Monkey is 8 years old and does back handsprings in my living room. Not my favorite place for that, admittedly, but considering as a toddler in foster care she was Failure to Thrive, and that she has Bipolar and Anxiety… I’m just happy she’s doing any leaping at all! Gymnastics and dance get her through…
Special Needs Parents are Broke
Ok, that was a HUGE general asumption. I get that. I’m sure not ALL of us are broke, but most of us would go to the ends of the earth for our children (regardless if they’re special needs or not), so here is the question I’m posing today. Why are toys geared towards children with…
Tag Along
I don’t have much to say this week so I’m posting these photos of my Precious from this week. Here she is at a piano recital for her sister last week. Precious wanted to wear fairy wings and a Minnie Mouse headband and I said “why the heck not?” Our neighbours were selling their ‘tag-along’…
Celebrating the Slowdown of Summer, Hints,Tips & Stuff
“Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.”- Richard Bach Summer is here and Moms everywhere are celebrating the absence of homework, alarm clocks, carpools and school pick ups! Yet there are also some Moms challenged by the long days of summer, the heat, and the hours of empty spaces that lead to…
Time to Reboot!
I’ve been MIA due to a viral infection. Thankfully, not my kids or me. This time, it was Dell, my darling laptop! Timing is NEVER good for this sort of thing. I was in the process of redesigning The Boys’ discreet trial curriculum, writing out my blue-sky-scenario for our encore performance of kindergarten and investigating the pros…
Anticipation of Orthopedic visit
It’s the night before surgery, and the house is a wreck. Tristan is sleeping but the bag is not packed. I’m on the internet, Steve’s watching t.v. We’re both in denial that it’ll soon be here. Early to rise, to arrive at 6:00, not looking forward this, I feel sick at the thought. I think…
Pee-new-moan-ya
Jack spent last weekend feeling rough. Spiked a fever, had snot trails following behind him…you know. I took him to the doctor on Monday. Our pediatric practice has 6 physicians. There’s only one who I refuse to see—because I think he’s a self serving, pompous jerk. Guess who was the only one there on Monday?…
Week of Lasts
Monday was the last day I could take the twins to preschool and run home for two hours of uninterrupted work at my desk. Yesterday was the last day of phonology group therapy for my boy…until the Fall. Today is the last day of preschool – a class picnic that moms and dads attend. Tomorrow…
Teachable Moments
Discipline is the least favorite part of parenting. And for special needs parents it can be especially challenging. Yet without established boundaries, even disabled children will become progressively more difficult and struggle to fit into society. An approach I use is to seize the opportunity presented by “teachable moments”
Stop Staring at the Screen
STOP LOOKING! …at that screen I tell myself as I watch the squiggly lines of blue, green and red make their mark on the EEG monitor. It’s not like it’s going to tell me anything. It’s not like I’m going to stare hard enough, long enough, likely drying out my contacts…and decipher electroencephalograms on this…