
Center Kids: How to Navigate Your Child's IEP
02/01/23 • 18 min
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When it comes to navigating a child's Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, parents can sometimes feel confused, powerless, or simply overwhelmed which can make their participation in the process less meaningful. In this episode of Centering Kids, host Merab Favorite interviews parent advocate Jen Werden about her new YouTube series, Different Children, Different Approach. Jen teams up with Amy Weinberger of The Lean on Me Project in the series, set to premiere March 1, 2023, to give parents much-needed tools to successfully navigate their child's IEP.
Show notes:
For more information on The Lean On Me Project, click here.
To learn more about Jen Werden and view her full bio, click here.
To subscribe and follow The Florida Center's YouTube page, which will host the new series, Different Children, Different Approach, click here.
When it comes to navigating a child's Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, parents can sometimes feel confused, powerless, or simply overwhelmed which can make their participation in the process less meaningful. In this episode of Centering Kids, host Merab Favorite interviews parent advocate Jen Werden about her new YouTube series, Different Children, Different Approach. Jen teams up with Amy Weinberger of The Lean on Me Project in the series, set to premiere March 1, 2023, to give parents much-needed tools to successfully navigate their child's IEP.
Show notes:
For more information on The Lean On Me Project, click here.
To learn more about Jen Werden and view her full bio, click here.
To subscribe and follow The Florida Center's YouTube page, which will host the new series, Different Children, Different Approach, click here.
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