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Take Inventory of Your School Supplies for Special Education Students
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Whether you have a young child or teenager with special needs, you will want them to have everything they need for the upcoming school year. It is never too early to take an inventory of any school supplies you have from last year that might be re-used or re-purposed. Knowing ahead of time what you…
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How Many Wishes Does One Penny Have?
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When you find a penny “heads up” and you pick it up off the ground you’re supposed to get one free wish. But if you have many wishes do you try to plop them all on one penny? Or do you conserve your wishes “just in case”? What’s the cut off when all our wishes…
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I’m Working On It, Mom!
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A few years ago, after the first of many “dramatic” conversations with my only daughter, I posted the timeline-chart (see below) on teenage attitudes. Unbeknownst to me at the time, there would be more challenges than I ever could have imagined. Some so incredibly unsettling it is hard to understand how I am even here…
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The Truth About Cracking the “Teenage Conversation With Adults” Code
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Channeling the phrase, “Just ‘cause I said it, don’t mean that I meant it, just ‘cause you heard it.” from Adele’s hit, Rumour Has It, I found it similar to the way in which teenagers communicate. Taking this lyric one step farther, I would say, “Just ’cause you heard it, doesn’t mean that I said…
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Why Teens Privacy Does Not Really Equal Privacy
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Have you ever heard your kid scream or yell something like, “I just want my privacy!” or “Why can’t I just be left alone”? Me too! Quite honestly, I feel the same and wouldn’t have it any other way. Why then, do teenagers demand their privacy, but put their entire life into the social media…