Are you in a funk with your sensory kid? There have been seasons in my son’s life when sensory meltdowns happen more frequently, and we naturally tend towards unhealthy habits because of the turmoil of sensory processing disorder. Unfortunately, these habits add to worse sensory processing and more meltdowns! It’s a negative cycle, but it […]
Review of Right Start Math Curriculum After Three Years
When I chose Right Start Math Curriculum over three years ago, I did so because my son was struggling with place values and was showing signs of dyslexia. He had already been diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder, so I knew the more tactile and hands on the learning, the better! This homeschool math curriculum has […]
How to Find Time to Read as a Busy Mom
As a kid, I would plow through so many books. (Some classics, but a lot of twaddle too. 😉 ) I’d stay up late at night, immersed in a story. I couldn’t eat without a book in hand or at least SOMETHING to read. My mom would let me delay doing my other school work […]
Letter Subscriptions for Learning and Fun
Who doesn’t love a physical letter in the mail? (As long as it’s not a bill!) The art of letter writing has been declining dramatically but it isn’t dead by any means. And what if you could combine the thrill of a beautiful letter with the wonder of learning about the world around you. That’s […]
Helping Kids Wear a Mask if They Have Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder
The country is starting to open back up, but not everything is back to normal. Not by a long shot. One new staple in 2020 life is the mask. While people rage over the politics and science behind masks, parents of kids with sensory issues have an added challenge… Can you even get your child […]
Board Games for Two People (Or More)
Call me a dork, but I’ve always loved board games. Even in high school and college, my friends and I were all about taking over the world in Risk or becoming the next Picasso in Pictionary. We’d play thinker games, party games, ridiculous made up games… This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Read my […]
Advantages of Homeschooling Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
“What’s that mean?” exclaimed every single kid I met during grade school. “It means my mom teaches me at home.” I’d respond, waiting for the predictable follow up question. “So do you get to wear your pajamas all day long???” Homeschooling was literally unheard by most of my peers back in the nineties. Who woulda […]
Teaching a Sensory Kid How to Swim
As a lifeguard in high school, I literally taught hundreds of kids to swim. The tough cases were always giving to me. I didn’t meet my match until I tried to teach a child who shared my DNA. My son and his sensory issues seemed to be the one kid who I would fail to […]
Dyslexia and Writing: Teaching Sequential Thought
For many students with dyslexia sequencing can be a struggle. For all children, the ability to think and order sequentially is a precursor to learning to read and write.  We often only think of the dyslexic student’s difficulty with spelling when we think of their challenge with sequential ordering. In actuality though, it is a […]
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