117 April Rehrig: On Being The Best Advocate For Your Child In The Special Education Process. What You Need To Know!

Hey Friends~  Happy Valentines Day!  Here are two episodes that may be of interest to you regarding Valentines Day and your child.  18 Do Your Kids FEEL LOVED This Valentine's Day?  Let's Find Out! 116 Is Your Child Anxious About Valentine’s Day? 3 Reasons Why & How To Help   Today’s topic is about being the best advocate you can for  your child!   Today’s guest:  April Rehrig, took up the mission of empowering parents on how they can navigate every step of the way through their child’s Individualized Educational Program(IEP). This unknown and misunderstood process can be difficult and scary. YOU, as the parent, are the most qualified advocate!  Sometimes we don’t realize it and need a little help to know that it is true and what to do with that knowledge.  This is one of the episodes where you will want to take notes because there is a lot of terminology. Plus, you want notes to ensure you will remember what you need to be the best advocate for your child.    Always Cheering you on!  Dinalynn CONTACT the Host, Dinalynn:  hello@thelanguageofplay.com   ABOUT THE GUEST:  APRIL REHRIG  April Rehrig is the founder of Rise Educational Advocacy and Consulting. She has over 20 years of experience as a school psychologist, teacher, and parent in public schools. She holds a master’s degree in education and is a Board Certified Education Advocate (BCEA) Fellow. April completed the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) SEAT™ 2.0 & 3.0 program, is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS), Master IEP Coach©, and credentialed teacher. Born and raised in Los Angeles, April loves to walk her pug, Luna, and stays busy with her husband, three sons, and four step-children. CONTACT THE GUEST:  april@riseeducationaladvocacy.com Links: https://www.riseeducationaladvocacy.com/links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riseedadvocacy/ Subscribe: https://www.riseeducationaladvocacy.com/subscribe Contact us: https://www.riseeducationaladvocacy.com/contact   RESOURCES from The Language Of Play Sign up for my newsletter!     https://dinalynnr.systeme.io/newsletter-optin Join my new FREE Facebook Community HERE! to join a new community where you are free to ask questions, make friends, and we learn from each other!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/704154141188344 Sign up for a 15 min "Let's Meet Session" on zoom!  https://calendly.com/hello-play/let-s-meet-session For Speaking Engagements or For 1:1 or Group Parent Coaching (virtual or live), contact me at hello@thelanguageofplay.com   Related or Mentioned Episodes:  18 Do Your Kids FEEL LOVED This Valentine's Day?  Let's Find Out! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/18-do-your-kids-feel-loved-this-valentines-day-lets-find-out/id1661880535?i=1000599333957 116 Is Your Child Anxious About Valentine’s Day? 3 Reasons Why & How To Help https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/116-is-your-child-anxious-about-valentines-day-3-reasons/id1661880535?i=1000644709158 03  I’m Nervous! I need to attend my child’s IEP meeting.  What to know. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/03-im-nervous-i-need-to-attend-my-childs-iep-meeting/id1661880535?i=1000591540515

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Getting Kids to Listen, Happy Home, Speech Therapy, Family Connection, Communication with Kids, Coaching Are you tired of repeating yourself with your children or wonder why they don’t listen? Are you frustrated that your kids argue, whine or debate with you? Are you afraid you are doing the wrong thing to manage behavior but you are not sure what to do? Hey parents, you don’t need to stay overwhelmed, exhausted, and triggered by the fuss. In this podcast, you will find solutions to …get kids to listen better with clear communication and boundaries that benefit kids. All while enhancing your relationships! My mission is to help puzzled, busy, worried parents read their child’s behavior as communication. When we understand what they are communicating, WE start to communicate differently. This is true of children with normal language development, children in dual language homes, and children with language delay. When your Language is Playful, you use words that allow for discovery, creativity, curiosity and exploration, which empowers and encourages. Connection is born. Connected kids are courageous and listen better. Connected kids have fewer meltdowns. Listen in to learn strategies for teaching and listening so that your child feels seen and heard and you build resiliency. Hello, my name is Dinalynn Rosenbush, mom, grandma, Speech Language Pathologist of over 25 years. I’ve worked with hundreds of children with speech & language delays and personally, navigated divorce and single parenting. Through training and my own struggles, I learned to use specific language in specific ways to build connection. I learned to teach AND USE better communication. Our communication is not only our words, but it is the feeling our children have when we speak with them. Let’s create a home where exploration is welcomed, mistakes are stepping stones, and practice is expected. Your kids know you are on their team. And, eventually, they will join your team! Because, what works for speech and language disabled children, simply works! I believe all parents should have access to these skills, not just specialists. It is my hope to give small nuggets of information in each episode to build your communication toolbox. So, if you are ready to build deep, meaningful connection AND create a more peaceful, productive and happy home. Listen in! Let’s interrupt the way you have been parenting. so that you CAN BECOME THE PARENT you WANT to be. I’m glad you are here! Dinalynn CONTACT: hello@thelanguageofplay.com