Hi folks, Wow. I don’t even know where to begin. There is so much going on since I last wrote. Life is so different and the news is changing to so quickly. But at least our family is developing a new routine as well buckle down for this wild ride. Last week I realized a [...]
It is officially Fall! That means the leaves are turning yellow, nights are getting cooler and homework hell has officially begun. Teachers are assigning homework daily and the content is increasingly difficult. And my son's homework anxiety has re-emerged. Sigh. Even though my kiddo has made great strides at school, homework seems to be his [...]
And just like that, another school year has begun. A few lingering mosquito bites and a peeling sunburn reminds me of the fun I had during the waning days of summer, but now it is time to get back to reality. I have dreaded back-to-school season all my life. Summer was my favorite season. I [...]
Wow. It is mid-August. How did we get here? I have been dreading the end of August all summer. I have never been fond of August. I prefer July. For me, July is like a Saturday – full of potential for fun, excitement, and distraction from the stress of the weekdays. August is like Sunday [...]
Hey Folks! We are deep into summer now with all that entails – intense heat, dazzling sunlight, long days, cookouts, corn on the cob, fireflies, swimming, the smell of sunscreen and bug spray, thunderstorms, melting ice cream cones, and time away from school. I love everything about it. Summer has always been my favorite time [...]
Well, it is official. The school year is finally over. Hooray! For many years, I felt deeply sad at the end of the school year. I was sad because of all that had gone unrealized over the previous 10 months. I was often sad that my son didn’t make any real friends. I was sad [...]
By Melinda Khachaturian, National Director of Admissions & Outreach for College Living Experience (CLE) “It goes by so fast.” All parents of young children hear these words. Sometimes it’s said with a tinge of sadness, sometimes with wonder, and sometimes with contentment and pride. And as parents of children who learn differently, it can seem as [...]
Even though we are heading towards the end of spring and the weather is heating up, I have been thinking about how sometimes I freeze. Not because I am cold, but because I am frozen with fear. As in fight, flight, and freeze. I also recently read about another new F – fib, which I [...]
Hi Folks, Last week I was at the Breakthroughs in 2e Education Conference where I had the pleasure of hearing Ross Greene speak. As I listened to him repeat his familiar refrain that “kids do well if they can” I began to think of the parents of those kids who have a hard time doing [...]
From all of us at TECA we wish everyone a belated happy Mother’s Day! I hope you enjoyed the day. Over the weekend, a mourning dove was laying eggs just outside my bedroom window. At least I think she was. As my husband and I lay sleeplessly in bed during the pre-dawn hours, we listened [...]
