Kendra Rogers's Blog

To take a break? Or not? (Brick and mortar school edition)

As homeschoolers, a luxury we use liberally is the decision regarding taking breaks from heavy schooling. I fully realize this is not something those families who use brick and mortar (public, private, montessori, etc) s...

Virtual Parenting help summit line up and information

Raising Happy Kids Free Virtual Summit.

Parenting seminar

Join me, and several other parent coaches, each with their own niche in helping parents be the best they can be for their kids. Raising kids, especially neurodivergent ones, is challenging. Let these wonderful coaches fi...

To take a break, or not? Homeschool edition

Whether you school year-round like we do, or take summers off, the question (or thought) about taking a break from whatever your schedule is will come up. Your kids are resisting more, you're moving, there's a new baby, ...

Diagnosis? Label? Good, bad, and ugly

For many (too many) years, I was in camp no labels! I thought they put kids in boxes unnecessarily. I thought sometimes diagnoses were good and useful but not for the majority of people. I resisted getting Will diagnosed...

How to not lose your cool when your kids aren't listening

Who am I kidding?! I totally lose my cool when the kids don't listen! I don't want to. I hate doing it. I want to do better. It is tough to maintain calm when so many kids are all not listening at the same time.

How (and when) do I tell my kids about their diagnosis?!

I am in a lot of FaceBook groups and see this question so frequently. Parents are worried their kids won't respond well to learning about their diagnoses. They worry their kids will be upset and feel self-conscious about...

Zone Cleaning

What is zone cleaning and how can it help?

Farm update

I was asked recently for an update to this post about a farm we tried out recently. Will eventually did settle in and fall in love with some new horse friends. There were, as there always are, a few hiccups along the way...

How to handle meltdowns; and let yourself meltdown too

What to do for the kids: