🎉 Best of 2017: IEPs, Removing Recess, Anxiety & More | 12/27 Community Highlights

If you missed out on weighing in on these conversations during the last 12 months, don't worry. It's never too late to chime in!   [Understood](       Weekly Community Digest December 27, 2017       Hi Parent,   If you missed out on weighing in on these conversations during the last 12 months, don't worry. It's never too late to chime in! Here are the most popular threads from our community of supportive, insightful parents. From the rest of the Understood family to yours, Happy New Year!   20 Hot Topics of 2017 [Fidget spinners]( [Taking away recess]( [How can I keep my emotions in check during IEP meetings?]( [Any advice for sensory processing and hair washing/brushing?]( [Concerns about new teachers for this year?]( [Anyone dealing with child anxiety?]( [IEPs in the new school year]( [The school has no recommendations. What now?]( [How old is too old to get evaluated for a learning disorder or ASD?]( [Help. Overwhelmed!]( [I need a time-out!]( [Does my son sound familiar?]( [Self-punishment]( [Do your kids have lots of friends?]( [Dealing with anger in excitable kids]( [Kid is failing and needs help!]( [My son thinks he's stupid]( [Relocation to gain services]( [Consequences and behavior modification]( [Getting NVLD worked into a 504 plan without mentioning NVLD](               1/6 & 1/7 Weekend Wisdom: Sticking to New Year's Resolutions   How can you help your child make—and keep—resolutions? Join Virginia Gryta, M.S., to swap tips on how to help your child with learning and attention issues stick to these goals.   [Join Us](                         Little Goals Can Be Better Than Big New Year's Resolutions   One parent shares why little goals work better than New Year's resolutions for her family of kids with learning and attention issues.   [Read Her Story](           Join Us [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [www.understood.org](   [Support Us]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the Understood distribution list. All contents Copyright © 2014-2017 [UNDERSTOOD.ORG]( USA LLC. All rights reserved. "Understood" and related logos are trademarks of [UNDERSTOOD.ORG]( USA LLC and are used with permission. This website provides information of a general nature and is designed for information and educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or legal advice. For more information, please review the [Terms And Conditions](. "Understood" as used above includes [UNDERSTOOD.ORG]( USA LLC and NCLD, and their officers, affiliates, parents, and related entities, and their respective employees, contractors, or other personnel. [Understood.org]( 32 Laight St., 1st Floor New York, NY 10013 [Unsubscribe from the Community Digest]( | [Privacy Policy](