While homeschooling information is always needed by some, the majority now are educating their children at home due to schools being closed to lower the spread of COVID 19/coronavirus. We appreciate the following article from Sarah Bonham, a homeschooler, to share what has worked for her children, one neurotypical and one with special needs, apraxia….
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Visiting The Happiest Place on Earth With Special Needs
My son was diagnosed with autism at 5. My husband and I also fall somewhere on the Sensory Processing Spectrum and I unfortunately also passed my “superpower”, anxiety disorder, on to my sweet boy. I call it my “superpower” because anxiety has made me the most organized planner and organized special/different needs mother I can…
How To Teach A Child With Apraxia To Ride A Bike
How do you teach a child with apraxia to ride a bike? The same way to get to Carnegie Hall. practice, practice, practice (plus a few more tips below) Question: I am wondering if anyone has some ideas that would help me teach my almost 7-year-old, Jaeden, to ride a bike. He has moderate-severe verbal…
I Am Learning To Speak, Trick Or Treat
Not everyone will understand what it’s like to go trick or treating with a child who is still learning to talk, but if you are prepared the day may go better than you expected and your child will have a lot of fun! If you can, go with a group so it’s not obvious your…
The Time My Nonverbal Son Got Lost
The next moments are a blur. It was a vast place crowded with people, and the sun was starting to set. Being most of it was a field where we just picked grapes I knew it would soon be pitch black. I felt all the blood rush out of my face, I literally thought…
Tips On Easing Preschool Separation Anxiety
According to a newsletter published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), early childhood educators suggest staying in the new situation with your child the first few days, for decreasing amounts of time, until he is comfortable with his new environment. Your child will feel more comfortable with you there for…
VPD Support
“It’s hard to know for my guy if it’s cleft related or apraxia related sometimes. He still has the same voice. And some days I can understand more than others.”~ Amanda Your child just got diagnosed with something that had a long name. You’re driving home now and your mind is swimming in confusion,…
Easy Tips: Teach Your Child To Swallow Pills
“Some children as young as age 3 or 4 can swallow a pill…With the water and his head back -poof the water and the M&M mini were gone!” Well maybe you need to teach your child to swallow all kinds of pills, but I personally was motivated because I gave my boys fish oils. If…
Teaching Tips For A Speech Impaired Child
“Statistically, more American children suffer long-term life-harm from the process of learning to read than from parental abuse, accidents, and all other childhood diseases and disorders combined. In purely economic terms, reading related difficulties cost our nation more than the war on terrorism, crime, and drugs combined. “We need to reconceptualize what it means to…