My five year-old son is about to start a giant milestone: grade school. Mainly because of his August birthday, he will be entering junior kindergarten. I don’t doubt the decision to put my son in junior kindergarten. My husband and I, alongside our son’s preschool teachers, spent months discussing the […]
Bullying is all the rage right now. From cyber-slamming to good ol’ fashioned fist fights, bullies are on the rise. Haven’t you been wondering where all of these bullies are coming from? Even more so, aren’t you wondering how you can raise your own? Great news! I can tell you how. My […]
Autism: “self + -ism” (from the Greek prefix, auto = self) a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by social-interaction difficulties, communication challenges and a tendency to engage in repetitive behaviors (oxforddictionaries.com, autismspeaks.org) 2. a tendencytoview life in terms of one’s own needs and desires. (dictionary.com) Isn’t this everyone? My definition: exhaustion (sprinkled with anxiety and a dash of humor) […]
You know this child. He pushes his way to the front of the line, to the front of the class, to the front row of the photo. His hand is the first one up, his answer shouted out before he’s actually called on. He sings the loudest, dances the most […]
I was your typical nerdy kid all through elementary and middle school: I wore giant purple glasses in 1st grade. At one point, I had a hairstyle that could only be described as a mullet, and one picture in particular will always stand out to me: my third grade […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Seventy-four. The number of new terms I’ve come across since the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder was placed on my child. And the list keeps growing. Just days before I received my three year-old son’s diagnosis of ASD, I’ll never forget what I said to a […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Whenever my friends describe “meltdowns” their young children have, I have to restrain myself from busting out into maniacal laughter. They really have no idea. If you’re a parent, you know what meltdowns look like. They’re not pretty. If you’re a parent of an aggressive child […]
Of all the teachers I’ve had, my four year-old son is by far my favorite. The kid’s a natural, and my hunch is that your children are naturals too. Children’s innate ability to educate their parents is uncanny and undoubtedly hilarious. Citing some great quotes from the master himself, here’s […]