […]
Holiday Chaos! Preparing Children with Autism for the Disruptions of the Holidays
By Elizabeth Verdick and Elizabeth Reeve, M.D., authors of The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (And Their Parents) Here come the holidays! If you’ve got a child who’s on the autism spectrum, life is about to get complicated all over again because of the disruptions to family routines. ’Tis the season to […]
5 Simple Ways to Support Parents of Children with Autism
April is National Autism Awareness Month. April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. But as we parents of children on the spectrum know, autism is every day, 24/7. We love our children, we’re working hard to help them face their challenges—and we need help. What can you do? It can be as simple as supporting […]
Telling My Son He Has Autism
My son Zachary was diagnosed with autism before his third birthday. It was a devastating day for our family—and a defining moment. There was no time to let the news sink in. We had a lot of work to do. So began a long process of learning about the mysterious condition experts now call autism […]
