Posted on April 19, 2009 by Carrie on The Parenting Passageway This post meant so much to me! During a time where I am not completely sure whether it's me, my son, or nature, it sure helps to hear it from someone who's been through it and has a background in development! The seven-year-old … Continue reading Peaceful Living with Your Super Seven-Year-Old
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What we’ve got here is a failure to modulate.
Sorry, I Just couldn't resist. So, you may have a sensory kid, you may not. But all of us have seen a failure to modulate whether our kids are typical or unique. Modulation is your child's ability to control, in this instance, volume. I often joke that my son is missing his volume control knob. … Continue reading What we’ve got here is a failure to modulate.
Did Plastic give your kid ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Allergies, etc?
Everyone wants to know why. Why was my kid born with sensory stuff. Why is my kid allergic to every food on the planet. Why does my kid have ADD, horrible eczema, hyperactivity? Why, why, why? I'm not a doctor, and I'm only a research scientist in my own mind. But I've got a hypothesis … Continue reading Did Plastic give your kid ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Allergies, etc?
Grandma vs. The homeschooled child
Watching my 72-year-old mother and my 6-year-old Waldorf home schooled child attempt to write a letter using Word is nothing short of hilarious. I've got the impatient technophobe (my mom) with the creative free-thinker. My mom is yelling to me as I'm trying to make dinner "Jennifer, I don't understand, how are we supposed to … Continue reading Grandma vs. The homeschooled child
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