I’m going to put something out there that I may regret saying later. Sometimes I think something is seriously wrong with this child. I’ve researched autism (not it), and Sensory Processing Disorder (very possibly playing into the hardness)…..and a host of other things. We limit sugar, and I try to avoid red & yellow dyes. [...]
I am so tired of feeling ineffective. I feel like we’ve tried it all, and it is NOT working. With the little one (who is not nearly as strong-willed as the big), it works most of the time. But for the big one, it DOESN’T. We’ve tried 3-2-1 Magic (which sorta’ kinda’ works), and a [...]
I’ve been thinking for some time now that I needed to blog about raising a strong-willed child. Most days it is just plain HARD. I feel such a connection with other moms that experience a similar level of intensity with their children! I got something of an affirmation today reading this post on The Better [...]
One of the things that I love about the internet is all of the great ideas you can find from other homeschooling parents and even public school teachers. There are a TON of great blogs out there that have bucket-loads of ideas for you to choose from. The downside to having all of this information [...]
The morning starts out somewhat quietly and with smiles if we’re lucky. But the downhill spiral is a tricky thing and will sneak up on you when you least suspect it. This morning it began with the 2-year-old entering the 6-year-old’s room. Yup, that’s all it took. The 6-year-old and Daddy were having some quiet [...]
My son finds tons of “science projects” on his own if I don’t plan something out for him – and oftentimes even when I DO have something else planned! Today he came inside to tell me that he’s studying bird poop. Ummm, what??!! (at least he had it in a ziplock baggy….but I still instructed [...]
I got out of bed this morning to the sounds of my 4-year-old having a total meltdown (first thing in the morning) and my husband trying to talk him through it (or out of it). Our wonderful family gave him some very nice Transformer shirts and a Lightning McQueen (Cars) shirt yesterday for Easter. Of [...]
