Voting Access is for Everyone
Voter suppression laws, purged voter files and other government obstacles can make it very difficult for teens with disabilities to...
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Susan Traugh
- Oct 23
- 1 min
Prescription Education Week
Prescription Education Week is a great time to teach teens with special needs how to renew a prescription. Renewing a prescription is a...
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Susan Traugh
- Oct 16
- 1 min
Teen Driver Safety
Helping teens stay safe while driving is an important adult living skill. Road rage can be a deadly problem for young people and learning...
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Susan Traugh
- Oct 9
- 2 min
Helping Teens Create a Budget
October’s National Financial Planning Month is a great time to help teens learn the fundamentals of budget planning. Creating, and living...
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Susan Traugh
- Oct 5
- 2 min
Overcoming Winter Blues
We all know that mental health issues have become an epidemic in our country today. And, those issues become especially intensified as...
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Susan Traugh
- Aug 28
- 1 min
Celebrating Labor Day
Help students recognize the important contributions workers provide to our country with this mini-lesson on “Celebrating Labor Day.”...
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Susan Traugh
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Choosing Produce—An Adult Living Skill
Selecting tasty produce is an important adult living skill for teens with special needs—or any young person. Knowing how to choose good...
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Susan Traugh
- Aug 14
- 2 min
National Smile Week; Boon for Teens On Spectrum
National Smile Week is a wonderful time to address this vital role in relationship building for teens on the spectrum and other students...
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Susan Traugh
- May 17
- 1 min
Positive Affirmations in Supporting Mental Health in Teens
Like never before, teens are faced with an onslaught of negative feedback—on social media, in the news (with fears of climate change,...
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Susan Traugh
- May 16
- 2 min
Introducing Mindfulness to Teens
Here is a 5-10 minute activity that you can do with your students during a break, after lunch, or whenever the day begins to get...
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Susan Traugh
- May 16
- 2 min
Helping Teens Stay Healthy
May ushers in Emergency Medical Services Week and is a good time to teach teens about when and how to call emergency medical services....
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Susan Traugh
- May 8
- 3 min
To Shake or Not to Shake—That is the Question
The second week in May is National Etiquette Month and the a good time to practice manners and mannerly behavior with your teens with...
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Susan Traugh
- May 1
- 3 min
Introducing Mental Health Awareness to Teens
May is Mental Health Awareness month and a good time to introduce mental health awareness to teens and young people. The reality is...
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Susan Traugh
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Helping Teens Manage Stress
It’s no accident that April is National Stress Awareness month. As winter ends, taxes are due, and the long haul until the end of the...
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Susan Traugh
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Teaching Teens to Clean
Cleaning up can be a difficult task to organize for any teenager, but it is even more overwhelming for teens with special needs. National...
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Susan Traugh
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Brain Awareness for Special Needs Teens
March ushers in Brain Awareness Week. For teens with special needs, brain awareness includes understanding how he or she is growing and...
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Susan Traugh
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Beginning Your Transition Program—Parent Input
Federal transition law mandates that parents be part of the transition team. In fact, a major section of the mandates standards are...
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Susan Traugh
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Developing Procrastination Awareness
The first week of March is Procrastination Awareness Week. The first step in helping students overcome procrastination is awareness that...
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Susan Traugh
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Making Oatmeal Lesson for Teens
Deep into the cold of winter, there’s nothing as comforting as a bowl of warm oatmeal. Maybe that’s why “National Oatmeal Month” falls in...
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Susan Traugh
- Jan 16
- 2 min
National Healthy Weight Week
Wouldn’t you know that they’d make the third week of January Healthy Weight Week? It’s like they knew we’d all be looking at our...
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