For many parents who have children in special education classrooms, their child's learning is a balancing act. While they want their child to get the support the child needs to succeed, they also want their child to be challenged. Recently, a mother of such a child shared some of the challenges she faces when it comes to her son's education.

When people think of physical therapy, they often think of someone using the services to recover from a surgery or injury. While many people use such therapy to recover from an injury or a surgery, there are a variety of other reasons people may need the services of a physical therapist.

At times, you find that people with very modest salaries have high standards of living while people with high incomes can’t seem to live as well as they like. Why exactly does this happen? Obviously, everyone’s aim is to create more than they consume. And they’re constantly trying to achieve this aim. No one sets out to live outside their means.

For some parents, it might seem excessive to build a large amusement park specifically targeted at making their child feel included, but that's exactly what one Texas father did for his developmentally disabled daughter. 

There are many reasons people choose a certain career path. Maybe a friend or family member worked in that field. Perhaps, the person has always had an interest in the subject. Maybe, the person was motivated by the salary of a specific profession. For some people, their career choice comes about because they needed the services of someone in that profession, and they want to help someone else in a similar situation.

Whether you are looking to get a new job or to simply connect with others in your field, creating a stellar LinkedIn summary is important. If you are unsure where to start with your LinkedIn summary, consider some of the advise offered earlier this year in a Forbes article.

Working in Behavioral Health is certainly a niche that not all health care professionals embrace. But for those who love this challenge, it takes great strength to remain positive under the strain of working with the mental health population, since the patients feed off the emotions and the reactions of their caregivers.

An estimated 5 to 8 percent of children in the United States display speech problems, which if not remedied, could lead to social and economic issues as they get older. Fortunately, speech therapy can help many of these children resolve their speech and language problems. With increases in technology, there are several options for this form of therapy.

You could work hard, but you should work smart. If you feel like your output is greater than your results, then you're probably not working smart. If you've ever sought out how to improve performance, then you already know to write out your goals and seclude yourself from distractions.

As the new school year starts for many people, mental health should be a top priority for everyone involved with education. Whether you are a student, a teacher, or a teacher who also takes classes, there are several things you should be doing to take care of yourself.