Category: Special Needs

When Homeschooling Isn’t Working, part 2 »

Don’t forget to update your feed so you don’t miss any posts! Last week, I wrote about Mr R, my oldest son, and the new difficulties arising this year, and how he ended up being expelled from homeschool. I thought I’d give a bit more background. I don’t know why things started slipping.  Is it [...]

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When Homeschooling Isn’t Working »

This post is difficult to write.  The negatives of homeschooling are rarely discussed among homeschoolers.  There are so many attacks from so many angles without homeschool moms giving opponents fodder.  Those of you who would crow triumphantly “See!  I told you!”, this post is not for you.  Homeschool mamas wondering why your school day isn’t [...]

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Getting Kids Out of Bed: Works for Me Wednesday »

School’s starting all over the country, so I thought I’d repost at tip I wrote about two years ago.  All of the kids are homeschooled now, but this still works on days when we have to be somewhere early! My son is hard to get up. His doctors have an official name for it: Sleep [...]

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My Baby Can Talk: Sharing Signs Review »

Mister X still isn’t talking well (he does say several words, but will only say half of the word). This summer, I checked out several signing DVDs from the library.  His sisters love sign language, and even though X has good hearing, we are teaching him signs to help him communicate.  I have run into [...]

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My Child Is Not His Medication »

When we took Mr R off the Risperdal in November 2006, we didn’t tell anyone. His school, you see, defined him by his IEP and his medications. If he had a rough day at school, I’d get a call wondering if he skipped his pill. Occasionally I’d get a helpful note, reminding us of the [...]

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