by Heidi | Jul 14, 2018 | Special Needs
Montessori is an important part of the fabric of me. Many things I do as a parent are influenced by the internalization of Montessori beliefs about childhood. That said, I know that occasionally children with certain temperaments, needs,...
by Heidi | Apr 9, 2018 | Special Needs
A few nights ago, I was sitting near Lucie as she fell asleep and she told me that she wishes she was born like the rest of us. That she hates that she has epilepsy. With a chronic medical condition, she endures a lot of necessary pokes, pills, and...
by Heidi | Jan 24, 2017 | Special Needs
“If someone told me 15 years ago, how my life would be today, I”m not quite sure how I would have responded. Perhaps run the other way? Cry? Be angry? Or just maybe I would have said okay, and spent as much time as possible studying...
by Heidi | Jun 17, 2016 | Special Needs
1. Our NICU stay was still a NICU stay. Our baby was still taken away from us shortly after birth. We were not allowed to breastfeed or hold our son for a period of time. In our case (and many others), our son was taken to a different hospital, and I...
by Heidi | Jul 18, 2014 | Special Needs
For the first time, this year, my son Caleb competed in the special abilities ring at a tae kwon do tournament. For those who aren’t aware, Caleb has autism. On a good day, Caleb is very high functioning and it may not be quickly apparent to those...
by Heidi | Jan 16, 2014 | Special Needs
I have been rolling this post around in my brain for several weeks now. My little homeschool has a secret. Not an intentional secret that in I purposefully hide behind nice happy little photos of our day, but quite the opposite. Quite the opposite. I...
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