Bluey, AAC, and Joy
For most of Malik’s* life, he hasn’t been understood by almost anyone.
The OccuPLAYtional Therapist
Children deserve respect as full human beings. That's it.
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Read 7 days ago and current, but nothing has been published for 13 months.
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The Illusion of American Health “Care”
This post will be talking about my own experience with medical systems in the US in 2024.
Consequences
I think we would actually all be fine if we would drop the word “consequences” from our vocabularies entirely.
Child-Led Solutions
(written two years ago)
Testing Limits
“My kids are misbehaving because they’re testing limits.”
Metacognition
Metacognition -- the human brain's ability to think about what you're thinking about -- is a really fascinating and really emerging and studied branch of neuroscience.
Self Check-Out
I had an epiphany a few years ago while checking out at the (American*) grocery store.
New Baby
When we introduce a new baby to the family, our kids might hear a lot of the following (from us, or from family members, or from well-meaning well-wishers):
Bopping or Flapping
My daughter has coily, curly hair that I braid in protective braids every four weeks or so.
Tiny Stop
Some of us come from backgrounds that were harsher and stricter than we want to be with our kids.