The Undivided Blog

As we get ready to say goodbye to 2024, let’s take a moment to reflect on the things that truly made a difference — for our kids and ourselves. All year, the content team here at Undivided has been working hard to answer the top questions our community has been asking — by talking to …

The holiday season is filled with excitement — sparkling lights, festive music, delicious treats, and the joy of gift-giving. But for many families like ours, it can also come with a side of stress. Kiddos with food sensitivities, sensory challenges, or travel difficulties often feel the brunt of the holiday rush, leaving parents working overtime …

Progress reports, baselines, hard data, service logs, present levels, school metrics, — sounds like a giant word salad, right? It’s easy to wonder — do these numbers and reports really matter? Can’t we just save all the data talk for the annual IEP meeting? But understanding how our kids’ progress is measured and reported, and …

Here at Undivided, we’re filled with gratitude as we reflect on this past year. Being part of so many families’ lives has been an incredible honor. This year, we’ve grown, supported more families than ever before, and laid the groundwork for an even brighter future — all thanks to you. Your trust, support, and connection …

The funding issue: how to make insurance, Regional Center, and Medi-Cal work together Getting the right benefits and resources for our kids is tough enough — but figuring out how to fund it all? That’s a whole different ballgame. We might feel we have a good grasp on private insurance, for example, but then comes …

Parents, it’s that time of year again — winter break: the season of holiday music, steamy mugs of hot chocolate, cozy sweaters, and, ‘mom, I’m bored!’ And while a few weeks of holiday cheer sounds great in theory, it can also mean three weeks of “home time” for the kids. But guess what? It doesn’t …

In California, every special education student’s IEP needs to include academic goals that match their grade’s state standards  — sounds serious, right? We all know IEPs are a big deal, but how they connect with Common Core may sound utterly confusing at first — don’t worry, we’ll explain. Think of it like a ladder, where …

At the heart of creating an effective IEP is truly understanding what makes our kids unique — strengths, goals, needs, and everything in between. But navigating assessments can feel like trying to unravel a giant spider web of information — great for Halloween decorations, but overwhelming when it’s about our kids. First, your child is …

Halloween is fast approaching — a holiday that most kids (and many adults!) look forward to as soon as the fall season comes around. Pumpkin patches, trick-or-treating, creative costumes, and of course, candy! But for some kids with disabilities, Halloween can feel more “trick” than “treat.” There is no other holiday quite like it when …

The transition out of high school and into adulthood is a big milestone for our children, and in truth, ourselves as well. While we’re watching our kiddos grow up at what feels like a mile a minute, we also have to prepare for their life post-high school — whether that includes college, day programs, or …