Announcing The Arrival Of The Pathway to Excellence 7/10/2015
For many years the staff of The Institutes dreamed of creating a summary of critical points to help brain-injured children who might never be able to come to The Institutes. Parents would be able to follow these points and help their brain-injured children at home. In 2006 work began, and the end result was the The Pathway to […]
Developmental Delay Success Story: Andres 7/1/2015
Attention Deficit Disorder or Developmental Delay Young Andres, a perfect example of the “Catch-Up Phenomenon” When Andres was born, he was cyanotic and could not breathe. It had been a prolonged and difficult labor for mother, and he had no birth cry, and doctors immediately had to revive him. He needed to be incubated and was […]
Bits Alive! The Students of The Institutes live a week in the wild 6/29/2015 1
Insects, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians are among our most popular categories of Bits of Intelligence – not to mention Butterflies and Moths, Birds of Prey, Water Birds, Leaves, and Flowers. Teaching a Natural History Class in our International School is easy and great fun with students who already know many animals and plants, and […]
Developmental Delay: Elisa Conquers All 6/22/2015
Elisa was a healthy baby at birth. As far as her parents knew, she was a well child who was developing normally. But when Elisa was four years old, she had her first seizure. Her development was slowing in comparison to other children her age, and her parents realized that something was wrong. During the […]
Father’s Day Post from Hannes 6/21/2015 2
Letter from a Father of Children with Special Needs: So often I hear the words: “You must be a special parent that God would trust you with a special needs child.” I always reply with: “That is exactly what I thought before it happened to me.” I guess the key is to embrace the kindling […]
Professional Fatherhood: The Duty, Battle, and Joy 6/21/2015
Professional Fatherhood: The Duty, Battle, and Joy By Bob Moses One of my favorite parables is the story of three men to whom a different amount of talents were given. One man was given five talents, another man two talents, and the third man one talent. The man who received five talents courageously and wisely invested them. He doubled the amount […]
Caelum Tells His Story 6/19/2015 2
We have the privilege of featuring the story of Caelum. After many years of hard work and dedication, Caelum has reached levels that were never though possible. Caelum is not just smart, he is brilliant! This week, the staff asked Caelum to write his own post for the Facebook page. Here’s his story in his […]
Mother vs. iPad 6/12/2015
I don’t think iPads are better than mothers. I don’t think iPhones are better than mothers either. I love my iPhone. I doubt that there are many people on Planet Earth who love and appreciate the genius of the iPhone any more than I do. When it’s bad boy little brother arrived –the iPad – […]
What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child Course – Mexico City, Mexico – August 16-21 2015 1
The What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child Mexico Course This photo, “Catedral de la Ciudad de México” from Flickr is copyright © 2011 Jose Francisco Del Valle Mojica and made available under an Attribution 2.0 License Español What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child is a comprehensive course that provides parents with vital information […]
Developmental Delay: Adam’s Path to Wellness 6/03/2015
Adam meets Liza Minnelli at The Institutes Adam appeared to be a healthy baby and toddler. But, when his behavior became noticeably different from that of other children, his parents, teachers, and doctors did not know what was wrong or what to do about it. As his mother explains, “From the beginning I was mentally […]
