Parenting
Mom Boss: Effective Advocacy
It is safe to assume if you are reading this, you are a curious a mom. The title “mom,” rarely doesn’t have some descriptive attached to it. Soccer, bad, good, working, stay-at-home, world’s best, foster, adoptive, step, certainly I have left off a few, but you get the gist. Mom is a mixed bag of love,…
Read MoreJam-Ed: How Music Impacts Learning
Jam-Ed: How Music Impacts Learning Today I am writing to you a word about the power of music and how it greatly impacts learning. I am not classifying this post as part of the learning disabilities series, because I think applies to every aspect of learning and parenting. So, I have a confession, I love…
Read MoreCreating an Atmosphere of Chill for your LD Child
Creating an Atmosphere of Chill for your LD Child Welcome to post 5 in the Help my Child has Learning Disabilities Series. Today I am writing to you about atmosphere. No matter if you are dealing with an LD child or not, take a moment to take stock of the environment around you. The atmosphere…
Read MoreAtmosphere Product Recommends for Your LD Child
So as not to bombard you with links in a post, this post goes along with Creating an Atmosphere of Chill. I am creating this product recommendation post for atmosphere helps. It does include affiliate links, cause a girl’s gotta buy groceries. Laundry Product For laundry detergent, there is the option of making your own.…
Read MoreHomeschooling A Disabled Learner: Ten Things to Consider
Homeschooling A Disabled Learner: Ten Things to Consider Welcome back, this is post #5 in the Help! My Kid has Learning Disabilities summer series. And today I have TEN things to consider when homeschooling a disabled learner. Here is the countdown! I loved homeschooling. I have said this, I know. But, here I go again,…
Read MoreYour LD Child and Their Teachers: Stuff to Think About
Your LD Child and Their Teachers: Stuff to Think About Welcome back to the Help! My Child has Learning Disabilities Series. Today I am writing to you about school, teachers, and your child. This post is #4 in the series. As I have said in previous posts, our family has done all the things in…
Read MoreSocial Helps for the Learning Disabled Child
Social Helps for the Learning Disabled Child Post # 3 in the Help! my Child has Learning DIsabilities Summer Series Okay, this one is hard stuff. The social life of your child is either something you don’t have to give much thought to or, it keeps you up at night clutching your broken heart.…
Read MoreShaping the Mind of a Disabled Learner
A Fresh Look at Shaping the Mind of a Disabled Learner Post #2 in the Help! my Child has Learning Disabilities Series It is never too late to change your mind. I say this to myself a few hundred times a day. My mind is a battlefield. And I remember that not very long ago, my…
Read MoreHelp! My Kid has Learning Disabilities!
Help! My Kid has Learning Disabilities! The first note home from our 7-year-old, Sam’s teacher made my stomach flip flop. I am old. For those of you who don’t know me, Sam is the first in our second “batch.” We have four biological children. Maggie is 24, John is 21, Luke is 19, and…
Read MoreWhat You Don’t Get to Decide for Your Children
What You Don’t Get to Decide for Your Children Blood poured from his soaking nose and chin. My insides lurched. You know the feeling when you see one of your children physically hurt? It is a primal ache. The words, “I told you so,” caught in my throat. I did in fact tell him so. …
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