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Tag Archives: special needs
Special Needs Learning Resources from PCI Education
As parents, we spend years focused on our child’s education. We want to know what they’re learning, how they are progressing, how it will [...]
Tics and Stereotypy in Children — Lessons from a Six Year Old
The other day, I overheard a surprising and profound conversation between my six year old Julia and her 4 year old cousin [...]
Checking in With the Sisters – Different or Fancy?
As I was checking in with our sister sites this week, I found a beautiful analogy from Kimberly at 5 Minutes for [...]
Thrive with Autism – Checking in With the Sisters
Now that my kids are older and at school for the majority of the day, they don’t have as many “opportunities” to [...]
The Bedtime Routine – Checking in With The Sisters
Last night I was reading our sister sites. My kids were running around like maniacs (Dad was in charge of the bedtime [...]
Homework Strategies – Checking In With the Sisters
As I was checking in with our sister sites this week, I found an article on 5 Minutes for Special Needs called [...]
Hope Comes Through a Hole In the Wall
As I was checking in with our sister sites this week, a post on 5 Minutes for Special Needs by Laurie, mom [...]
Finding the Bright Spot
Lolli here… I am no longer used to having all 5 kids at home. Since my youngest started school last August, I [...]
Twitter and Social Awareness
As I was checking in with 5 Minutes for Mom’s sister sites this week, I was struck by a post by Kimberly [...]
We All Want The Same Things
This week, as I was checking in with our 5 Minutes for Mom sister sites, an article by Kimberly of As one [...]
Losing Her Voice
After reading Janice’s account of Susan’s ear drum bursting and her subsequent hearing loss at BlogHer last summer, this post on our [...]















