Today I heard a parent say “I try and schedule some fun, because my kids work hard learning all week.” Then I heard a provider say “I try and schedule a lot of learning into a little amount of time,…
Yearly Archives: 2013
schedule learning AND fun
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Organization, Parents, Providers, Uncategorized Tagged with: Challenging Behaviors, Child Development, Education, Goals, learning through play, parents, providers
Reaching GOALS
Everyone needs to have goals, and if one is too young to create their own goals – that becomes part of your job. The tough part of making goals for someone is remembering that you are building goals for them…
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Child Development, Education, Health, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Organization, Parents, Providers, Social Skills, Special Needs, Uncategorized Tagged with: Child Development, Education, Goals, Mi Families, Social Skills, Special Needs
choosing choices
Last week we were stuck living outta suitcases in a hotel. I say (or rather write) “stuck” because it was not a vacation plan. We came back from our spring break vacation to a home that was without heat and…
Posted in Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Holidays, Learning through Play, Organization, Parents, Special Needs, Uncategorized Tagged with: Child Development, Education, Holidays, routine, schedule, Vacations
SCHEDULING your chaos
It’s been a bit over a week since we did the whole “spring forward” time change, but I still hear parents talking about how it’s affecting their homes. Kids are having a hard time falling asleep and even a harder…
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Family, Health, Learning through Play, Michigan, Organization, Parents, Providers, Safety, Uncategorized Tagged with: Challenging Behaviors, Child Development, Health, routine, Safety, schedule, Sleep
A Peaceful Place
Like I said at the end of our last blog, no matter how scheduled your day is and how appropriate your spaces are for each activity there will always be times of chaos. Maybe a child isn’t feeling well, or…
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Chores/Housekeeping, Education, Family, Homeschool, Organization, Parents, Providers, Sensory, Uncategorized Tagged with: Challenging Behaviors, Floor Plan, parents, providers
Because everyone and everything needs a place in your space…
Working in ginormous Hollywood mansions, to one room Michigan school programs, I’ve noticed chaotic behaviors coming out kids! Does this mean all kids =chaos? No, because I’ve also worked with kids in such environments and felt calm walking in the…
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Chores/Housekeeping, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Motor Skills, Organization, Parents, Providers, Sensory Tagged with: Challenging Behaviors, Child Development, Education, Indoor gym, Organization, Play time, Sensory
Chaos to Calm
Using the behavior log posted in our previous BLOG and using my common sense … I noticed a pattern in my boys behaviors… For instance, every time I got on the phone my kids went crazy! Every time! They needed…
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Chores/Housekeeping, Family, Michigan, Organization, Parents, Providers, rules Tagged with: Challenging Behaviors, Chores, Parenting Tip, Routines, Rules, Schedules
Organized Chaos
Has your family made any changes based on using your senses to utilize space in your home? If you didn’t have the chance (or didn’t read our PREVIOUS BLOG) I suggest you go room to room and think by touching,…
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Chores/Housekeeping, Family, Organization, Parents, Safety, Sensory Tagged with: Challenging Behaviors, Child Development, Chores, Housekeeping, Organizing, Safety, Sensory
your house should make SENSE
Parents are reporting that even though kids are helping with chores (see our previous blog), their house still seems chaotic. Have you used your senses to figure out why? You see, it’s not just about having a clean toilet and…
Posted in Chores/Housekeeping, Organization, Sensory Tagged with: Chores, Housekeeping, Organizing, Sensory
Kids & CHORES
Ideas and questions are rolling in and its’ hard to pick where to continue, but since a couple parents latched on to the kids taking care of their own belongings – we’ll go that direction. In the LAST BLOG I…
Posted in Chores/Housekeeping, Family, Organization, Parents, Reward Chart Tagged with: Chores, family, Organization, parents, Reward Chart
