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Trying to put my chopper on the ground
Well, here we are at the start of week three of school. It is hard to believe we are already into September and a new school year has begun. There have been a lot of changes this year. As I … Continue reading
Posted in middle school parenting, older moms, parenting
Tagged 6th grade, activities, aide, anxiety, behaviors, boys, challenge, challenging, child, children, coping, daughter, disabilities, disability, education, gen ed, general education, helicopter parenting, helicopter parents, helicopters, hover, middle school, Minecraft, over-parenting, pay time, Princess, self-esteem, shadowing, special ed, special education, struggles, teacher, traits
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The Chore Chart
I have been threatening to do a chore chart or list for such a long time. But just kept putting it off. Once in a while, I would get the kids to help around the house. But I never really … Continue reading
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Tagged brother, chore charts, chore lists, chores, clean, cleaning, disabilities, disability, education, enthusiastic, floors, food, friends, jobs. cleaning, learning, meals, mopping, parenting, responsibility, sister, sweeping
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The Dance of Acceptance
This past school year has been frustrating, scary, wonderful, exciting and challenging. It has been definitely a roller coaster ride. There have been so many extreme ups and downs without a lot of middle ground. Every time I had been … Continue reading
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Tagged 6th grade, acceptance, ballet, dance, dancing, disabilities, disability, education, emotional, emotions, first grade, gen ed, IEP, inclusion, Individualized Educational Plan, K-8. K-8 school, kindergarten, kindergartener, kindness, middle school, parenting, school, special ed, tolerance, waltz
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A Different Path
Having a child with a disability is a challenge to say the least. It’s not something my husband and I had signed up for. When we got our daughter’s official diagnosis in the hospital (right after she was born), I was devastated. … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, challenge, challenging, courage, daughter, diagnosis, disability, funny, kids, kindergarten, kindergartener, older moms, parenting, pregnancy, sad, school, son, strength, uncertainty
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Flying by the Seat of our Well-Worn Mom Pants 