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I’ve Reached a New Level

August 6, 2010 By Nanette
grand canyon

Funny I hadn’t noticed this till today.  But I think I’m finally past that blame stage.  I haven’t even thought of that in such a long time.  For years it haunted me, was it something I did, something I allowed the doctors to give my baby boy, something I didn’t do that caused the learning issues for my son.

Today I realized I’ve reached a new level.  Now all I can think about and focus on is his education and making sure he gets the education he not only deserves but is entitled to.  He is entitled to an education like every other child.  He needs to learn to live in a world that isn’t going to be modified for him.  An employer isn’t going to modify his work expectations for Little Bug when he gets older, life isn’t going to modify itself to fit Little Bug’s needs and ability to comprehend what is needed in any given situation.

It’s strange but it’s in a way a good feeling.  A feeling that I’ve overcoming something that held me back and now I can move forward stronger, more knowledgeable and more prepared to help Little Bug in life.  It’s almost as though a weight has been lifted as strange as that might sound.

Yes, I’m scared to make mistakes when it comes to school, education, IEPs, ARD meetings and so much more but I have to remember who and why I am doing it and just do my best, just like I ask Little Bug to do. “Just do your best” of course for me, I don’t think I’ll ever feel like I’m doing it 100% right but I can try.

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Making the Teacher Student Connection

August 1, 2010 By Nanette
class

Teachers, kick this school year off early.  Make the vital connections with your new students now. To help you do that Tiny Prints is offering free personalized greeting cards starting Monday, August 2nd through October 31, 2010.  Teachers all you have to do is apply the code: Apple2010 at checkout.

Personally, I have thanked and will always be thankful to my son’s kindergarten teacher.  She was a tremendous help in what became a changing point in our lives.  So to you Mrs. Kelley again I say THANK YOU! from the bottom of our hearts.

I want to let know about an upcoming Twitter Party (oh, how I love twitter parties) :

Tiny Prints Teacher Greeting Card Twitter Party with the tag #makeitpersonal this Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET/1:00 to 2:00 p.m. PT.

Disclosure: This post is in conjunction with Global Influence and I am being entered into a giveway for sharing this information.

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Potty Mouth or Role Model?

July 15, 2010 By Nanette
no symbol

Am I the perfect role model?  No, I’m not perfect but I can be the best influence I choose to be for my children.  I’m very old fashioned Proper manners are very important to me.

I just watched a quick video showing a parent who let out a curse word while in the car with a small child.   In the video the small child repeats the word.  You don’t actually hear it in either case but you can figure out it was a foul word.

Now, personally I don’t remember ever having that experience with my kids but I do remember an incident at a friend’s home when simply flipping the channel at the wrong time apparently caught their little one’s attention and ooops the word came out.

I think the parents handled it great.  They didn’t bring attention to it and it was never said again.  I always hoped I’d be able to handle it the same way. Did I when it happened?  Nope.  I heard one slip out just recently and I mean very recently and I didn’t handle it as well. I gotta work on not bringing attention to it.

Disclosure: Evenflo has just released the Momentum 65 DLX Convertible Car Seat, with features that help make safety, installation and use as easy as possible for parents.  Evenflo andJuiceBoxJungle sponsored me to write this post.

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