The term “summer slide” sounds like a lot more fun than it is! It isn’t a dance move or an amusement park ride. This term refers to the loss of academic skills that occurs over the summer months and it is particularly impactful to students with limited access to educational materials and opportunities. Students who [Read More]
Professional Profile: Michaela Gordon
Possessing a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Michaela Gordon offers a collection of therapeutic options to children with Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration Disorders. She looks at the whole child and the whole family. Taking theories and treatment concepts learned over years of practice, she utilizes those tools in ways that are unique to [Read More]
Helping Your Child Find Emotional Balance by Wendy Elliott, M.A., LCMHC
Parenting a child or teen who learns differently is a challenging task. You want to support your child’s academic success yet it is difficult when, no matter what you do, it seems that it is not enough. Don’t give up, you’re not alone. And remember, you have a choice about how to motivate your child, [Read More]
Is it AD/HD? By Gloria Ellis, M.A.
As the parent of a child with many learning challenges, the topic of AD/HD has often been discussed in my home. Like many other parents of children who exhibit difficulties with attention and focus, my husband and I have debated the issue of using medication to help our child function more successfully in school, at [Read More]
Parenting with Intention ~ An Essay by Gloria Ellis
To me, it often seems as though we are raising children in individual family bubbles. Many of our communities offer few parenting guidelines. There aren’t a lot of agreed upon cultural norms for parents to follow. Our own parents do not seem to have passed on many great childrearing gems, and are often too distant [Read More]
