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Distance Learning or School In-Person? 5 Questions to Help you Decide!

 

"There are no right answers to wrong questions.” – Urusla K. Le Guin

You’ve been presented an impossible task, mama. You’ve been asked to predict the future in a time when our world’s top scientists can’t even paint us a clear picture of what our coming year will hold. You’ve been asked to make a plan for your exceptional child’s schooling, as schools scramble themselves to make their own complicated decisions. We know you will prevail, as you always do, but this is a complicated decision. And for you mamas who have children with ADHD, autism, learning and language differences, or anxiety, this decision is even more complicated and challenging!
 
Full-time in-person schooling, or hybrid in-person/distance learning, or full-time distance learning… you, willingly or not, were thrust into distance learning in the blink of an eye this spring. To complicate matters, your child likely needs and receives specialized supports, modifications, and accommodations at school, such as through ...
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How Therapeutic Fitness Can Help Your Exceptional Child: with Guests Ty & Hilary Krueger of Behavior Change Collective

Helping others improve their quality of life and discover the best version of themselves is what I (Ty) live for. I'm not 100% sure when this passion started for me, but my mom often tells a story of me as a first grader that may explain it…

Growing up, my mom was a special education teacher in the Milwaukee Public School District, so it made the most sense for me to attend the school that she worked at. For those of you not familiar with Milwaukee, the majority of the public schools in the district were pretty rough and the kids, even rougher. As a 7-year-old though, I didn't think anything of it and I was stoked to make some new friends at my new school. Being the social and friendly little dude that I was, I quickly made friends with the coolest kids in the class. At first quarter conferences, my teacher breezed through my academic progress stating how proud she was of the progress I was making in reading and math and then came a “BUT”. She went on to express her concern with the "...

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7 Tips for Creating Parenting Goals You Can Crush in 2020!

We want you to take some time to celebrate your accomplishments over this past year! Be proud of the goals you met and all the amazing experiences you had. We also want to reflect a little on areas for improvement in the new year. As you think back on the year, did you find it difficult to have positive interactions with your child on a day to day basis? Were you feeling overwhelmed by your child’s behavior or emotions and unsure of how to help? If so, now is a perfect time to sit down, get out a pencil and paper, and start making some parenting goals for the new year. We know you might be planning resolutions right now, so on the blog we are sharing 7 tips for making goals you can crush in 2020!

 

We love providing you with inspirational quotes and parenting tips, but we also realize that this information may not actually result in change without a clear plan. For instance, when we do therapy with families, we work with both parents and children to create clear goals and actionable ...

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