Learning and Thinking Differences
This is one lesson that took over a decade for me to figure out. I’m sure you’re dying to know. When your child is having a meltdown or tantrum, two words…
Walk. Away.
That’s it. Stop talking, stop engaging, and walk away. Take a deep breath, or several, and stay calm and stoic.
Experts have been giving me that advice for years. I’d get the double whammy tantrums. One child … Read More »
I offered to take on a challenging student because I feel for this student. He is highly distracted, can be disrespectful, and appears to have extreme difficulty with reading. This could have been my son had he been in public school and not received proper instruction and parental support — key success factors. I hope that this student’s parents provide the structure that is needed for him to succeed.
My … Read More »
I never ever dreamed I’d become a stay-at-home mom or teacher, or a person that wants to help others, even strangers. I was very selfish and couldn’t put myself in other’s shoes. It was my way or the highway and I’m not an innately giving person as are so many of my friends.
My parents worked hard. My mother was a stay-at-home (SAHM) mom and my father had multiple jobs … Read More »
Parents of typically developing kids can’t imagine the extra work that goes into having a child with neurological differences. On the outside, these kids look normal, but they struggle with learning, can be challenged socially, suffer from poor self-esteem, distracted, unable to control emotions, causing chaos and worry for loving parents.
I’m one of those parents, three times over. I don’t know what it feels to have a typically developing … Read More »
A cup of joe or two in the morning is a moment of heaven on earth. Sipping a cup of rich, dark roasted coffee, produced by the blessing of Keurig is a blissful moment of relaxation. I look out at palm trees swaying, beautiful blue skies, and gentle breezes going by. It’s a moment of connection with my husband, which I want to last, so I partake in a second … Read More »
Since a young one, I had trouble with TV addiction, staying up into the bewitching hours. I loved hanging with my pals in Leave it to Beaver, Bewitched, My Three Sons, and the Brady Brunch. When My Favorite Martian or Twighlight Zone came on, I knew it was very late. I just couldn’t turn it off. I’d wait till the TV programming ended with the American Anthem and a fuzzy screen.… Read More »