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The ETC Blog is here to encourage parents, caregivers, and professionals on your journey!
The blog is updated with posts from ETC Staff and likeminded parents and professionals from around the globe!
From the Educator’s Desk: IEP vs 504 – Which Does My Child Need?
Tona Ottinger
Aug 10, 2022
Dear Parents, SPED, IDEA, IEP, BIP, FBA……. Sometimes all the acronyms run together and it can be difficult to know what is what! When we
From the Educator’s Desk: Back to School for Parents
Tona Ottinger
Aug 8, 2022
Dear Parents, It’s that time of year! You can feel the back to school buzz, whether you’ve been back for a few days, are preparing
SELF-REGULATION
Tona Ottinger
Jun 14, 2022
How do people learn to regulate their bodies, behaviors, and emotions? How can parents help children learn to self-regulate? The answer is through co-regulation! Regulation
Providing Routines
JD Wilson
Jul 8, 2021
Do you find yourself constantly managing meltdowns? Do you parent a child who is often battling you for control? Sometimes when we “chase the why”
‘Tis the Season!
Tona Ottinger
Dec 7, 2020
*This piece was written in December 2017 as a compilation piece by the staff of Memphis Family Connection Center. As we look ahead to the
LOVE CONNECTORS: CRAFTSMANSHIP & RESET STONES
Tona Ottinger
Jul 8, 2020
A Crafting Series By: Jill Stockburger Crafting our Days A few weeks ago, I was talking via Zoom to a young client, her older sister,
LOVE CONNECTORS: STORY SCARVES
Tona Ottinger
Jul 3, 2020
A Crafting Series By: Jill Stockburger This week I had the privilege to speak with three photographers living in theKakuma Refugee camp in Kenya. These
LOVE CONNECTORS: Creative Contours
Tona Ottinger
May 6, 2020
A Crafting Series By: Jill Stockburger A recent phenomenon began at our house, the youngest of our crewbegan a ritual of nervously proclaiming, “I love
LOVE CONNECTORS: Attunement Through Movement
Tona Ottinger
Apr 29, 2020
A Crafting Series By: Jill Stockburger As of late, a certain fatigue has set in, a fatigue that is a unique side effect to this
LOVE CONNECTORS: Puppet Play
Tona Ottinger
Apr 21, 2020
A Crafting Series By: Jill Stockburger Recently a proud uncle shared a moment of sheer delight in his niece captured on video. This beaming and
LOVE CONNECTORS: Stick Together
Tona Ottinger
Apr 13, 2020
A Crafting Series By: Jill Stockburger “And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played
LOVE CONNECTORS: Embrace the Wait
Tona Ottinger
Apr 8, 2020
A Crafting Series By: Jill Stockburger “When the answer to ‘What am I feeling?’ is ‘I don’t know,’ change the question to ‘What do I