by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Oct 31, 2019 | Homeschooling
You may have already thought about the fact that your children aren’t the only ones who are learning during your homeschool journey. However, I still thought it might be helpful and encouraging to discuss some of the ways that I’m being homeschooled. As a...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Jun 21, 2019 | Homeschooling
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...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Mar 3, 2019 | Getting Kids Moving, Homeschooling
I was planning to write a post specifically about exercise and autism. However, I have noticed that I have readers with all different types of kids (DUH, right)? And as someone pointed out, all kids are unique learners. So, I’m going to broaden my focus a...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Feb 27, 2019 | Homeschooling
Does your child hate school? Mine does. Part of the reason for this is that he has a rough time with the writing process. He also has had an extremely difficult time learning his math facts, and spelling is a nightmare. We have tried so many things! Some have worked,...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Dec 10, 2018 | Homeschooling
My autistic son hates school. Fortunately for me, he is willing to do what he has to do–to a point. (This post may contain affiliate links). I have fought with, struggled with, and forced him to do things he doesn’t want to do. I’ve bribed, tried...
by Deborah Hanyon, MPH, RDN, ACE-CHC | Sep 8, 2018 | Homeschooling
First week of school! We made it! It is officially the end of our first week of 8th grade and our first week of using the Stability Ball for PE. That went WAY better than expected! We had first used the stability ball when Nathan was maybe 4 years old. It lasted about...