Recently, I sat down with the SPED Homeschool podcast to chat about embracing our Out-of-the-Box life. We talked about why we started our school year in July and slowly added more subjects. This year we are planning our first year as eclectic homeschoolers with no boxed curriculum, as we are constantly changing up our curriculum to fit the needs of each child.
With summer approaching, I’m making my poolside reading list for professional development. Having an understanding of how our kids’ minds work is so important. Today I’m sharing 5 books on my special needs parenting book list that help me understand my kids better.
I still remember the first day we gave him a medication, it was a low dose, but the Doctor said we would see it work right away, it didn’t need time to build a tolerance. That first day he cleaned the room he shared with his brother by himself with no additional reminders. He was actually focused and stayed on task until the end of the project!
I have always told myself that I would do what each kid needed, even if that was different for each child. This year, for a time, we had kids in both public school and homeschool. I got to experience that choice and I was surprised at how it felt. For my public school student it was a drastic change. He struggled, which made watching the transition even harder for me. There was no cheers when the bus arrived each morning for him.
the tools we had developed when they were a preschooler have been outgrown. Their triggers and struggles have changed; they need more support with social skills. They are also now more capable of being responsible for their own reactions.
