The boy celebrated his birthday at daycare. Can’t believe he is already eight years old (sniffs). Share what you managed to capture this week. Please spread the comment love around. <a href=”http://www.specialneeds.5minutesformom.com/category/special-exposure-wednesday/”><img title=”specialexposurewednesday” src=”http://www.specialneeds.5minutesformom.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/specialexposurewednesday.jpg” alt=”special needs wordless wednesday” width=”286″ height=”255″ /></a>
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Start the School Year Right By Teaching Children Happiness Skills
I received this information last week and wanted to share. We all could use a refresher and this one is online! I was told that parents who sign up for the class by September 5th will receive 25% off the cost of the Fall class ($50 value). Dr. Carter is a sociologist at UC Berkeley’s…
V E N T I N G !!!
I try to keep my blog posts positive and informative … but today I must VENT. Thanks for listening!
A Vacation From Special Needs
Today I’m driving to my mom’s for a week of swimming, museums, movies and play time. This time will be different, though. This time I left “special needs” off my packing list. After laboring over the decision for weeks, my husband gently urged me to choose rest on this vacation. Which means that yesterday, I…
Justification
I’m wondering if I’m the only one in this situation. One of my best friends moved to Toronto recently and on Friday, we (the girls and I) headed on the road to visit her. We hadn’t seen each other since her wedding day 5 years ago! When I’m meeting someone new, or seeing someone I…
The Value of Life.
…”The hard part is trying to answer the questions Walker raises in my mind every time I pick him up, What is the value of a life like his — a life lived in the twilight and often in pain? What is the cost of his life to those around him? … If Walker is…
The Conversation
Jack had his quarterly visit with Everyone’s Favorite Developmental Psychologist yesterday. A year ago, hearing the words Developmental and Psychologist together made my heart beat fast and my palms sweat. I had this innate fear of her. I had heard stories in the community…that, you know, she was <insert bad connotation here>. Our first visit…
Not Much to Say
There’s a lot going on over here, but nothing momentous, which is in and of itself kind of momentous. We’re sort of getting used to drama, sadly, so when a significant number of days goes by without any it can almost be unsettling. Enjoy it while it lasts, except you’re dreading when it might end;…
Special Exposure Wednesday: Adaptive Ingenuity
The boy does not have a desk for his “laptop” so he decided to make one. Hey, whatever works, :). Share what you’ve managed to capture this week. Please leave a comment and spread the love around. On another note, I’ve been given permission to post weekly. I’ll do my best to post by Tuesday…
Fear: The Absence of Knowledge
Think about a time you were afraid. Did you later discover that your fear was unfounded? In many cases, our fear can be the absence of knowledge—because lacking information to the contrary, we imagine it worse than the reality.