I couldn’t keep Cheyenne out of anything, as a baby she had learned to crawl by seven months and began walking at 10 months. Some of her first words were, school, delicious, and tickle. By the age of two, Cheyenne spoke in full sentences and could carry conversations with adults. Being a young mom, I…
It seems like school just barely got into full swing when the letters arrive. The letters are documents of my daughter’s IEP from last year and what the school wants to address this year. Instead of dreading them like most parents, I look forward to it. For years, our daughter struggled in school until we…
Two of my three children have been diagnosed in the ADHD realm of disorders. One has inattentive ADD and the other ADHD with OCD tendencies. This means mornings (if not entire days) around here are slightly nutty if not entirely off kilter. Having a child with this disorder can be overwhelming but there are tools…
Cheyenne, today you are 14. Happy birthday sweet woman child of mine. When I was pregnant with you, I remember feeling so scared–not knowing if I would be good enough for you. I prayed you would be strong and happy. I know there are probably better words to choose but at 17, those words made…
I still feel the sting of frustrated teachers coming to me about my son’s over active behaviors and the moments when people just didn’t “get” why my daughter was in tears and needed to be taken home. I’ve been parenting one child with severe ADHD and another who is Autistic, more specifically Aspergers, I call…