At some point you look through the case-history and decide to accept labels. Red flags were there the times one appeared “clumsy” and when the other stopped talking. Red flags were thrown in your face when you were the director…
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Our Back2School Story
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Back2School, Education, Parents, Providers, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech Delay Tagged with: Autism Spectrum, Back2School, Education, parents, providers, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech Delay
Summer School
When working with students to avoid the “summer slide,” I try and make “summer school” feel more like “summer camp.” Through fun themes such as “Phineas and Ferb” we work on reading, writing, math, science, social studies … We work…
Posted in Curriculums, Education, Family, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Our World, Parents, Providers, Science, Social Skills, Special Needs, Uncategorized Tagged with: CAMP, character, Education, Mi Families, NMC college for Kids, Phineas and Ferb-tastic Activities, Science, Social Studies, Special Needs, virtues
Summer Smart
Last weekend Mi Families (“my families”) asked children what holiday they were celebrating … almost every kid answered “Cherry Festival!” I think Traverse City area needs to consider that message. Still, those kids were seeing “independence” in action and many…
Posted in Education, Family, Holidays, Homeschool, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Michigan, Motor Skills, Sensory, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech Delay Tagged with: 4th of July, Education, family, home-made T-stool, Homeschool, Mi Families, Special Needs, Summer
SAME team
There are lots of mommy and me playgroups …and clubs …and magazines and… but not enough daddy focused services, yet more and more dad’s want to be (or are) involved on that level. Mi-Dad’s express gratitude that our programs are…
Posted in Family, Holidays, Mi Families, Parents, Social Skills, Special Needs Tagged with: dads, fathers day, moms, parents, relationships, Summer, team builders
it’s a SPRING thing
Although our “Swing into Spring” event started with flurries – It was the last of our winter weather (which is good since it’s almost summer)! No more hats or mittens – but I wouldn’t put away your kids boots –…
Posted in Education, Family, Health, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Meals, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Organization, Parents, Providers, Science, Sensory, Social Skills, Special Needs Tagged with: Christi Morgan, Education, Health, Homeschool, Meals, Mi Families, Organization, Science, Social Studies, Special Needs
Proactive and Preventative Parenting
We’ve been dissecting each of the Mi-Resolutions 1by1. Have you been reading them? Taking the challenges? We are a fourth of the way through 2014 – are you reaching your goals? Our first resolution was to “Tell yourself that you…
Posted in Education, Family, Health, Meals, Motor Skills, Organization, Parents, Providers, Safety, Special Needs Tagged with: Education, exercise, family, Health, Meals, Organization, Parenting, Safety, Special Needs
In love … with LEARNING
Last time I rambled about Mi Scheduling so following the resolution order lets dive into Mi Education! “We” is used in the past blogs since “we” are all about team-work, but today I write from the point of “I”. This…
Posted in Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Organization, Parents, Providers, Special Needs, Speech Delay, Tutoring Tagged with: Christi Morgan, Daily Routine, Education, Homeschool, Mi Families, Special Needs, Tutoring
Mi Programs
Since our last post a few parents and providers have contacted us wanting to know more about Mi Families – history and services. We are often asked “what other trainings to do you do” and our answer is – if…
Posted in Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Michigan, Parents, Providers, Special Needs, Tutoring Tagged with: Child Development, curriculum, Education, events, Homeschool, Special Needs, trainings, Tutoring, workshops
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
