Understanding autism is the key to both helping your own kiddos show compassion towards friends on the spectrum and to growing as parents and friends ourselves. When I need to tackle tough topics with my kids, I turn to books. Here’s a great list of books I’ve found to help kids learn about autism. […]
An Online Program for Your 2e Struggling Reader
“I’ll never get this! Forget it… I will never, ever be able to read as good as my brothers and sister can!” My seven year old burst into tears — again — and hid out in her calm down area to get away from the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad book I was trying to […]
Overexcitabilities and Why They Matter for Gifted Kids
The mornings we need to be out of the house at a certain time look something like this – a child is complaining about the seams in his socks, while another is having an animated sing along with her stuffed animals, completely oblivious to the fact that she has her shirt on backwards and her […]
What Does Bullying Mean and How Does it Impact Gifted Children?
We hear about bullying a lot these days – it’s in the media, talked about at schools and co-ops, and is written about in books. But, what does bullying mean? What is the difference between bullying and being mean? And why does it matter? What is meanness? Kids can be mean to each other as […]
Simple Steps for Putting Together a Perfect Calm Down Kit
When my son was a young toddler I heard other parents with kids the same age talking about how terrible tantrums were to deal with. And I just couldn’t relate. Our little guy was very verbal from a young age. He was pretty effective at communicating his needs and just overall very easy going. And […]
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