The Talking, Feeling, & Doing Game, by Richard A. Gardner, has been utilized as an effective play therapy tool since 1973. Young children do not have the emotional nor verbal capacity to express their feelings in a traditional therapy setting....
One of the things I have talked about many times on my personal blog, is how special needs parenting can impact the family unit. I think that most people grasp the concept that raising a special needs child is challenging,...
Tuesday was the 11 year anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Both of my children were born after 9/11. However, now that they are 10 years old and almost 8 years old, they are starting to ask some difficult questions...
I have three great stories to share with you this morning. The first has been making a lot of waves in the scientific community (or at least the blogs I follow in the scientific community!). A new study released from...
Today marks a sad anniversary in the history of the American school system. It was on this day, April, 20, 1999 that the first massive school shooting in our country’s history took place in Columbine, CO. Thirteen years later, we...
[caption id="attachment_1284" align="alignleft" width="421" caption="Image courtesy Scholastic Books, Inc."][/caption] Though I know a few of you will scoff at this notion, I really do try to remain neutral on this blog. The content that we deal with on CW, autism,...
[caption id="attachment_1281" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of digitalart"][/caption] As an English teacher and a self-proclaimed Wordsmith, math classes were never really a favorite of mine growing up. However, luckily for me, I was also blessed with a natural ability when...
If you all are like me, minor anxiety probably crops up all the time. You worry about your own children, your students and yourself, all of which can inhibit progress and (more often in my case) sleep. However present anxiety...
I was cruising a favorite DIY site this afternoon and I came across an amazing poster designed for classroom teachers. Its message was simple: Before You Speak, Think T – Is it true? H – Is it...
We all get mad; it’s how we manage our anger that matters, and no one is perfect. For example, just this morning, I was trying to finish an article while my 1-year-old slept. Her sister had other plans though, and...
Being a child can be scary sometimes. With so much going on in the world, most of it new and confusing, it’s not surprising that even young children can develop irrational fears about certain scenarios which make them feel anxious...
Focus on EQ: Gratitude, Optimism, and Technology. In this holiday season, thoughts naturally turn to expressions of gratitude. Gratitude, it turns out, is one idea that’s also part of a larger movement called Positive Psychology, whose practitioners study health promoting...
