Posts by madskye

Try playing music in the morning...it really helps my DD. We play show tunes!

Hello!  Can anyone help me figure out the steps to getting my daughter diagnosed with dyslexia so that we can arrange a 504 for school next year, 3rd grade?   There is a history of dyslexia in our family. She's been...

Could you reorg her bedroom so there was a few feet of space that you could christen "The Activity Zone" or something similar and do something to make it fun? Like, if she likes to dance put in a mirror (not expensive) or some of those...

I haven't posted in ages, and now I'm doing two in a row about The Explosive Child--but it's a book I'd recommend to you. The idea is to slow down, reconnect, and get her to talk to you about whatever the issues is. She won't put her...

If you search on my name, you'lll find a bunch of old posts about tantrums and using The Explosive Child. It really helped us. I haven't needed it in a while, but basically--I don't think there are any consequences, because with the...

I make a loose meal plan for the week, and I plan it with the help of the ads for my local supermarket.  (Not sure if you have anything like that) But it really helps--if I see that sausage is on sale, I'll plan to make sausage...

DD just turned 7.  She used to have horrible tantrums, we've pretty much ended those, using the techniques from The Explosive Child, but now I have a really hard time getting her to open herself to listening to me when we have...

Read The Explosive Child...really helped us. When she starts to melt down, open your arms, give her a hug, and quietly ask her what is going on. It sounds "soft" and it is...but it really helped my daughter (same age as yours) learn...

Hula hooping?  You can get 99 cent hoops at toys r us or the dollar store here...and then you can send them home as a "favor" instead of worrying about favor bags.

We are in the same boat.  DD's teacher has been helpful--she's given me the math workbook they use.  She also suggested we get DD a tutor which we're thinking about.  DD is not retaining much.  She'll get one...