Travel Anxiety Tips
April 4, 2023
Editor's Note: This story was originally posted in spring of 2019. These travel anxiety tips have helped us tremendously over the years. Since we are currently in the midst of preparing for more spring & summer travels, I wanted to repost these tips with hopes to help anyone else dealing…
Dyslexia Loves Company
September 30, 2021
Dyslexia Loves Company
School never came easy for my kids. On our journey to understand why school was so hard for them, the day came when we finally received a diagnosis of dyslexia. It turns out that both of my children are dyslexic. When we got this news, I assumed that all of…
Why We Don’t Do Summer School
May 12, 2021
Why We Don’t Do Summer School
I start counting down the days to summer break as soon as school starts in the fall. Being a parent of school-age children can be exhausting. Being a parent of a child with special needs on a school IEP is a whole different ballgame. Both of my children are on IEPs. …
Finding Organization in Distance Learning
April 20, 2020
Finding Organization in Distance Learning
We are into our fourth week of distance learning, and I am not going to lie, it has been a bit of a challenge. Seriously, I don’t think anyone is feeling like this new situation is great, but we are all doing the best we can and that is what…
Dyslexia: What Has Helped Us
October 18, 2019
Dyslexia: What Has Helped Us
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Dyslexia is one of the most common language-based learning disabilities, and it is estimated that 5-10% of the population have dyslexia. Both of my children are dyslexic, and I have spent many nights researching it to understand what it is and how it changes the way…
Tips for Surviving an IEP Meeting
September 15, 2019
Tips for Surviving an IEP Meeting
IEP meetings can be daunting. It doesn't matter if it's your first or 30th meeting, each and every one comes with a bit of anxiety. Because of this, I wanted to share some of our IEP meeting tips that we've learned over the years. For those of you who don’t…
First Day Jitters are for Parents Too
August 29, 2019
First Day Jitters are for Parents Too
I don’t know your name yet, but "thank you" to the child who was kind to my child on his first day of school. My son had already missed the first week due to illness, so he had a bit more first day jitters than usual. First day jitters are…
Our Dyslexic Journey
July 19, 2019
Our Dyslexic Journey
I decided to write this post just in case someone out there is having some of the same school struggles as we’ve had. I want to share our dyslexic journey experience, so maybe someone starting this journey will be made aware of some of the things I wish I learned…