A little while back, a Facebook friend asked me: What groceries would you buy each week if you only had $50 to spend and had picky eaters to please? Honestly, picky eating is not allowed in my house. I am not cruel about it but everyone is served the same food. I might set [...]
Family Fondue Dinner
My children love dip. The day our pediatrician recommended giving Lira ranch dip to encourage her to eat her vegetables truly changed our lives. Recently, I was thinking about how much I love The Melting Pot… even though I have only been once in my life and it was almost ten years ago. Fond memories. [...]
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Teaching Your Child to Sleep Through the Night
You roll over and look at the clock. “Every 45 minutes. This child has GOT to sleep through the night!” Been there, done that… times four. When Lira was four months old, the longest stretch of sleep she would have is 45 minutes. That was the longest. The shortest stretch… well, let’s suffice to say [...]
Autism Therapy: Teaching Your Child About Personal Space
Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders all have their own set of… quirky-ness. I mean no disrespect. All I mean is the reason why there is a spectrum is that there are so many different variations. For Lira, she has an extremely high IQ but cannot communicate that information as quickly as her brain processes [...]
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Giving to the Homeless ~ Homeless Blessing Bags
In my opinion, we are born selfish. Babies, as cute as they are, are very ego-centric. The world revolves around them. While that is a necessary part of growing, if we are not careful, our children can get stuck with this mindset. Children with special needs can struggle with it even more. For instance, Lira [...]
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Taste Test ~ Red & Green Dinner
Yesterday, our Advent activity was for a Red and Green Dinner. The children were so excited about planning the menu, shopping, and cooking. We sat around the table making a list of foods that are both red and green. Then, we had to think about what would make a nutritious, well-rounded meal. The final selections [...]
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Guest Post: The Top Five iPad Applications for Children with Autism
Advances in technology now offer teachers of special education and parents of children with special needs the opportunity to progress learning in new, fun ways. Many special education classrooms are already using applications developed for the Apple iPad to teach students reading, writing and arithmetic. Although these new learning tools don’t come cheap, they have [...]
Teaching Anger Management to Children When They Hit
Previously, I’ve told you about the anger problems that Lira has suffered and how our therapist recommended we deal with those moments. Unfortunately, Franc is hitting the age where his temper is flaring and he will hit anyone or anything close by to release that frustration. As a person who has struggled with anger management, [...]
Taste Test: I is for Ice Cream Party
You just cannot study the letter I without ice cream. So, we had an ice cream sundae party. You might not think of this as much of a taste test but for us, it is. Lira did not like ice cream until a few months ago. It was one of her sensory things. The children [...]
The GRAPE Big Taste Test
Ruble studied the letter G this week so what else could we taste but GRAPES! I purchased three different colors of seedless grapes for the children to try. Each child was given a plate with ten grapes in each color and a sheet I made for them to record their findings. (Free download below.) The [...]
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