Five Things To Do When...

  Five Things to Do When …..  Someone Sends you Another “Sure Cure” Article   1.  Look At it Realistically When we have kids with disabilities it is natural to want to find “the fix”.  And often your friends and relatives will be sending you articles because they have that desire as well. …

Five Things to Do When …  Your Kid Thinks He/She is Stupid   I my experience, most kids who have learning challenges AND who do not understand their challenges well, over-react to their difficulties and call themselves “stupid.”  The actual truth, however, is that these kids are often REALLY smart - but their lear…

Five Things to do When You are Anxious about Your Child’s Future ….   Every parent has dreams and expectations for their children.  However, when our kids have challenges - whether those challenges are mild or severe - fear and worry about their future can paralyze us if we are not careful.  If you are ever tempted to l…

Five Things To Do … When You Feel Overwhelmed As we approach a new school year it's easy to get overwhelmed by getting back into a schedule. Here are five things to do when you feel overwhelmed by the amount of things you have to do each day. 1.  Make shorter lists.  When I first heard this I thought it sounded silly, but it has be…

Summer (or any holiday time) can be challenging for children who thrive on schedules.  Here are 5 things you can do when your child can’t handle “free time”  Make a schedule!  This may sound silly - but I talk to many moms who resist the idea of a summer schedule.  Even if you have a spontaneous personality, y…

  Welcome.   This blog is called Five Things to do When..........   In this blog I cover a wide range of academic and behavior challenges, and give practical, concrete ideas that you can put into practice right NOW!! I welcome comments and suggestions for lists.…

Five Things to Do When ..... Your Child is Resistant to New Tasks, Books, Information, Etc Preview: Don’t “surprise” your child with a new book or method or schedule. Show them a week (or for some kids even longer) ahead of time. Say something like, “Here is the new math book we are going to start next week. I’ll…