I’m brand spanking new to Special Needs – sort of. For over a decade I’ve raised my children with friends who have Special Needs, loved Special Needs families, walked Read More …
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Creating a Habit of Calm
Does your child struggle to calm down? Whether it is a change of schedule or an explosion of emotions, your child’s world may spin out of control. However, there Read More …
Find Delight at Christmas
The weekend after Thanksgiving, my family dug around in the attic to pull down Christmas decorations, lights, and stockings. With each familiar item we retrieved from the boxes, I Read More …
Detours Part 2 of 2
Last week we looked at one tool that helps us navigate life’s detours: Pull Over and Pause. Today, let’s look at how we can lean into our relationships when Read More …
The Practice of Thankfulness
My youngest son picked out the most beautiful pumpkin back in October. It’s been sitting on our hearth begging to be useful. Somewhere on the internet, I saw a Read More …
Detours Part 1 of 2
We have all experienced detours. While some detours can lead to happy discoveries and interesting new paths, most leave us feeling out of control and panicked. Truthfully, in our Read More …
Correcting Children’s Bad Behavior
Children in full meltdown mode? Use the IDEAL response. We have all been there…our kiddo is refusing to listen, screaming in the grocery store line, in full-on melt-down mode Read More …
7 Tips Help Children Learn to Love Each Other
Teaching our children to love each other is important to having a happy childhood and a happy home. We are always looking for ways to teach this love, which Read More …
Kids with Spring Fever can have Summer Fun
Does a seasonal change really affect our children? Many parents and teachers report that their children/students seem to have more energy. Some of this energy appears as behavioral or Read More …
Blog: Excellent Minds Academy in the Galveston Daily News
Did you see the news article about Excellent Minds Academy in the Galveston Daily News? GDN reports, “Excellent Minds Academy, Anchor’s kindergarten through 8th-grade private school…EMA is structured to Read More …