suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
Do you have a kid with psychomotor overexcitability or ADHD? I sure do! Leo is a climber. Leo could climb out of his crib before he could walk. We had to buy a crib tent to keep him contained. Otherwise, he would get into trouble in the wee hours of the morning. I remember when he…
Did you see Bunmi Laditan’s article I Miss the Village floating around your newsfeed this week? If you haven’t had a chance yet, please read it. I did and I loved every word of it. Do you have a village of moms who you love and trust? I especially loved this: When one of…
Sensory STUFF (Overexcitabilties, intensities, SPD, ADHD, anxiety, behavior… call it what you will) Schizz recently had a birthday and our little family celebrated with a trip to glow bowling. Have you ever been glow bowling? It is a blast: loud music, flashing and twirling lights, disco balls, everything glows in the dark… all while bowling!…
Today Schizz told me I should “slow down with the books”… The pile of books I am reading. (Okay, there might be a few more in my car.) Schizz likes to read but he doesn’t consume them like I do. He doesn’t get that there is no slowing down when you’re a bookworm. Life’s too short!…
So… we officially started homeschooling on Monday. I thought I’d do a first week wrap-up. In all honesty, the only real difference (so far) between this week and last week is that we are recording what we do each day. I had originally planned to be the sole recorder but Leo received a journal with space…
My sweet T is learning to read. “Mum!! Do you know what?! I have happy tears in my eyes right now. Wanna know why?? Because when I look at the book, I can read a bunch of the words now. I have happy reading tears.” ~ T Me too, T. Is there anything more exciting to watch than a…
