If you follow my facebook page, you probably already saw our HUGE news! Ashlynn came home from school this week with a note and award that said she had successfully verbally named EVERY single letter AND letter sound. It’s nothing short of amazing. Ashlynn has been working soooo hard and for YEARS. YEARS! She deserves it soo much. We bought ice cream for her and let her eat it
We always hear about mama bears. Okay, maybe it’s just me, but I guess I am one. Daddy bears don’t have quite a good a reputation. Daddy wolves though. Watch out. Read about them. You do NOT want to cross a daddy wolf. My dad is a daddy wolf. I found a definition online that read, “Male wolves are attentive, monogamous and fiercely protective dads that live with their
Timers can be a useful way to manage behavior, promote task completion, or as a way to motivate the child. Digital clocks and timers are great and convenient, but they aren’t teaching kids an understanding of the passage of time, and are more abstract. Outloud Timer is different. You have the option to set the timer to either seconds or minutes and then set the time. A penguin appears and
I originally started this blog as a way to spread awareness, and maybe commiserate with or even help others on this journey with me. As a parent and an SLP, I have readers now who are also both. Hopefully there has been something you have found useful on my blog. I have thought before about trying to make money and monetizing my blog, but I personally hate pop up ads,
Once upon a time, there was an 18 year old girl who received a full ride scholarship to her local metro university. She took public transportation to get there since she couldn’t afford parking, and simultaneously worked 30 hours while going to school full time. Each day she walked onto the train, she wasn’t sure she would actually receive her bachelor’s degree, but she decided she would take it day
I’ve been sad. Really sad. What’s the point in sugar coating it. It’s interesting, because I didn’t really start blogging until after we were really seeing progress in Ashlynn’s speech. I was able to be upbeat and positive in most of my posts. Sure there were some sad ones, or some angry ones, or some worried ones, but for the most part, I was feeling and had been until recently,