Teaching a child to read is no easy feat. It’s a pretty Herculean task regardless of special needs. You need to take into account many factors like developmental age, readiness, learning style, etc. The main thing to remember is that sometimes it just takes repetition and more repetition. How many reading lessons does it take to teach one child to read? Logan learned to read at…
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Using Family Military Service To Teach Patriotism
Teaching your children about their family military service is an important aspect of teaching your children family history to help instill a sense of family pride. Family military service helps to foster a sense of patriotism in your children. They realize that military service members are people who leave families too. It’s a great way to show them the sacrifices military members and their families make. They learn to take…
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Making A Great Home For Children With Autism
Making a great home is easily attainable even if you have a child with autism. Just like with everything else in autism, you probably have to think outside the box. It should come as no surprise to anyone that looking after your home is going to be an important and essential aspect of your autism action plan. However, it can be one thing knowing that, and another appreciating what is…
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6 Weekend Activities To Do As A Family
If you’re struggling to find weekend activities for the kids then don’t worry, you have come to the right place. When it comes to finding fun things to do on the weekends, it can be hard to find inspiration. If you live in a small town where you have exhausted all of the local museums and children’s clubs, the chances are you’ll be looking for new ideas. To help, here…
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Seeking Guidance As An Autism Parent
Something that all parents can agree on wholeheartedly is that raising children is something that you feel like you are making up as you go along. That may be true, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be that way all of the time. Indeed, if you hope to raise your children as well as you would like to, you will need to make sure that you are always…
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A Honest Review of CanvasDiscount.Com With Free Coupon
It’ s not a huge shocker to anyone who knows me that I like to have framed photo prints in every room of my home.. Everywhere, including the bathroom, has some sort of photo in it. It makes me happy to see my peeps looking at me reminding me of fun memories. I’m also a firm believer that it helps build a sense of family for my children. They see…
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How To Pamper Yourself As An Autism Mom
As an autism mom, you spend most of your days waking up early, getting ready, getting the kids out of bed and dressed, making breakfast, driving them to therapy, homeschooling, etc… the list is endless with things you do during the day. You likely haven’t even thought about spending some time to pamper yourself now and again. A relaxing bath A quick way to pamper yourself is to take a…
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Ultimate Guide To Keeping Kids Safe Online
Kids and adults alike love spending time on-line. As our lives become more digital, social media and the internet has become the place where we socialise, educate and even entertain ourselves. There are so many things that are great about the world wide web but there are also things that should cause all parents to take the necessary precautions. With 1 in 4 children reporting to have been exposed to…
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14 Must Have Instant Pot Accessories To Make Your Life Easier
Instant Pots are more popular than ever these days. You can make entire meals and even snacks from your Instant Pot. There’s much less mess and even less clean up. There are so many accessories for your Instant Pot out there, so how do you know what you really need? We couldn’t live without our Instant Pot here in Autismland or these accessories. Which Instant Pot To Pick? First, let’s…
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10 Ways to Get Out and Enjoy Nature as a Family
Nature can be a wonderful and frugal way to spend family time. Unless the weather is blazing hot, it is enjoyable, accessible by anyone, and usually free or low cost if you go to a National Park. If you have a child with autism, you qualify for the FREE Lifetime National Park Disability Pass. It gives you free or low cost access to every National Park in America. The beautiful…
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