Kendra Rogers's Blog, page 6

Games and rules

Kids and games go together. Rules inherently go with games. If we didn't have rules, there would be chaos. Board and card games come with rules that the creators decide on through deliberation and trial and error. Will m...

Kids being Kids

I just thought I would share this jovial clip from the other day when our podschool cousin friends were all just playing together. Play is their job. Learning and school are breaks from the important work of play. I make...

Accommodations

I scheduled Will to participate in an Outschool class. (Check out outschool.com, you won't be sorry). He was to use logic and prior knowledge to escape from the Museum of Natural History virtually. He assumed this was a ...

Loneliness

This isolation meme is spot on. Initially, I felt terribly alone parenting a child with severe food allergies. The appointments, special foods, millions of grocery stores to find safe foods, my own hunger at not being ab...

Extra help, not punishment

I virtually tutor Tues through Thurs mornings before going to my "sister's" to work with her kids and mine. My kids have a schedule to follow during that hour and a half. Their schedule allows them playtime with the dog,...

ADHD Vlog

I FINALLY got this all compiled. The end isn't perfect, but this is my first go with video editing. I still don't feel like this QUITE shows what ADHD looks like when it is completely overwhelming. These videos were shot...

The initials and Asynchrony (Oh My)

ODD, ADD, SPD, OCD, ED, and Asynchrony are more twice exceptionalities that frequently accompany giftedness.

What is Twice Exceptional anyway?

I almost got up in the middle of the night to write this because it was on my mind!

Staked

This precious boy is growing. His brain and body are dong big things. As a child who already struggles with his brain moving too fast, this growth causes significant issues. For several days, he has encountered many oppo...

More resources:AAoM

Autism is a challenging diagnosis with loads of variety and uncertainty. Resources for kids and parents are crucial. In MI, we have the Autism Alliance of MI with a bank of articles as well as coaches and tutors to help ...