Although I am not a fan of censorship, I do believe it is necessary in order to survive the upcoming holidays! With Thanksgiving and Christmas quickly approaching, I have already imagined things that I don’t want my son to say when family comes to visit or when we are in the middle of a holiday meal. … Continue reading
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Eff You, Diorama!!
Before I was a parent, I was a judging teacher. I’m not proud of it, but it’s true. I am not saying that all childless teachers are judging, but I was on a high soap box about my knowledge of good parenting. I used to think that if a parent was not willing to read … Continue reading
I Hate It There!
Unlike previous Septembers, this one was quiet. In the past, Septembers were loud and emotional and full of tantrums. Frequent emails and phone calls from the principal and meetings at large tables with all of the key players. This year, the return to school was quiet and the details we heard about school…almost completely quiet. … Continue reading
Two Weeks
My son struggled to get the bottle of Talking Rain out of the refrigerator when the calendar caught his attention. Instantly, his demeanor changed. He stood in front of the fridge, ignoring the family photos and magnets, and counted the dwindling number of untouched boxes. I watched him out of the corner of my eye as he analyzed this … Continue reading
From Twitter
Yesterday, I spent the morning preparing my classroom for the 20+ students that will begin school after Labor Day. As I unpacked boxes and moved furniture, I thought about the tweet that I started sending out about six months ago: What do you want your child’s teacher to understand about your child? At first, I … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc?
When you have a twice-exceptional child, you develop a team of experts that understand your unique parenting issues. As an important member of our team, we gain great insight from each appointment with Dr. Steven Curtis. Dr. Curtis comes from a place of celebrating strengths and interests instead of focusing on struggles. I have to admit that this was … Continue reading
5 “Must Dos” the First Days of Summer
Summer vacation is just around the corner for our family. I’m excited, but there’s some work that needs to be done to make this a successful summertime. 1. Allow for one or two lazy home days If my son was responsible for planning our summer, there would be movies in the middle of the day and endless amounts of … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary!
On May 5th 2012, we were reflecting about the challenging journey of the last year. We had been to several experts and had learned a lot of information and many strategies that helped my TBP. As part of this quest, I spent time looking for research that helped me better understand twice-exceptional children. In my opinion, what I found was … Continue reading
A Kid Like Mine!
In the beginning of my teaching career, I remember students that confused me. I thought that I was a good teacher, but I didn’t understand the ones that challenged my ideas of what a first grader should do. I knew how to support the “typical” students and those students not making sufficient gains. Honestly, the ones that confused me were … Continue reading
Need For New
My son is the type of child that dislikes “repeats” of most kind. He is not terribly interested in reading the book when we already saw the movie. He gets tired of eating the same things for lunch, seems frustrated when I ask him to redo math problems or add details to his writing, and considers … Continue reading
My Twice Baked Potato 