September 30, 2018 | By: Jennifer Jordan
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
Our kids changed schools this year. We didn’t decide on this move until a week before school started! Needless to say, we weren’t very prepared. However, it was in the same district, and the staffs at both schools were amazing.
We are now in the process of planning for the big transition from elementary school to middle school. It is scary. But I am confident that we can make an easy move.
Here are some things we have done in the past and things we are doing now to make it easier:
Planning together to make transitions easier takes a lot of time and effort. But the extra time makes a huge difference for everyone. I hope some of these ideas help you during your transitions.
Here is more information on transition planning for young people with disabilities.
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Categories: Transition to Adulthood
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Categories: Family Support
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Categories: Family Support