The lens principle from John C. Maxwell’s book “Winning with People” is a real eye opener. It’s scary to think that “who we are determines how we see others.” Ma… Source: The Lens Principle from “Winning with People” by John Maxwell
Legos are one of my favorite centers. Legos teach a lot of different skills. Visual Scanning skills are needed to find that certain piece Visual Spatial skills as a child figures out where a piece goes Visual Organization skills develop as one understands how things are put together Imitation Skills skills are needed to copy…
The school year has started and I have decided to incorporate more midline crossing tasks into my students’ day. These are my favorite for kids in kindergarten and above. I love tasks using the infinity sign. It is easy to do on a dry erase or use different colored markers to make an infinity rainbow. …
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“What does your own “When-Is-Enough? Journey” look like? I have no idea. It may have nothing to do with orphans or adoption. But I feel certain of a few things . . . And sometimes. . . oh, glorious rapture . . . you will wonder how you…
Parenting styles matter. Some kids need a different way. If your child has experienced trauma. This could be medical trauma, physical trauma, emotional trauma and you just can’t seem to understand his or her responses, you may need another way to parent. This is an excellent article to help parents think about why they do,…
Is fear driving your child’s behavior? So often the answer is yes. What to learn from the best, explore the site below “The concept of dysregulation is important because it explains why misbehavior requires a connected response, not a punishment. More often than not, dysregulation is driven by fear. Punishment creates more fear, which only…
Medically complicated kids are sometimes like puzzles. Each puzzle piece is important in understanding the child’s strengths and weaknesses. When parents lack information. When they are looking for a quick fix or do not fully support the medical team, pieces of the puzzle are missed and the child’s development and skill attainment lags. The best…
I am a great fan of animal walks. Kids love them and they help develop so many skills. When I ran across this blog post, I had to share. “Gross motor skills are such an important part of the healthy development and children of all ages. In fact, gross motor activities not only get the…
Jonathan’s mom and I had coffee this morning. She was talking about how lonely it sometimes feels to parent a special need’s child. You see Jonathan is in high school. His freshman year. He is in the gifted program and he loves football. It was the the first game of the season. Jonathan was so…
It takes less than 15 minutes for a pressure sore to develop. It takes a minimum of 32 hours (1-2 times a week for 16 weeks) for a pressure sore to heal. That is a 30 minute trip to the wound care facility and a 60 minutes wound care visit. And that is for a…
Believe If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don’t, If you like to win, but you think you can’t It is almost certain you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost For out of the world we find, Success begins with a fellow’s will; It’s all…
It is time for school to start and once again, kids are going to be struggling to focus. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Sixty minutes, at least 5 days a week, for 6 out of 8 weeks. As an alternative, you can count your daily activity steps using…
As soon as the child is able to balance independently in sitting, make sitting on the toilet part of the everyday routine. I mean way before potty training. Start with a closed lid. I.e. During the morning routine, the child sits on the toilet as you change their pants. Repeat in the evening. As greater…
I am constantly looking for ways to help kids understand their body. Love the kid to kid approach in this video. I will definitely have the children watch this video during a social skill lesson. Great topic starter. http://amysmartgirls.com/short-film-just-breathe-helps-kids-deal-with-emotions/
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That phrase. We’ve all received it personally gift-wrapped by well-meaning friends, caring loved ones, and kind strangers. It usually comes delivered with the most beautiful of intentions; a buffer of hope raised in the face of the unimaginably painful things we sometimes experience in this life. It’s a close, desperate lifeline thrown out to…
Transitions and A Medically Complex Child 