Monthly Archives: August 2011

Playin’ Hooky From Summer School

Four weeks into Summer school — aka: Extended School Year (ESY) — and I’ve only brought The Boys in for 2 1/2 days. Bad Mama? OR, Bad Mama! Our contained class experience this past year included My Boys’ adopting some negative behaviors from a few of their peers with special needs. As such, I’ve been working this…

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Welcome to Holland

As parents of special needs children, we are often handed this poem, Welcome to Holland, originally written by Emily Perl Kingsley (If you need a refresher, click the link!) Most people, I think, give it to you with good intentions. However it is a little tiring getting the same poem over and over. I’m sure…

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