Life with a Cerebral Palsy Toddler

Toddler life for a preemie is not that much different that your average toddler, they are just smaller. Preemie's are slower than the average toddler, I was told by the doctors that for every month early a child is born they are about a year behind. For us, that meant that Cameron could be 2 years behind in his learning. In some area of learning this is true, in others, he is at the same level as his peers. I would suggest that when it's time for your preemie to start school, don't always listen to the teachers. Even though they are saying it's the best for your child and it your heart you know it's not, FIGHT the system. The biggest mistake I did was to put my trust into the system and allowed my son to become "pigeon hold" in his learning. Parents have rights to fight the school system, no matter what their learing skills are!! The following link is an article two law students from Duke Univeristy, they go over the rights parent have when they have a child with a learning disability. http://www.law.duke.edu/childedlaw/childrenwithdisabilities.html