By: Frances Shefter, Esq. Parenting is hard, and expensive. Your plate is already full running from appointment to appointment, working, managing a household and advocating for your child. You don’t have the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m13WDIYFNN0 What We Mean by “Executive Functioning” (And Why It Matters) We toss around the term a lot, but Dr. Carey Heller starts by grounding it: executive functioning is the mental toolkit that
By: Frances Shefter, Esq. If your child has an IEP in Maryland and is approaching age 14, you may have heard the term “transition planning.” But what does that really mean—and why does
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbAKMD2Rl78[/embedyt] Meet the Guest & the Mission This week on Stress-Free IEP, host Frances Shefter sits down with Dotan Galron, mission-driven entrepreneur and founder of WizTherapy. After scaling his previous startup to
By: Frances Shefter, Esq. On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities”. That sounds great, right? Unfortunately, the actual order tells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOWmWBg-Mis Meet the Guest This week on Stress-Free IEP, Frances sat down with Lauren Gilbert—VP of Operations by title, educator at heart, and mom to Ella (autistic, ADHD). Lauren’s new picture book, Ella
By: Frances Shefter, Esq. Across the country, lawsuits are challenging the Trump administration’s K–12 education policies. These legal battles aren’t just political headlines—they could directly affect your child’s education. From funding delays
https://www.youtube.com/live/F23NOZRKEqU A Parent’s Guide to Smooth Transitions with Spectrum Transition Coaching’s Beth Felsen Episode at a glance: In this conversation, host Frances Shefter asks the big question many families face: “What happens after
Listen to the podcast episode here: Spotify Apple Podcast Amazon Music Frances Shefter on Classroom Narratives: Healing in Education Recently, Frances Shefter had the honor of being a guest on Classroom Narratives: Healing
By: Frances Shefter, Esq. One of the most pressing issues in special education today is disproportionality—the unequal treatment of students based on race, ethnicity, or language background. Data shows that students of
