Blog Entries for artcraftRelated SearchesDisciplining Your Special Needs Child26 Jan 2007 06:00 PM How do you deal with that temper tantrum your child displays in Wal Mart? Do you want to crawl under the table while your little angel is being obnoxious when the family is dining out? What do you do when he is misbehaving and is oblivious to your threats of punishment? 3 comments — latest 30 Jan 2007 09:50 PM by Melissa J Tags: discipline How I Became Susie's Mom26 Jan 2007 08:24 AM Susie was my best friend in school. We were very close. I spent a lot of time at her house and knew her mom and dad well. They were great parents to her, good role models for me, and I especially enjoyed her mother's company. Mrs. Tags: best friends | fashion | getting older Ten Tips on Organization for the Child with ADHD25 Jan 2007 07:00 PM Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) have a tendency to be disorganized. Your child may drop his backpack in the first vacant spot he finds after coming in the door. Perhaps he leaves his dirty clothing on the floor or toys scattered in his room. Tags: adhd | completing tasks | organization Impulse Control Disorder24 Jan 2007 04:00 PM Shortly after the boys moved in, the words "dysfunction" and "disorder" became commonplace in our everyday language. There were a multitude of them, some diagnosed, others lying in wait to be discovered in the boys' everyday behavior. We were aware of Randy's ADHD, FAE, and learning disabilities. 1 comments — latest 30 Jan 2007 09:54 PM by Melissa J Tags: appropriate behavior | impulse control | rage | temper tantrums Learning Disabled in Math23 Jan 2007 12:30 PM Math deficits affect about six percent of the population of school age children in our country. Struggling in math has a definite impact in our household. Our ninth grader struggles with this subject on a regular basis. He has my deepest empathy; I am no math wiz myself. Tags: incorporating teaching strategie | learning disabilities | math Hearing Helen: The Wisdom of Helen Keller17 Jan 2007 05:21 PM As a child, I was an avid reader. A trip to the library was as exciting for me as any ride at an amusement park. I read about Helen Keller and filed her away in my memory as a hero. I was amazed at how much she accomplished with so many disabilities. 6 comments — latest 21 Jan 2007 06:04 PM by Melissa J Preparing a Learning Disabled Student for College15 Jan 2007 09:03 AM Assisting your LD child in preparing for college can be an exciting passage into his adult life. With the proper planning it is no more challenging than any other aspect of parenting. 3 comments — latest 26 Jan 2007 02:08 PM by Linda Hansen Ten Ways to Motivate Your Child to Read13 Jan 2007 07:00 AM Encouraging our children to read can sometimes be a daunting task. Although some of us are blessed with avid readers, many of us live with the child that would rather "wait for the movie to come out". Listed below are ten strategies to help your child develop a passion for reading. 1. 6 comments — latest 23 Jan 2007 09:39 AM by Mary Ann Romans Interplanetary Parenting13 Jan 2007 07:00 AM My boys sometimes think I am from another planet, hence the title. They do not understand my logic or agree with me on clothing. Both are in agreement that I am unfashionable. I can live with that. 9 comments — latest 01 Feb 2007 11:23 PM by Linda Hansen Living the Good Life11 Jan 2007 04:00 AM The following is a story Randy started writing in Microsoft Word. It was only a few weeks after the boys came to live with us. The moonwalk is actually a trampoline. 3 comments — latest 01 Feb 2007 11:28 PM by Linda Hansen |
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