Kendra Rogers's Blog, page 2

Diagnostic journeys and trials

When there is something different with our children, we want to know why and how to address it. When Mack was a baby and screamed constantly while covered in exzema, we sought medical diagnosis of food allergies and chan...

Listen so your kids will talk

I cannot count how many times I have heard the adages, "Talk so your kids will listen and listen so your kids will talk" or "if you listen to the little things, they will tell you the big ones". Whoever started this trop...

Moving, and other woes

So, we have wanted to live in a country-ish setting for a while now but hadn't been in a position to change anything. Now we are for various reasons. But the process is a PAIN. Leigh and Will with their anxiety aren't ma...

I scream, you scream, we all scream!

No parent wants their kid to yell at them. I promise, they will. They will at two and twelve. You are SAFE. They will scream at you when their feelings are so big they cannot do anything else. And, as the parent, having ...

The pressures of Momming

I desperately wanted to be a mom when I was a kid. That feeling never left. I knew I was going to have a slew of kids (I only have FOUR), I would stay home with them, I might even homeschool them. I realized my goal. I a...

Parenting (and teaching) realizations

As parents, we know our kids better than anyone else. But sometimes, things pass us by. We watch our kids and learn their mannerisms and needs, but sometimes, subtle things fly under our radar. We don't put together the ...

Scary six

Terrible Two's and Terrifying Three's are common tropes that parents hear constantly. We are conditioned to think that ages 2 and 3 are the hardest. Don't get me wrong, they are HARD. Kids are learning how to assert them...

Teaching communication

We think of communication as simply the exchanging of information. We don't usually consider the receiving, disseminating, interpretation, and expression parts. We sometimes think about the body and facial cues we delive...

Can a marriage between an Autist and an Allist work?

I am not neurotypical, but I do not have asperger's or autism. I am simply gifted, not twice exceptional. I am married to a gifted husband with asperger's/autism. We are raising four neurodiverse kids together. One of wh...

Struggle bussing

Two posts in two days! Lucky YOU!