So I have a big decision to make. To put the twins in Nursery / pre-school or not? My oldest went to Toronto French school and started in the pre-k program. My oldest son went to pre-school and continued in that setting for JK and SK, second oldest boy was in pre-school, as were Ryley … [Read more...]
MARCH BREAK and CHILDREN
I just realized that March break starts next week - well in my case this Friday because apparently the school board decided my children should stay home that day.Although the March Break is only a week, as opposed to summer break, there is still a lot of planning and preparation I need to do, … [Read more...]
Snow Day!
Well we all know how excited children get when a "Snow Day" is announced, and last weeks storm was no exception! As soon as my kiddies got home from school last Thursday all they could talk about was how school would be cancelled in the morning because we were going to get a whopper of a … [Read more...]
Yes, we need to let our children fail
A friend of mine posted this article on her facebook page and I thought I would jump for joy! Finally! Somebody who thought like I did and wasn't afraid to say it! Even funnier was the fact that just a few days ago I had sat down and started to write a post about this very issue!Being a … [Read more...]
Back to school!
Thatcher and Tanner are happy the others are going back to school!Usually once a holiday has ended and the children get back to school I am estatic, jumping for joy and way to happy to see them off to school! Holidays typically bring a lot of boredom (I can't continually entertain 8 children), … [Read more...]
Come pick your child up please – he is out of control!
This has to have been one of the worse days ever! As you know Ryley has severe ADHD (yes that is one of his labels!) and he started medication to help him focus and to be less impulsive because he is a danger to himself and others.Well one of the side effects he has experienced is insomnia - severe … [Read more...]
Quiet peace.
These past few weeks/months have been some of the most challenging we've ever dealt with. Mostly with Cuyler, but life in general has been pretty bumpy. His behaviours are at a high. His stimming is at a high. It is now spilling into school. He is testing us beyond our limits. I almost feel like … [Read more...]
Gratitude
Dear Cuyler's EA, I just wanted to take the time to say thank you. It was about 13 years ago when you were the Teachers Assisstant in my preschool classroom. Who would have thought that our lives would again intersect the way they did when I found you were the EA in Cam's junior kindergarten … [Read more...]
Hard pill to swallow
Recently I was with a group of people talking and somehow the topic of ADHD came up. As the conversation carried along I was surprised to hear so many complain of how many Doctors just like to slap children with the diagnosis and push medication on them. As well, they claimed that there … [Read more...]
Are Teacher’s Actions re Bill 115 Disrespectful?
This is a guest post written anonymously by an UrbanMoms reader and educator.Last Friday, I took my two sons to the TDSB Cross Country Fun Meet at Earl Bales Park. As a parent at one of the many TDSB schools where teachers have chosen to boycott all activities outside of the delivery of curriculum, … [Read more...]
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