Posts by LynnS6

Quote: Originally Posted by mammal_mama  What gripes me is that socialization seems to be so much more about getting the most unique individuals to abandon some of their uniqueness and fit in with the group, than...

My sister called age 5 the "verbal diarrhea stage" and my mom used to say that the purpose of kindergarten was to teach kids that they are not the center of the universe. In other words, both the talking on and on about herself/her...

I've got two kids who are sensitive to clothing -- one had full blown sensory processing disorder and the Occupational Therapy we did made a huge difference. The other is "just" sensitive. The kid who needed OT had his sensitivities...

My daughter has a very active fantasy life. She's invented a whole family (two older siblings, two younger, the father comes from Korea, the mother from Mexico, and the children speak Korean, Spanish and English). She's 8 and has been...

I think it's important that parents help kids explore things to do so that when they become teens, they have some options. Our son is 11, just started middle school. We encouraged him to run cross-country this year and he's fallen in...

I'd pick up other ones and suggest to her that you read them together, but I wouldn't force it. Ds spent the entire 3rd grade reading nothing but Boxcar Children stories. I was bored silly, but he liked them. (Thankfully dd has more...

Has she had counseling? I agree that she's in denial and probably having a hard time dealing with her feelings when things aren't going well. Even if she's been in counseling, maybe it's time to go back. As she changes, her past...

I'd look at this another way:   Not "should I have to wake him up" but "he's lacking some skills that help him get out the door and to school on time". He's also lacking self regulation skills. What can you do to help him...

Yes, I'd wake him. 16 year olds still need a lot of scaffolding to keep their lives in order. Some more than others.   However, I wouldn't be driving him. 2 1/2 miles isn't that far. The natural consequence of not getting your...

The school, if it's a public school, is required by federal law to provide appropriate educational services for the children with special needs, regardless of the size of the school. Unfortunately, parents very often have to fight very...