Yesterday was Denver’s 15th annual Step up for Down syndrome Walk. The purpose of the walk is to raise funds for Mile High Down syndrome Association and to raise awareness for individuals who have Down syndrome. This was our third year to participate in the walk. Families are encouraged to create a team and ask [...]
As a tutor broker and mother of three, I run into a lot of children and teenagers in my day to day activities. About 60 to 70% of the calls I get from parents whose children need a tutor are from a family who has a child who has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity [...]
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This weekend, my older two kids followed along with two neighborhood kids in some activities that were not OK. They basically went around harassing other neighbors because they were bored. My kids have never behaved like this before. They are certainly not little angels. My 5 year old, Braydon, is far from it. He is [...]
I just got back from Bryce’s first Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting. In case you are not familiar, Bryce is my 3 year old son who has Down syndrome. This was our first foray into the special education maze of the public school system. I was actually quite impressed. For the last two years, Bryce [...]
This is a follow up to a recent posting about extra-curricular activities and why they are important for students Many of my readers made comments about how busy students are these days and how it’s sad that kids can’t just be kids anymore. Other comments I received mentioned how unfortunate it is that students have [...]
Since school has started in most places or will be starting soon, I wanted to talk about the importance of extra-curricular activities for students. Some examples are high school sports, clubs, volunteer work, paid work, music lessons, dance, etc. I know we have all heard that students should be participating in extra-curricular activities, but why? [...]
Today marked the last day of 10 days of intensive feeding therapy for my little pumpkin, Bryce. As many of my readers know, Bryce has Down syndrome. Although it is not uncommon for a child who has Down syndrome to have feeding issues, the majority of children who have Down syndrome do not have feeding [...]
It is mid-August and about half of the students in Colorado have already started school. Depending on how your school year went last year, you may need to make some adjustments or improvements to your life and schedule to ensure a successful school year. Below are five tips to a great school year. First, you [...]
My 7 year old daughter, Payton, walked into the kitchen with a few small tears rolling down her cheeks yesterday afternoon. I couldn’t see her toothless smile because it was gone. Her face was screwed up in pain. I thought she had fallen off her bike or tripped and hurt a knee, but this was [...]
