by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Mar 19, 2021 | Education Materials, Homeschooling
4 Ways to Involve Kids with Disabilities in the Arts
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Children who have learning disabilities can become extraordinarily successful individuals (think Walt Disney, for instance); they might just take a different route to get there if traditional classroom instruction isn’t working well for them.
One way to instill confidence in kids with learning disabilities is through the arts – a paintbrush or a musical instrument might be just the ticket a child needs to unlock their confidence and self-esteem.
Here are 4 ways to help your child with learning disabilities enjoy and learn from the arts.
4 Ways to Involve Kids with Disabilities in the Arts
Explore all the Arts
The term “the arts” includes a wide variety of activities, including music, performing arts, visual arts, dance, crafts and more. Explore one or more styles to determine what might work best for your child based on their interests and learning personalities. If your child is an auditory learner, for example, music might be a better choice for them than painting. A few quick descriptions will help:
- Art: Enhances creativity and gives an appreciation for shapes, dimensions, and textures. Also helps communicate ideas and emotions.
- Music: Helps develop rhythm, sound, pitch, rhyming, math and more. (See below for more on music.)
- Crafts: Let kids solve problems and express themselves.
- Dancing: Helps with motor skills while teaching rhythm, counting, following directions, and working with others.
- Drama: Performing plays can help with memory retention, teamwork and appreciating literary forms and structures.
How Music Helps
Music promotes brain development in all kids but learning a musical instrument can be particularly helpful for children with learning disabilities. It helps them feel good about themselves and relax, while the rhythm and beat give them a greater sense of logic and organization. Singing can help them focus, while the motions required to play an instrument help improve motor skills; playing music also helps kids to multi-task and become more confident in what they can do.
Choosing the right instrument for your child will depend on a combination of things, including their interest and ability. A child who likes to move around, for instance, will do better with an instrument that allows them to stand and move such as a string bass, clarinet, or percussion instrument. The cello gives kids who have motor skill difficulty room to move their fingers. Read here for specific suggestions about which instruments work well with which disabilities.
Create Space
You should give your child a particular space in your house where they have the freedom to express themselves through the arts. Include a desk or table to provide a clean work surface, and stock the room with everything they might need – paints and paintbrushes, paper, crayons, scissors, musical instruments and much more. While the room should be fairly organized to start with, it should also be a place where your kids can make a mess and it really doesn’t matter. Include a designated place in the room to display any work they do and give them a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Keep in mind that you could use this space to teach other children about the arts. For example, if you play an instrument and want to share that knowledge with others, give lessons and teach classes from the comfort of your home. Just remember that you’ll need to make sure you follow local regulations about registering your business with the local government. If you plan to register as an LLC before you start teaching classes, make sure you brush up on your state's guidelines to ensure you protect yourself and your business.
Join In
Kids will be delighted if you join in experiencing the arts along with them. Learn a musical instrument at the same time as your child. Sit down to paint with them. Take them through an art museum. Stay for their dance practice. These gestures will help ease any discomfort or embarrassment kids might feel because of their disability. You desperately want them to succeed, so give them the greatest chance possible.
Teaching the arts to kids with learning disabilities is a fantastic way to help them develop. If they are not using ideas and techniques like this at your child’s school, consider promoting the concept with their teachers. A little creativity goes a long way in raising talented kids with disabilities.
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Article courtesy of Alyssa Strickland
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by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Nov 9, 2020 | Homeschooling
How Parents Working From Home Can Find Equilibrium
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Has your household felt off-kilter lately? It’s all-too-easy for life to become unbalanced when you’re a full-time parent and a full-time remote worker. Because it’s important to find a healthy equilibrium, here are these tips and resources:
Set Up for Success
If you’re trying to work in a space that doesn’t support your efforts, it’s sure to reduce your productivity. Stay industrious and focused with the right set up:
- Whether you’re working from home full- or part-time, a dedicated space is a must.
- Your garage can be an ideal place to set up your home office, but your flooring may need work.
- Your work area should be organized and tidy so you can focus and reduce stress.
- Natural light enables you to be happier, healthier and more productive, and it doesn’t cost a dime.
- Aromatherapy can give your productivity a boost, too.
Lighten Your Workload
An efficient and focused place to work is one positive step toward equilibrium. Next, make room in your days for your top priorities.
- Take breaks in your day for time with family and self-care.
- Cutting the stress out of your morning routine helps you start your day off right.
- Consider a windowed work schedule to help balance your days.
- Depending on the nature of your work, you might consider hiring some freelancers to help.
Focus Your Family
You’re a family, and you’re in this together. Make sure everyone is on the same page, and that your lifestyle is happy and healthy for everyone.
- Homeschooling Dietitian Mom offers a K-12 nutrition and food science curriculum!
- Have a productive conversation with your kids about your work.
- Give your kids appropriate activities to enjoy.
- Since kids love electronics, make sure they have video games that are beneficial.
- Everyone needs to eat; why not toss together a family picnic during lunch breaks?
- Exercising is a great way to burn off tension, stay healthy, and bond—do it together.
With the world shaken up this year, many families are feeling unbalanced. Moms and dads who work from home can regain equilibrium by incorporating these simple tips into their lives.
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by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Nov 5, 2020 | Homeschooling
6 Reasons I'm Thankful for Autism. (Post may contain affiliate links).
Oftentimes people assume that having a child diagnosed with autism would be extremely difficult. While there are some difficulties in raising a son who struggles with autism, there are also many things I’m thankful for.
Raising any child has its challenges, of course. Which is one of the main things I remind myself of when I'm having a bad day. The challenges are just different, depending on the uniqueness of the child. So, if I had a child that was “typical” then I might be worrying about some of the things listed below. But I'm not! 🙂
6 Reasons I'm Thankful for Autism
1. I don't have to worry about my son getting involved in hardcore music.
My son is 15 years old. At this age, many kids start listening to rock music.
Well, Nathan doesn't care for any music, partly because of sensory difficulties. He especially doesn’t like rock music—even Christian rock, such as Skillet. In fact, one time a song by Skillet came on the radio while in the car, and he was all, “Turn that off! That’s sounds awful!” (Reminds me of my mom coming home when I was a teenager). LOL
When I was a teenager in the 1980s, I started listening to punk rock, new wave, and other not so nice music. (If you've ever read the lyrics from secular rock music, you know what I'm talking about). And I honestly believe the music I got involved with contributed to my rebellion.
Thus, I am very thankful that Nathan is so picky about music.
By the way, one of the ways that I stay in a more positive mood is to listen to my favorite Christian music while at the gym.
In fact, this has been a great motivator to go to the gym!
Let me explain. So, Nathan basically hates and doesn't tolerate music around him. Thus, I have gotten to the point where I actually look forward to going to the gym so that I can listen to my favorite music–and then I even get a workout out of it. So, not only does the music help me to re-focus on Jesus, but I am much calmer when I get home. PLUS I feel so much better about myself because I know that I did something positive for my health.
You would be AMAZED at how this can boost your mood and help you to be more thankful!
Now we are all different with unique likes and dislikes.
So, my suggestion to you is to find something that you really love to do and that puts you in a better mood–and take time to do it!!!
And as a result of being a Registered Dietitian and Certified Health Coach, I want to strongly encourage you to get some exercise in whatever form you can enjoy.
I do not do anything at the gym that I hate doing. For example, I hate push-ups and sit-ups. So, I do other things like work the stomach machines. So, I would never tell you to force yourself to do something you hate.
Find something that you look forward to and don't dread. Whether it's at the gym, at the park or at the coffee shop. JUST DO IT!!!
2. I don't have to worry about what types of friends he has.
Nathan is even pickier than I would be about the friends he chooses. In fact, he's picky about who he will even talk to.
3. I don’t have to worry about him walking off with a stranger.
He's extra cautious about strangers. Again, you can hardly get him to talk to someone he knows. So, there is NO way he’s going to willingly go with a stranger anywhere. In fact, when he started ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy, it took two months before he would even get in the therapist’s car without mom or dad present.
Plus, he has absolutely no desire to chat with strangers online (or chat with anyone for that matter). So, I don't have to worry about him being lured on the internet, either. (Yes, he has been educated on the dangers).
4. He's content with what he has.
Nathan has one main pair of shoes he wears, and he will wear his old clothes until they're so snug, I'm embarrassed for him. In fact, I usually have to talk him into getting a new pair of shoes, and it's always my idea when it's time to get new clothes. He never thinks he needs new clothes. I can honestly say that Nathan has not ever asked for a new outfit or a new pair of shoes.
Also, Nathan usually only has one or two items he wants at a time (even at Christmas), and he has never acted like he wished he hadn't chosen that item. In other words, he's not greedy and he is careful about choosing before buying. (I could learn a thing or two from him)!
A recent example of how he's not greedy was on his birthday last May. His grandma was planning what to buy him for his birthday. The item he chose was less expensive than what she was willing to spend. So, she asked him if he'd like to have more Bendaroos. (He uses these all of the time, since he was a little tyke). When I asked him if he needed more Bendaroos, he said, “No.”
By the way, if you struggle with being thankful, you most definitely are NOT alone.
Homeschooling special needs children can be really hard at times. And I am most certainly NOT the perfect example of if you struggle with being thankful, However, one of the things that helps me immensely to stay focused (or to re-focus) on what I have to be thankful for is a devotional I do in the morning.
You may be familiar with the free YouVersion Bible App?
Before I had a child, it seemed that I could always find time and energy for Bible study. Well, the past few years, I have found it much harder to stay focused on a lengthy Bible study first thing in the morning. The YouVersion Bible App has been SUCH a blessing during these times!
For example, you can choose to just listen to the Bible read to you—and most versions are available. It took me a while to find a voice I could enjoy. But there are lots of choices! Also, there are pre-written devotionals (100s of them) that last anywhere from 2 days to 30 days (and maybe even more). You can choose whatever topic seems to fit your needs. I am currently going through “Different” A study of 1 Peter. Of course, there are tons of plans on the simple topic of thankfulness or being thankful.
Another thing that is super cool is that you can create images out of verses and you can even use your own photos. This is something my husband does a lot. He posts on Facebook and it is really encouraging. I also pick images that are already done, which is quicker, and then share on Facebook. Not only is it an encouragement to others, but I can go back later and read it myself and find relief from stress!
There is just something about sharing God's love with others that also helps us to stay in a positive mood and be more thankful!
By the way, the app is absolutely free and is available for Android, iPhone, iPad, and pretty much every device you can imagine.
There is Even An App for Kids.
The thing I like the most about this Bible app, besides that it's free, is that I can always find time to be in God's word, even when I'm feeling seriously pressed for time.
5. He's a Cheap Date!
Most of the time, Nathan doesn’t even want to eat out. And when he does, he always chooses small portion sizes. For example, if he goes to McDonald’s he just orders the six piece nuggets.
6. He's Resourceful
When he’s trying to figure out how to do something at home, he uses whatever things he can find at home. Only occasionally will he request something to buy. For example, he'll print stuff off the internet, cut and paste to decorate his trains, use whatever pencils or pens are around the house. And speaking of Bendaroos. He will reuse his Bendaroos even when they are the wrong color (if he runs out of a particular color, for example).
So, I'm sure I could think of lots more things to be thankful for besides the 6 Reasons I'm Thankful for Autism that I just discussed. But for now I will close with this:
When we struggle with our attitudes and moods, God is always there waiting to encourage us:
Psalm 9:9-10 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalm 34:10b Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Isaiah 26: 3-4 Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace—because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock.
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by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Aug 18, 2020 | Education Materials, Homeschooling
Math Help – Affordable Tutoring Software
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Are you looking for a math curriculum that is multi-sensory and interactive? Do you think your child would benefit from an online curriculum that acts just like a tutor but is much more affordable? If so, then the Family Math Package program from A+ Interactive Math (an A+ TutorSoft Inc. company) may be just the math program for you!
I was approached by A+ Interactive Math a few weeks ago. They asked me if I would like to try out their affordable Family Math Package. The Family Math Package is part of an entire interactive tutoring software program designed with the family in mind.
Of course, I said, “Yes.” And I'm so glad I did, because I think the program will be a great help to kids who struggle with and/or hate math!
One of the first things I noticed while using this delightful math program is how much like real tutoring it is!
As a tutor, I can relate to the fact that not only is tutoring labor intensive for both sides, but it can be expensive for the student.
So, the fact that A+ has created an interactive math program that can in essence reduce the need for live tutoring is a real bonus.
A+ tutoring program is also user friendly. For example, the menus and tabs are easy to read. As you can see below, the tabs show lesson plans, Lessons w/ Q&A integrated into the lessons, worksheets, review, exams, and more.
Also, when you or your child go into the lessons w/ Q&A, the “tutor” reads to you. She also gives the option to answer questions as you go. For further practice, your child completes the “homework” worksheets that coincide with the lessons.
The program includes review for exams as well as exams and a progress report for keeping track. Plus, as the worksheets are completed, the status, date, correct answers and % earned for each assignment will automatically show up. The program contains a calculator and downloadable e-books as well.
The entire Family Math Package from A+ Interactive Math can be completed online. However, it doesn't have to be limited to online only.
As I just mentioned, e-books are included. So, you can also print materials in the convenience of your own home. This is especially helpful to kids who prefer to do things manually. After all, not everyone loves to use the computer, right?
What I mean by this is that your child can complete the homework online. She can also get answers and explanations as she goes. Plus, when it's time to take the test, the program does all of the grading for you! So, not only will your child have an easy program to use to learn math, you will have less grading to do!
When you enable your child to work independently, you are teaching useful life skills. Plus, if you have other things to do during the day, then that frees up your time as well.
Of course, you can easily follow-up and review the progress your child is making in order to hold him accountable.
A+ Interactive Math is the help your child needs, especially if he needs math help, or hates math as much as my son does!
A bonus is that all grade levels up to Algebra 1 are available as well. Also, you can try out samples before you make a financial commitment to make sure it is the right fit for your child.
The thing is, I promised my son, who is on the autism spectrum, that he wouldn't have math next year. And now I'm having second thoughts. Part of the reason is because I started working through the Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 math for A+ Interactive Math.
I had a love-hate relationship with math in college. As a result, I didn't advance nearly as far as I wish I had. As a result, I finally had to face the reality that I'm not that great at teaching Algebra. This is exactly why A+ Interactive Math is a perfect match for us!
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by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Aug 14, 2020 | Homeschooling
How to Make Video Games Fun and Safe for Your Family
Playing video games can be a fantastic way for a family to spend time together, but it’s important to monitor your children's usage if it consumes all their free time. The gaming experience can be healthy and fun, but if your child is left to their own devices they may be subjected to inappropriate material, which is why it’s important to keep an eye on safety settings and time spent in front of the console.
Choosing the best technology
When you’re ready to invest in a gaming console—whether it’s just for yourself, your children, or the whole family—be sure to get a device that’s high quality. For computer gaming, you can find a great monitor for any budget, which will make the gaming experience much more enjoyable. Look for a model that has a widescreen IPS display, high resolution, and a zero-frame design.
Because so many games are played online nowadays, it’s important to have an internet connection that can handle game streaming. Cloud gaming is increasingly more popular and can allow you or your children to engage with other game players all over the world. If you or your kids want to get into multiplayer games, you’ll need a connection that can handle the workload. Fiber optic connections can help minimize buffering and lag-time, making games smoother to play online and much faster to download.
Best games for family play
For some families, video games have replaced board games for spending quality time together. There are plenty of exciting games out there for families to play together; look for games that allow you to compete against one another, or collaborate to solve a problem together, or ones that are enjoyable simply for their aesthetic value.
Video games are also an excellent replacement for watching TV. Rather than having everyone zone out in front of a TV show, video games can provide your family an opportunity to play together in a way that appeals to each family member.
Tips to manage heavy usage
While games can be a great outlet for kids, it’s important to keep an eye on their usage. Kids who play too many video games can become withdrawn and antisocial—even if they say they’re playing with friends online.
To help manage heavy video game usage, set boundaries for what time of day they can play and for how long. Help them understand that game playing is a luxury, and not something they should do every time they’re bored.
If your kid has been spending too much time playing video games, encourage them to get exercise, whether it’s helping them to sign up for team sports at school or simply bringing them to the park to throw the frisbee around.
Safety settings for devices and consoles
With many games being played online, it’s crucial to monitor your kids’ activity and instill healthy online habits. Check the ratings on games they choose to play. And consider playing it yourself to see if the content is age appropriate.
Some games have built-in parental controls such as blocking in-game purchases, access to the internet, and location tracking. There are even games that allow you to control who your child can play with. It’s also a good idea to help your child understand how to be anonymous online. Unfortunately, playing online video games can leave your child vulnerable to dangerous individuals; be sure to keep your child’s personal information private when playing with anonymous gamers.
Video games can provide a wonderful opportunity for your family to spend time together. So, it’s important to find a monitor that can make game-playing more enjoyable. Invest in a fast internet connection so you can download games quickly and play online without long buffering or lag-times. And while gaming can be fun and healthy for everyone in your family, it’s important to monitor your kids’ video game usage. It is also important to take advantage of parental controls to keep your kids safe while playing online.
Alyssa Strickland created millennial-parents.com for all the new parents on the block. Alyssa believes the old adage that it takes a village to raise a child, but she also thinks it takes a village to raise a parent! Millennial-Parents is that village. Today’s parents can be more connected than ever, and she hopes her site will enrich those connections. On Millennial-Parents, she shares tips and advice she learns through experience and from other young parents in three key areas — Education, Relationships, and Community.
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Entrepreneurship and our children.
I've been thinking a lot about entrepreneurship lately. (post contains affiliate links).
My son, Nathan, is far from being a typical learner, and he has some unique talents and abilities that don't necessarily show up in traditional school testing.
Many of you saw the train clip he made a few days ago. (And if you didn't, because you haven't subscribed to my email list yet, fill out the form below so you don't miss anything else)! This kind of stuff seems to come naturally to him. The only difficulty is getting him to do stuff that isn't in his current special interest area.
However, it is occurring to me more and more that he doesn't have to have a lot of different things going on.
All he needs to do is find one niche he can concentrate on. Something that he is really good at.
And he can start his own little business doing whatever it is. For example, making videos of trains, posting on You Tube, creating clip art, and selling it on Etsy. That, in essence, is what entrepreneurship is all about.
As Nathan gets closer and closer to working age, I'm finding it to be much more uplifting and much more satisfying to know that he is learning things that he will actually use when he is out of school.
Sure he needs to be able to read and write, understand math, science and history. And he is getting schooled in all of these subjects.
However, the life skills he needs to learn, such as how to budget, how to prepare food, how to create his own products, and how to better interact with others. All of these things he's also learning. And they will serve him much better as an adult than just focusing on the book work.
Since he's going into the 9th grade this fall, I've been thinking more and more about what he will be doing once he gets to the point of starting a career.
And, this blogging thing I've been doing for the past year has given me new trust in the ability of people to do anything they want. Especially if it means thinking outside-of-the-box.
This is why I believe it’s important that we as parents consider entrepreneurship as a possible path that our children may take.
Consider these statistics:
- Two out of every three jobs created each year are created by entrepreneurs
- Half of Americans either own or work for a small business.
I don't know about you, but I'm thinking that we as parents should give this entrepreneurship idea some serious thought! With all of the changes that are going on in our country and worldwide, ignoring these facts could lead to our child’s detriment!
So ask yourself: Am I training my children to think like entrepreneurs? Or am I instead training them to think like workers?
The traditional school system tends to teach children to think like workers. And unless we are outside-the-box thinkers, we tend to try to emulate that system in our own homeschooling. I know I did and I still struggle with this concept. But I'm spreading my wings out more and more each year, and I know that you can too!
We need to remember, that a system intentionally designed to create workers who obey orders without thinking, is the absolute opposite of Entrepreneurship.
This is why I was so excited when I first heard about lifechooling! Every year, since I started homeschooling Nathan in 4th grade, I've been gravitating toward this way of thinking without even realizing it.
I have found that by giving my son plenty of free time to explore his God-given gifts, not only am I encouraging him to be creative and think like an Entrepreneur. I am raising a much happier and well-adjusted child.
So, beyond giving your children free time and the chance to explore their talents and abilities, how can lifeschooling help you teach in a way that helps your children become the Entrepreneurs God designed them to be?
This is the purpose of the 2019 Lifeschooling Conference, July 11-13.
To help encourage you and give you tips to help in your important calling of raising children who are happy, well-adjusted, free to be who they were called to be, and true Entrepreneurs in their own right!
There will be speakers who really know their stuff when it comes to entrepreneurship!
So, if you want your kids to not just learn academic facts, but you also want to help them learn how to make a six-figure income without swapping hours for dollars, then you need to attend this conference!
The Lifeschooling Conference is a unique, 3-day, virtual event where pioneer homeschoolers, as well as modern leaders in the movement will come together to show homeschoolers how to “merge life with homeschooling.”
Topics include not only entrepreneurship of our children, but also:
Merging everyday activities with homeschooling
Lifeschooling through mentorships, in the younger years, and in the teen years.
and much more!
Not only that, but you will also get:
Daily Facebook Live devotionals from Ana Willis of “They Call Me Blessed”!
Facebook Live Q&A with speakers after their video sessions, so you can get your questions answered!
A swag bag worth hundreds of dollars (if you choose the All-Access or Premium Access ticket)!
Other perks and freebies if you purchase an upgraded ticket!
Oh, and as I've mentioned several times, it’s FREE.
So sign up now before you forget.
And you will receive a reminder email when the conference draws closer and when it is ready to start. Not only that, but you can participate in our Facebook group (In fact you don't even have to sign up for the conference to participate in the group–I didn't know this until this week). So if you aren't ready to sign up because you want to know a little bit more, you can join the Facebook group here. I will be there, and hope to see you there!
Last, but certainly not least, if you visit the site (you don't have to sign up for conference), and enter your name in the drawing (scroll down to the bottom of the page), you will have the chance to win a cash prize at the end of the conference. Click the “$200 Summer Cash Giveaway” box to the above/left to enter.
Click here to join us on Facebook. I know you don't want to miss this! The group is awesome, with all sorts of amazing people participating. And it's not a huge group either, currently less than 200, if you're a bit shy, like I am.
Sorry this is so long, but I'm really excited about this conference and you should be too!!!!!
Hope you have a great day and weekend,
Speaking of entrepreneurship and our children…click here for more information on The Etsy MasterClass for Teens
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Another I've written to help with teaching your reluctant learners:
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