For many of us Miralax is must have medicine. It is gentle and can mean the difference between really uncomfortable intervention and smooth GI function. For my low tone child Miralax is a must nothing else has ever showed to help her. This past weekend we went the store to buy Miralax and the shelves [...]

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Hello everyone! I have some exciting news to share!
First my article When Your Brain is Harding of Hearing is in the current The Homeschool Magazine ! I share part of my story of finding out that my son has a Auditory Processing Disorder and what to do about it. I hope you enjoy!
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I had mentioned on the FaceBook Special Needs Homeschooling page about asthma and got a good deal of response. Thanks to a multitude of medications asthma is not the horror condition it was when I was small.  I can remember the kids that had to sit with the teacher during recess and gym. They were [...]

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Is anxiety a reason to homeschool? What do you mean test anxiety? We all get that, keep taking tests it will toughen you up! Social anxiety? Keep going to co-op or church gatherings you be fine when you get to know everyone. No. I mean gut wrenching, nausea producing, hair pulling anxiety. Yes it is [...]

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At the end of the year I normally get anxious… What did we miss? Oh no we didn’t memorize the multiplication tables through 15! We didn’t get to go on the special field trip to the Allegheny’s! The kids spent the last two months languishing on Anatomy. We didn’t finish the State History book because [...]

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Do you have a rebellious child? Feeling a bit like God dealing with the unending complaints and problems the Israelites grumbled about in the desert? A rebelling child is nothing new but some of our knowledge into why they are rebellious is.   As christian parents we know that we need to train up our [...]

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Recently I got a newsletter from Crosswalk.com The title caught my attention ‘Bad Attitude: The Newest ‘Disorder’ I read the article and I encourage you to as well. Mr. Ken Connor wrote this article is response to George Will’s take on the new DSM for psychology coming out, A ‘Cure’ for Character Both of these [...]

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February is bottomed out and March is hear. Time for that second wind and a strong finish to the year. Right now do to my medical issues I am physically weak. I know that many of my readers share this physical problem. Chronic Fatigue, lupus many chronic illnesses result is  a fatigue that is bone [...]

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Recently Flower turned 5. In her short life she has had several surgical procedures and a major brain surgery. She has growth problems and pain problems. She would be considered sickly in an early age. I have been told that her tests show already she has brain problems that will most likely manifest themselves as [...]

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Do you have a child that needs some more work with a Left to Right awareness, acknowledging separate words, and staying on one line? This exercise is great for those issues!
I started with a plain paper and wrote ‘YOU ARE GREAT!’
Then starting at the left side put the pen on the paper and drag it [...]

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