Famous Dyslexics: Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey, star of the hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy, is known to adoring fans around the world as ‘McDreamy’. He has acted in movie blockbusters, along with excelling at amateur race car driving. And McDreamy is dyslexic. He had a normal American family upbringing...
read moreNutrition is Essential to Mind/Body Balance
There are items in the every day diet that contribute to low attention spans, and an inability to focus. This makes it more difficult for parents and children alike to plunge into tasks that are more challenging. The three most problematic items include: 1) Sugar...
read moreDYSPRAXIA /DCD (Developmental Co-ordination Disorder)
Physical ability continues to be researched as having a correlation with academic ability. The great outdoors is a playground for learning, developing our physical abilities and our academic skills, but what if your child is unable to climb a tree, skip, run,...
read moreCase Study: Perfectionist, reading refusal, 2 years behind
Izzy always loved being read to. Mum Sheryl remembers that when she turned 2 she was able to recite all her favourite books word-for-word. It seemed impossible that her daughter would be anything but a high flying reader once school began. However when Izzy...
read moreFactoid Friday: Prisons and Illiteracy
So strong is the link between literacy and being a useful member of society that some states use grade-level reading statistics as a factor in projecting future prison construction. - Bob Chase, President, National Education Association...
read moreSupport for Parents
When I first heard my child’s diagnosis, I remember going blank. Strange to remember feeling “nothing,” but it was very powerful. What gradually seeped in was disbelief, fear, guilt, and then, fear again. My daughter was diagnosed with a form of Muscular Dystrophy...
read moreMad Woman: On Sensory Stories for Kids with Special Needs
I am sitting on my living room floor trying to untangle a rubber spider from some dryer balls and wondering if the stock cube I have soaking on a cotton wool pad will still be as pungent in a week’s time. Am I a house wife gone mad? Well I might be, but no actually....
read moreChanging Your Child with “Future Perfect”
One of the tough things about parenting is that it is your duty to help your child develop in the right direction. Indulging a child’s bad behaviour or laziness lets the child down because the rest of the world will be far less ready to bend. None of us want to spend...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Salma Hayek
Mexican actress Salma Hayek is known in Hollywood for bucking the tall and willowy trend. With her curvaceous figure and sassy attitude, she has starred in Desperado, Wild Wild West, and more recently, Frida for which she received an Academy Award. She also has...
read more“Give Me Five” to Change a Habit
We all have bad habits and they are very hard to change, even with the best intentions. So how do you help a child change a bad habit without endless nagging? I use the “Give Me Five” routine. Let me give you an example. Your child is in the habit of getting up from...
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