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Jan
30
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 I have to say that I am disgusted with our school system in the area of Speech Therapy. My daughter is above average academically and does not have any major social problems, but she cannot say her blended ârâ correctly.  I had made requests to the speech therapist at her elementary school a few times for her and my son to be evaluated.  The answer is always the same. I was told that both of my children do not say their ârâ sound correctly, but since it is not interfering with them socially or with their academic progress, we cannot receive any help from the school system. | |||
Blog Posts by Amanda Lane
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Dec
07
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While on a field trip with my daughter, I noticed I had a voicemail on my cell phone. Â As I began listening, I was told that it was the guidance counselor of her middle school. Â My daughter is now in 6th grade and so far this year I thought everything was going very well. Â I felt a bit of a panic because I was worried something was wrong, but as the message continued, I found it was actually positive. Â The counselor wanted to meet with my husband and me to discuss how well my daughter was doing in math and talk about advancing and challenging her. | |||
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Aug
29
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Just this past May, in the weeks before my daughter was to graduate from 5th grade, I was at my childrenâs school and I ran into their Art teacher. She was one of the teachers who participated in filling out the ADHD testing forms back in 1st grade when the doctor suspected my daughter had it.  Looking back on her answers, she definitely put a lot of thought and energy to this evaluation. I remember that this teacher spoke kindly and with understanding as I was going through some real struggles. | |||
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May
11
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Wow!!  I just want to say that being a mother is like no other job in the world! It has many joys, donât get me wrong, but it is also exasperating! Honestly, there is always SOMETHING. And when you think you have it all figured out, it changes! | |||
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Apr
14
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Most of us have had parted ways with a best friend at some point in our life.  We all know that it can really be devastating. In my last blog post I told the story of my 11-year-old daughter losing her best friend. It was done so quickly that she was left feeling like she did something wrong — and as if something was wrong with her. As I tried to help her make sense of the whole situation, we were still left feeling puzzled and confused. | |||
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Mar
21
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Friends mean so much to young kids. As they go from grade to grade they face so many emotional challenges as they try to create lasting friendships. My daughter started off 5th grade doing okay, with 2 close friends. But just this past February, they approached her on the playground and told her that they didnât want to be friends any more. My daughter was quite shocked, as one of the girls (I’ll call her Jessica) accused my daughter of saying something bad about the other girl (for the purposes of this blog post, Lauren) on the phone. My daughter felt completely betrayed. She remembers talking with the “Jessica” about “Lauren,” but she said they were both agreeing that Lauren was really annoying. I donât think my daughter had any idea that this would come back to haunt her. So in 5th grade she is experiencing betrayal. My daughter cried most of the afternoon at school and got off the bus an emotional wreck. | |||
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Feb
15
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Today I received a call from my daughterâs school counselor. She informed me that my daughterâs teachers had noticed this week that she was rocking in her chair, self-stimulating. I have to tell you I wasnât really expecting this call, but that I wasnât shocked either. It wasnât the first time I have had this issue with her. My daughter is an amazing child, but every December before the holidays⌠that excitement combined with her energy always creates some type of challenge. Honestly though, I still I got off of the phone and cried. This is one of the hardest issues to deal with in school or to write in this blog, but I know it needs acknowledgement. | |||
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Dec
03
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My daughter’s daily struggles in 5th grade now include some teasing from a few boys and girls. Bullying is definitely in our schools. It is tough to know exactly how to handle situations, but I want to share with you this story: I bought my daughter a new coat. Her favorite color is orange, but this particular coat didnât come in orange. My son was with me and we picked this navy blue and purple striped one instead. She loved it! As the weather turned colder she wore her coat to school. Turns out another girl has the same coat. So on this first day of wearing her ânewâ jacket she is walking in the hallway and overhears this girl say, âI canât believe she has the same jacketâŚIâm going to burn mine!â My daughter felt that “fight or flight” response and walked quickly ahead to get on her bus to come home. | |||
