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Comment on Touch Math Kits for Pennies by Shari R

Shari R — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:38:14 +0000

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Comment on Strategy: Release the Fear of Being THAT Mom by Melina Tomson

Melina Tomson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:37:03 +0000

You know I had to be THAT mom, in order to be THE mom. Some school districts are so dysfunctional that you don’t have a choice. Honestly getting an attorney was the best choice for us because my attorney gets to be THAT mom…and I get to be THE mom, which is who I wanted to be anyway.

Comment on Having a Bad School Day? by Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:26:25 +0000

What a great post, Catherine! Thanks for the reminder to be on top of our child’s school day and to politely ask questions instead of worrying about “bothering” the school staff.

Comment on Having a Bad School Day? by Tina

Tina — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:06:41 +0000

Thank so much for the added insight Catherine! What perfect timing…I just addressed this issue yesterday with my 3rd grader’s support staff, but I haven’t referred back to his IEP yet to see if we’re missing a valuable component. What we determined together as his team was that he was being given too many sensory breaks which translated into too many unnecessary “mini” transitions. After his first outburst, his behavior just spiraled down to the point that he was so upset and frustrated that he just couldn’t turn things around. While I’m glad that the staff took logical steps to provide sensory and immediately made me aware of the situation, my questioning of what triggered the initial behavior is what’s getting us to the core issue. Here’s the thing…I was changing my son’s routine at home this week and the slight deviation was negatively impacting his behavior at school. My advice to parents is to exchange information with staff even if it seems irrelevant at the time of disclosure, ask a battery of questions, and always examine if there’s changes at home which could be compounding the behavior problem. And don’t forget to ask your child! Mine told me that “today was not a work day.” We all have those days, don’t we?

Comment on Be Responsible: Prepare for the School Year by hotspotshield

hotspotshield — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:19:40 +0000

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Comment on Be Responsible: Prepare for the School Year by babafisa

babafisa — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:11:35 +0000

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Comment on Be Responsible: Prepare for the School Year by Bunker

Bunker — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:18:23 +0000

Valuable thoughts and advices. I read your topic with great interest.

Comment on What happens for a 3 year eval? by Qiana

Qiana — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:16:57 +0000

Well said.