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Managing in the Pandemic Part 2: Structure and Routines that Reduce Anxiety and Increase Performance
By Jill Stowell | | Uncategorized
Reduce anxiety and stress with consistent routines and expectations for our kids . Everyone does better with predictability and routine. There is greater compliance if everyone knows exactly what to expect. And, those initial shifts that create a new habit are kind of like knocking over the first domino. They tend to start a…
Read More Managing in the Pandemic Part 1… You’ve Got This! Taking Care of YOU Helps Your Kids, Too!
By Jill Stowell | | Anxiety, General Information, Homeschool, Mental Health, Parents, Stress and Coping, Teachers
This is a tough time in history and crossing into 2021 hasn’t magically changed that. Heartwarming videos and posts encourage us that we’ll get through this together, but if you’re working from home and trying to manage distance learning with your kids, it can feel pretty lonely. It may be helpful to know that what…
Read More Is Your Child’s Behavior Masking Dyslexia?
By Briana Hurst | | ADD, ADD / ADHD, ADHD, Anxiety, Attention, Classroom, Development, Dyslexia, Homeschool, Homework, IEP, Learning Challenge, Learning Disability, Poor reading, decoding, spelling, Reading, School
Halloween masks can be great fun, but there are students in every school who are wearing “masks” all year long. Mike was funny and gregarious. He showed his smarts in class discussions, but when it came to doing any kind of seat-work, he could be found entertaining his classmates. At home with all his unfinished…
Read More 10 Remote Schooling Tips for Students with Auditory Processing Challenges
By Christy Stowell | | Auditory Processing, Classroom, Homeschool, Homework, School, Uncategorized
“Can you hear me now? Wait…What?…You’re cutting in and out.” Recognize this conversation? Of course, you do. We’ve ALL experienced a bad cell phone connection. And it’s incredibly irritating! Can you imagine what it would feel like to spend your whole day, everyday, listening through a bad cell phone connection? Think about how lost and…
Read More 3 Tips for Staying Positive
By Christy Stowell | | General Information
Could YOU use a little “positive” in your life right now? You’re not alone. 2020 has given us all a run for our money. Here are 3 tips for staying positive: Perspective A 16-year-old with ADD shared that she has learned to say to herself: “Everyone has challenges. Mine is ADD.” This attitude has allowed…
Read More Summer’s Here! But What Will Next School Year Bring?
By Briana Hurst | | ADD, ADD / ADHD, ADHD, Anxiety, Asperger’s Syndrome, Attention, Auditory Processing, Autistic Spectrum, Classroom, Core Learning Skills, Development, Developmental delays, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Executive Function, General Information, Homeschool, Homework, IEP, Language, Learning Challenge, Learning Disability, Math and Dyscalculia, Processing Speed, Reading, School, Sensory Processing, Social Skills, Spelling, Tutoring, Writing
You made it! This year more than ever, with all the changes that the Coronavirus has brought, the end of the school year is a big relief. I remember the excitement of the last day of school – both as a student and as the parent of school-age students. No more worries about getting to…
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