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Acid Reflux

6 Things Your Teacher Needs to Know About Your Child
If your child is living with acid reflux, below are six things you may wish to share with your child's teacher.
Best Acid Reflux School Lunches
A list of healthy and fun ideas for combating acid reflux symptoms at lunch
The Challenge of Acid Reflux and School
Most mothers and fathers find the following phrase incredibly comforting: “Back to school!” But for a parent of a child with reflux, this is not always the case.
The Rewards of Acid Reflux and School
The first of many payoffs of sending your child with reflux to school may be the chance to see your child excel among his or her peers.

ADHD

Choosing an Educational Advocate
When the school district and the parent don't agree with services or accommodations to help a child to succeed, an educational advocate may be able to help.C
Making the Most of the School Year
Ten tips to help teens with ADHD make the most of the school year.
School Starts- Now What? 10 Strategies to Help Your Child Start Off With a Bang
How can you best help your child transition from summer vacation to the rigors of school?
Talking to Your Child's Teacher
When parents must talk to a child’s teacher because of a problem at school, it is emotional and for many parents, intimidating. If you have not previously developed a relationship with the teacher, beginning one during a time of conflict is even more difficult.
Ten Tips for Successful Parent Teacher Conferences
Working together, parents and teachers can offer a child a successful school year. The following are ten tips to help parents make the most of parent teacher conferences.
When Teacher's Don't Cooperate
The majority of teachers are more than willing to work with parents to help ensure the success of their students. Occasionally, however, teachers do not cooperate with parents in providing information regarding the student.

Allergies and Asthma

7 Steps to Preparing Asthmatic Children for School
To make the process of going back to school easier for children with asthma or severe allergies, parents can prepare by taking the following steps.
Back to School Advice for Parents of Asthma Kids
Both allergies and asthma can be kept under control—provided you use the right combination of prevention and medication.
Back to School: Working with Your School Nurse/Staff to Keep Your Child Healthy
Looking at some strategies for partnering with the staff at your child's school to keep your child healthy.
Food Allergy Tips for Back to School
While other parents are hoping their child likes their teacher and makes new friends quickly, parents of children with food allergies have the added concern of making sure their child doesn't have an allergic reaction at school, and if they do, making sure that the school is equipped to handle the situation properly.
Healthier Schools for Healthier Kids
As kids head off in a few weeks back to school (where did the summer go?) those parents with children who have allergies, food allergies and asthma have some extra steps to consider.
Lesson for Parents of asthmatic Children
How you can plug into your school and its health program and make some true progress in the upcoming year.
Preparing for the Worst: Is Your Child Ready for an Anaphylaxis Event at School?
There is no reason why your child cannot live a normal, active life, as long as you have a plan.

Anxiety

Back to School Anxiety
If your child is avoiding all talk of the upcoming school year, or is continually putting off an activity that involves preparing for the school year, they may be worried and anxious about returning to school.
Examination Anxiety
Jerry Kennard discusses how to deal with examination anxiety.
Math Anxiety: Clearing Up Some Math Myths
Math anxiety is a learned response to a situation and therefore, with work, can be unlearned. Let's take a look at some myths that can lead to this anxiety.

Bipolar Disorder

Alternative Methods of Successful Education
There are soo many alternative educational methods now, and the internet has opened a whole new world of teaching!!
Guiding Our Bipolar Duaghter Through Adolescence
Our 19-year-old daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 17, after six years of variable psychiatric symptoms...
School Performance
Believe me, it hurts when I hear how kids suffer in school. This just isn’t a few “lost years” we’re talking about. These are bright and sensitive kids at risk of missing out at a decent shot in life...

Chronic Pain

Back to School with Fibromyalgia or Chronic Pain
Karen Lee Richards discusses the special challenges children with fibromyalgia or other chronic pain disorders face as they return to school.
Back to School with Pain
Some may be wondering how to face the upcoming school year when a child has chronic pain...

Depression

Back to School with Depression
If you have school-age children with depression, it's that time. The time when the weather says it's still summer, but the calendar says the start of the school year is nearly upon us...
Bullying Can Cause Depression in Some Teens
According to the results of the study, teens from either high-income families or low-income families were more at risk of developing symptoms of depression as a result of bullying than teens from middle-income families...
Childhood Bullying and Depression
We've begun to realize over the past few years that bullying has a profound affect on our mental health...
Depression in the Dorms: What You Need to Know About Mental Health and College
Expert patient Deborah Gray explains why depression is common in college and what you can do about it.
What do you do if your child is being bullied?
Deborah Gray addresses this difficult question.

Food and Nutrition

After School Snacks
Easy to Reach Munchies
Back to School Checklist
Our back to school checklist helps you and your kids get ready for the new school year and gives you great ideas for having a fun and healthy back to school season.
FoodFit Back to School Center
Earn high marks from your kids, get nutrition advice from an expert, and see how you can make sure your school serves healthy lunches.
Healthy Snacks to Go
Try these suggestions for healthy snacks that are portable and budget-friendly.
School House Snacks
Moms, fire up the oven. We've got four snacks to pack that will please even the pickiest palate.

FriendsOfQuinn

Stress Management for Teens
Here are ten tips to help you reduce stress when you are feeling overwhelmed.
Study Skill Tips
There are some general strategies that can be implemented to help students with LD better learn and retain knowledge.
Types of Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities are as varied as the people that live with them. Individuals with learning disabilities have difficulty with processing information, they may see, hear and understand things differently than other people. Learning disabilities can interfere with school, work and relationships.
What Is a Learning Disability?
People with learning disabilities see, hear and understand things differently. Do you know how and why? Find out here.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

College and IBD
Just because you have IBD, it doesn't mean that you can't enjoy a happy and successful college life. It's important to go on with your routine, and not let the disease control you.
Going to school with IBD
With the new school year about to begin there are many parents facing managing their child’s IBD while they are at school.
School and IBD
IDEA requires that a school district, responsible for a student with a disability, must provide all related services necessary for the student to benefit from the education being offered, including school “related services.”

Migraine & Headaches

Back To School With Migraines or Headaches
When your child has a chronic illness, whether it's headaches, Migraines, or a different illness entirely, you can't afford to put off getting your child ready for school.
Handling School with Migraines and Other Chronic Conditions
School can go better for kids with Migraine or other illnesses when everyone takes their responsibilities seriously. Who is responsible for what?
Back-to-School Questions
We're happy to answer any Migraine and headache questions the back-to-school season has raised for you.
Does Harry Potter Have Migraines?
Are the headaches that originate in Harry Potter's scar really Migraines? Teri Robert interviews Dr. Fred Sheftell, one of the authors of an article in Headache, “Harry Potter and the Curse of Headache.”
How Can I Help My Child with Migraines and Headaches?
Children's symptoms can differ from adult's, and we need to know how to help them...
Making Teen School Years Manageable with Migraines & Headaches
Tips for getting your teens ready for school when they have Migraine or other headache disorders.

Quizzes and Assessments

Back to School Basics for Asthma and Allergies
Do you know the basics of sending your child back to school with asthma and allergies? Take the quiz and find out!
Back to School with ADHD
School us in session, and it's time for a test. See how much you know about ADHD!
Would You Recognize Teen Depression?
Do you know the signs of teen depression? Take our quiz and find out!

Sexual Health

Talking to Your Kids about Sex
Tips on handling one of the toughest discussions to have with our children.
What You Can Do to Prevent Sexual Assautl
Solid tips and precautions to help keep you safe.