Learning Disabilities: A Blessing Learning disabilities, I propose it is a loaded diagnosis, I call a blessing. Some will call it a crutch. Others will say it is a tragedy, a malady of disorders and hardships, one wouldn’t wish on their worst enemy. But, I know some things, just a few things about learning disabilities. And I want to share them with you. If you know me, you know that I barely made it through high school. I managed to …
My child couldn’t read either. I hear you. And I see you. I know the worry and I know, the concern. And I cannot tell you the magic formula to help your child read. But I have a few things I want to tell you, some encouragement, and maybe a little hope. My son, who is now a Marine, is married and has a cat, could not read well beyond the “normal” time frame for which a child “should” read. …
Military Mom: Home of the Brave As a Military mom, the Fourth of July means something different than it used to. I don’t suppose I was ever very patriotic. I mean, I have fond memories of parades, fireworks, watermelon, and swimming until my 42 cousins and I passed out cold. And I know the pledge of allegiance, I vote, and I appreciate freedom. When I think of it. Which is more often now that I have an enlisted child. And …
It is safe to assume if you are reading this, you are a curious a mom. The title “mom,” rarely doesn’t have some descriptive attached to it. Soccer, bad, good, working, stay-at-home, world’s best, foster, adoptive, step, certainly I have left off a few, but you get the gist. Mom is a mixed bag of love, reward, joy, pain, and sleeplessness. It is only fair I warn you spring chicken moms, yes, newborns are hard. The terrible twos were invented by …
Jam-Ed: How Music Impacts Learning Today I am writing to you a word about the power of music and how it greatly impacts learning. I am not classifying this post as part of the learning disabilities series, because I think applies to every aspect of learning and parenting. So, I have a confession, I love Jesus, and I am not a big praise and worship gal. Don’t go anywhere, let me explain. I promise I have a point (a pretty …
Creating an Atmosphere of Chill for your LD Child Welcome to post 5 in the Help my Child has Learning Disabilities Series. Today I am writing to you about atmosphere. No matter if you are dealing with an LD child or not, take a moment to take stock of the environment around you. The atmosphere you are in matters. I want to use an example that has nothing to do with LD to emphasis how atmosphere impacts us. It is …
