Category: Story
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No restraining, just keeping kids busy and loved!
A teachers journey Today’s guest author is Sharon Bense. After teaching special education in the public schools for 20 years, Sharon Bense, co-founded Clover Community School in Bentonville, Arkansas, to give students who learn differently a chance to attend a school created just for them. Sharon has a bachelors degree in psychology from the University Texas…
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Be the change that you wish to see in the world
Our children’s future and others like them are literally on the line Today’s guest author is Pamela Ononiwu. Pamela is a mother from Virginia and a Candidate for School Board Member, for Fairfax County Public Schools, the Mt. Vernon District. When it was revealed in March 2019 that Fairfax County Public Schools had thousands of cases where…
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Not a Crime
Kids need help to reach their full potential Today’s guest author is Vickie Jarosz. Vickie is a stay at home mom from Peachtree City Georgia. She is the parent to four children (adopted) who suffered exposure to drugs and alcohol in-utero. Two of our kids were adopted from foster care have added issues from suffering early…
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The Allegory of the Closet
The nightmares from childhood trauma are first lived, then never lived down. I woke up this morning around 4:30 am in a cold sweat. I was awakened from a nightmare. It’s a recurring nightmare for me. It’s the kind of dream from which one awakens and feels it just happened, that all the sensations felt…
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From Paraprofessional to Restraint and Seclusion Advocate
Today’s guest author is Molly Hoffard. Molly is a mother from Lakeville, Minnesota. She’s a Partners in Policymaking graduate, an end of life doula, a nonprofit director and an advocate for developmental disabilities. As a college student, I was sent by a temp staffing agency to work for the public schools as a paraprofessional. On my…
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My Journey to Plan B
Today’s guest author is Jo-Anne Granstrom. Jo-Anne is a mother from Edmonton Canada and a strong supporter of the Collaborative Proactive Solutions model for behaviorally challenging children. I’m thankful for fabulous articles, like this one, that lets people know about Dr. Ross Greene. I’ll start with the following quote that hit home to me: “Just…