Anonymous | Feb 7, 2008

Have the Children's School offer fun activities during the day at various times during winter break. Activities such as story telling, fun arts and crafts, group games, etc for the preschoolers.

Anonymous | Feb 8, 2008

Vacation break is hard for any familiy with a child with disabilities. The preschool would be great for the 3-5 age if they would open at least one day for activities but I would like ideas for 6-8 year old students with disabilities, they do not sit for movies and most of the places to bring a child over the breaks are very crowded and loud which is not good for a child with sensory issues.

Carmine DePalma | Mar 6, 2008

My young son has both autism and apraxia. He receives very intense services while in school, so when a holiday is upon us, we know the likelihood of regression is also upon us. My wife and I carefully plan our time off by working with his therapists prior to the break; we devise behavioral "game plans" and therapeutic "mom and dad time". In other words, we work out a schedule of formalized play. My wife and I include our other children to fill his time with fun, yet challenging games. For example, we might take some time to just throw a ball to each other, but at the same time we make sure we count each throw (out loud) and repeat each task slowly and inclusively. Doesn't sound like much of a vacation, but it keeps us close, and truly helps our little guy stay focused and calm.