Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Florida parents?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 496697" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm not even in the US; I'm about as far away as you can get. It was a big frustration to me especially when I first joined, that I would post about an issue and not be able to get any advice that was able to help me with our officials.</p><p></p><p>However, I have seen how this gets handled and also learned how to adapt the advice to our specific situation. Also, I clarify where I need to; for example, people talk about getting an advocate to go to a meeting with you. Well, in our state, there is zero provision for an advocate in an IEP meeting. I tried to go as an advocate for a friend and it was made very clear to me (plus I checked at the highest level) that I would have to keep my mouth shut, my ears open and say nothing. I would have been able to provide a lot of useful information in support of both school and parent, if they had let me speak.</p><p></p><p>In your situation - you have your state listed openly on your post. You can also, if you feel you need to, put it in the topic of the thread as in "Anyone from Florida who can help me?" If the site restricted things or segregated things on a state by state basis, you could risk cutting yourself off from advice from someone who may have recently moved from Florida, or who might have other knowledge of your area but no longer live there.</p><p></p><p>Here's hoping you can make personal contact with other Florida parents. It can be helpful to meet others in person, but it has to be a personal decision. As I have often said - if you need to find a good support group in your area and there doesn't seem to be one, then start one yourself. That way you know it will work the way you need it to!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 496697, member: 1991"] I'm not even in the US; I'm about as far away as you can get. It was a big frustration to me especially when I first joined, that I would post about an issue and not be able to get any advice that was able to help me with our officials. However, I have seen how this gets handled and also learned how to adapt the advice to our specific situation. Also, I clarify where I need to; for example, people talk about getting an advocate to go to a meeting with you. Well, in our state, there is zero provision for an advocate in an IEP meeting. I tried to go as an advocate for a friend and it was made very clear to me (plus I checked at the highest level) that I would have to keep my mouth shut, my ears open and say nothing. I would have been able to provide a lot of useful information in support of both school and parent, if they had let me speak. In your situation - you have your state listed openly on your post. You can also, if you feel you need to, put it in the topic of the thread as in "Anyone from Florida who can help me?" If the site restricted things or segregated things on a state by state basis, you could risk cutting yourself off from advice from someone who may have recently moved from Florida, or who might have other knowledge of your area but no longer live there. Here's hoping you can make personal contact with other Florida parents. It can be helpful to meet others in person, but it has to be a personal decision. As I have often said - if you need to find a good support group in your area and there doesn't seem to be one, then start one yourself. That way you know it will work the way you need it to! Marg [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Florida parents?
Top