I know that I have really blogged on so many Learning Disability issues on my own kids, I guess I need to reflect on all the “unusual” incidents that have keep me writing, I must say there have been some good occurrences that I hope give guidance and optimism to other people. As I have… Read more

As all of us are preparing for big holiday season, I remind everyone that LD children always give us the biggest surprises. During the November Thanksgiving Holiday my husband and I wanted to have a quiet family vacation. My daughter is in college and we never get to travel with her. My mistake not to… Read more

It’s been a month since I’ve really been able to write on my blog, not because the kids have not given me any material, heavens no. I did start a new job and have been trying to concentrate on it and not the ongoing dilemmas that happen in our family.   I had hoped that… Read more

One would think since I have not written on my blog in awhile that things were quiet. NO WAY! I know that my daughter is in her second year of college. This year we are accepting a different way of thinking, letting go. Once she leaves the nest the only controllable situations I have are… Read more

I know that when I last wrote in my blog I was talking about my daughter and her issues.  With all her issues, one would think I really knew a lot of answers.  Well guess, what, this is one time that I’m at a standstill.  It’s at a time when I don’t know what to… Read more

As our children with disabilities get older, so do the problems.  Lately I have been wondering to myself, when do these issues stop, do they ever stop?  I don’t think there is a therapist or psychiatrist that can answer this question.  When we work through one area of problems. we take a deep breath and… Read more

If you are reading my blog you are either a parent of a child with a learning disability or working with children in this area. In this case you will understand why I am writing about learning to let go. For all the years we have been protecting, advocating and trying to find a way… Read more

When to believe and when to really question. I think we all, as parents, want to initially believe our children when they tell us something. We instinctively believe they are being honest and wouldn’t consider not telling us the truth. I remember the first time I viewed the television reality show ” Christley Knows Best”… Read more

Realizing when a learning disability fully develops in your child is never predictable. But since my daughter was diagnosed in High School due to unfortunate circumstances, I was not sure about when my son’s would blossom. You see I was told what his disability was but until he turned 13 years old it fully emerged.… Read more

As the days go by and you think that you have the routine down pat, everything goes arye! I have advocated for my son with Executive Function issues and ADHD. He is a good place in a private school which can assist him in learning how to deal with his disability and give him the… Read more