Oct 10, 2016
Bullying, Setting Kids on Fire, Creepy Clowns, Locker Room Talk, and Other Hated Filled Acts
These kids deserve a better world Published in ChicagoNow, October 10, 2016 This is not the world I had hoped my eight grandchildren...
Sep 28, 2016
Park School Has a Playground its Students Can’t Use
Not a playground for kids using wheelchairs Published in ChicagoNow, September 28, 2016 Have you ever tried pushing a twenty-five-pound...
Sep 21, 2016
Park School Community Creates A Mural for All to Enjoy
Photo by Green Star Movement Published in ChicagoNow, September 21, 2016 There is a building located at 828 Main Street in Evanston that...
Aug 22, 2016
Summer for a Child with Special Needs: So Glad it’s Almost Over
Photo by Tiffany Published in ChicagoNow, August 22, 2016 Of the many challenges that families of children with significant special needs...
Jun 15, 2016
Why My Granddaughters Sixth Grade Graduation Made Me Cry
Photo by my granddaughter Published in ChicagoNow, June 15, 2016 I’m sure the family members and guests attending The Cove School...
Apr 12, 2016
When a Feel-Good Story About a Child with Special Needs Feels Bad
Photo by Luis Cruz Published in ChicagoNow, April 12, 2016 A boy with developmental disabilities invited his classmates to his ninth...
Jan 18, 2016
How Not to Honor Martin Luther King
Published in ChicagoNow, January 18, 2016 At a grade school assembly to honor Martin Luther King, a child from a self-contained class for...
Oct 22, 2015
Photos Become a Child's Voice
selfie Published in ChicagoNow, October 22, 2015 October is Photographer Appreciation Month, and before it ends I want to give a shout...
Oct 20, 2015
Social Impact Bonds: Chicago Plays Pay for Success with Young Kids
Published in ChicagoNow, October 20, 2015 I’ll confess that in my capacity as an early childhood director for over twenty years, I often...
Sep 28, 2015
How Blue Cross Blue Shield Hurts Kids with Special Needs
The road just got longer and harder for families of children with special needs. Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow,...