Healthy Family Connections

What do you do when your relationship with your truly terrific teenage daughter with learning disabilities has turned into a daily battle over homework?   This week, I answer a question from a Mom who is struggling to support her teenage daughter in getting her schoolwork completed.   Mom has provided ample support to her daughter who has struggled with a learning disability since elementary school.   She has stayed on top of her daughter's needs, resourced her needs, been her advocate in the schools, and filled in the gaps in her executive functioning at home.   But, it can be quite a challenge to support a special needs teenager in the area of her or his disability and support their independence at the same time.   So, what steps can this mom and other parents of teens with disabilities take to teach their child how to manage responsibilities?   Listen in to learn: → About the intricacies of the transitional years of adolescence → The importance of teaching your teenager with disabilities to be their own ad