A couple weeks ago I was talking to a mom who was considering that maybe her son did have some kind of learning or behaviour challenge. “But I don’t know,” she said “Maybe I’m just making excuses. I am beginning to think that maybe he is just plain lazy and defiant.” Kids with APD are…
Continue Reading“It’s like it goes through one ear and out the other.” How many times have us moms joked about that? If you have a child with ADHD or a learning disability, it can feel like an everyday occurrence … and it’s not so funny after awhile. It can feel downright frustrating for you and your…
Continue ReadingWhat if your child doesn’t have to do remedial reading or tutoring programs for years? What if auditory processing challenges weren’t permanent and your child could move past just managing it? What if your child doesn’t have to be on an IEP forever or rely on all this assistive technology just to keep their head…
Continue ReadingLast week a client whose daughter had Auditory Processing Disorder felt she had to justify her reasoning for her child having an IEP. “I know you’re against them,” she said. I was taken aback because I haven’t exactly been shy about my frustrations with IEPs as a permanent solution, but that doesn’t mean that I…
Continue ReadingToo often when kids struggle with reading, we think we just need to reinforce and ‘drill in’ those letter and phonics sounds. This can work for some kids, but for kids with auditory processing disorder, drilling in sounds can be futile until you address the underlying reason why they are having a hard time keeping…
Continue ReadingMy mother has a wooden plaque hanging in her kitchen since my childhood. It says, “If you don’t want your children to hear what you’re saying, pretend you are talking to them.” Children not listening is one of the most common complaints of parents and teachers and also has been the inspiration of countless parenting…
Continue ReadingGillian was worried sick about her 10-year-old daughter who had terrible anxiety, and nothing was working. “I have literally tried everything!” she told me when we met a networking event. The thing is that, Gillian thought she had tried everything. She did what all good moms do when their child has anxiety. She took her…
Continue ReadingAugust has been a crazy month for a lot of us. In a matter of three weeks I bought and sold a house. The stress was nothing short of insane. I didn’t realise just how stressed I was until afterwards. I experienced all the usual symptoms of stress like anxiety and insomnia but what stood…
Continue ReadingMom guilt and not having enough time are two of the biggest drains on the moms I work with. They feel guilty for all the things they think they should have done differently that they didn’t know about. They put extra icing on that guilt-laden cupcake because they feel guilty because they don’t have the…
Continue ReadingChances are if you’re reading this email, it’s because you are one of those ‘ahead-of-your-time’ mamas who understands there is so much more going on beneath the surface of your child’s struggles with learning or behaviour. … and you also likely know there’s a lot more going on than genetics. Consider this… Compared to any…
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