Some parents refer to this as selective hearing, but your child may actually have trouble listening. While hearing is the ability to detect sound, listening is how the brain processes auditory information. Children with poor auditory processing skills tend to exhibit...
In the animal kingdom 50% of the animals are “right paw dominant” and 50% are “left paw dominant.” This has been observed when animals press a lever to get more food or water. Human beings are 50% right-brain dominant and 50% left-brain dominant, regardless of hand...
One of the most puzzling situations a homeschooling mother finds herself in is when she has a child who can read the words in a book, but cannot answer the questions or tell her what has just been read. These moms frequently hear the phrase, “I don’t remember,” when...
The great debate occurs every year: “Am I expecting too much of my child or not enough?” “Is this groaning and moaning about writing just a discipline problem, a character issue, or is there really a problem here?” Common comments I hear from...
Joseph was an unhappy baby. He didn’t sleep for very long periods and seemed to cry all the time. He did best when he was held and rocked or walked. He spit up after feeding much more than the other babies in the family had. His parents called him their...
Yes, they do, but true learning disabilities are rare. I believe that our educational system is too quick to blame “learning disabilities” and to label students as dyslexic, MBD, ADD, or any of the other familiar labels, instead of noting differences in...
