It is odd to think about child care for your future child–most women may check out child care options when they are expecting, and if that is the case, they have an anticipated due date and an anticipated date when they will need to have their child enrolled child care. Exploring child care for an “unknown” child–before you have been matched with a potential placement, feels odd. But a little leg work early on can reduce stress later on.

Republished by Blog Post PromoterAuditory Processing, like visual processing, can be difficult to diagnose. In fact, auditory processing most often goes hand in hand with visual processing disorder because they are both neurological disorders …

I learned a long time ago that AJ, my oldest, is a child who needs structure. So, when the school year ends and summer begins my disorganized child goes a little batty…and so do I.
Unfortunately, …

When I taught Middle School we did a year-long writing project called “My Autobiography”. It included one writing assignment once every week. It also included projects like collages, art, and family trees. Yes, the infamous …

I am a former teacher and am now in the role of a parent. I never thought that I would be the parent of a special needs child nor would I be having to fight for what he needs but that is exactly what I do every year for him.

Republished by Blog Post PromoterMany children with autism, SPD, and ADHD also have an underline disorder of visual processing disorder that is often missed and even misdiagnosed. I have heard parents in my Special …

Well, my daughter, whom my husband and I adopted from China, doesn’t look just like my Korean-born cousin, but – to quote my five-year-old Tongginator – they DO have “the same shiny, black, Mulan hair.” Sometimes it takes my breath away to think of how our pasts can so radically shape our futures.

I spoke to one of my readers via email and she stated that she would LOVE some information on how to make her classroom more special needs friendly even through she has a regular education …

Most of all I worry about whether I’ve prepared the Tongginator enough for her school days. I guess every parent worries about such things, but I suspect it bubbles a bit higher for those whose children look different from their peers. Children with visible special needs… children who were adopted transracially… they will face greater-than-average questions from their peers. Five- through seven-year-olds are naturally curious. As a former teacher, I expect the Tongginator will face questions about her family.

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Korean/Multicultural Playgroup(because no kids faces show – my kids were next to me having some milk and another little boy was back with us as well)
Ok so after Christine’s comment …