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Explain Your Lies Yourself
I am not a liar and I do not appreciate being made to look like one. I based my decision to allow my daughter to attend an after Christmas party on lies. However, at the time I made the decision I did...
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Praise – A Double-Edged Sword
I read about some interesting research on praise today. I found this information in the blog written by the founder and Chief Learning Officer of K12, Bror Saxberg. K12 is the curriculum provider and...
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Sneaking and Getting Caught
I’m watching the comments over on the Christian Adoption blog to my friend Julia’s post about her daughter sneaking food that she would receive freely if she just asked for it. Many of the commenters...
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Musings On The Ultimate Love Thursday!
Happy Valentines Day! How appropriate that this day of love should fall on a “Love Thursday” for all the bloggers here! Love is quite a concept to contemplate, especially when parenting children with...
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Glimmers of Integrity
Last week LuLu damaged some of Kay’s toiletries in a move of pure jealousy. It was not the first time. LuLu, in the height of her puberty, has decided that Kay is the target of her frustration. It is...
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Celebrating a Birthday Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
When you adopt an older special needs child things don’t always go as wonderfully as you might have imagined before adopting or fostering. Before adopting or fostering an older child, you may daydream...
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In Search of a Behavior Program that Works
Having three special needs kids, I have tried literally dozens of behavior programs over the years, but still haven’t found anything that really works. The latest idea (from my next door neighbor) was...
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My child is diagnosed with Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF) and ADHD; inattentive type. My child does not struggle with hyperactivity rather she tends to veer off and daydream which causes her...
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I Forgot!
Dealing with a child that has ADHD can be very difficult. As much as it is difficult for me, I am sure it is much more difficult for my child. I can’t imagine what it must be like to not be able to...
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I Forgot – Part 2 “The Plan”
So in one my previous post I talked about how my daughter who has ADHD is struggling with forgetfulness. I asked my daughter to come up with a plan to help her remember to gather her things at school...
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