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Dear? Didn’t you hear me? Honey? I’m talking to you.
I just have share with the world the Griffin-speak from last week…even though a lot of you reading this will have actually been there, I think there should be a record for the sake of his future relationships. First, a little context. … Continue reading
Posted in Mothership, Observatory, Sun
Tagged communication, family, human behavior, kids, language, parenting, pets, photos
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Griffin the Food Critic
I’m procrastinating on the last 6,727 words I need to write to get to that magic 50K for NaNoWriMo08, so I thought I would share with you a little tidbit from the Griffin-man. Recently, I’ve been trying to up my … Continue reading
Fast ForWord: Proof!
Last week, I got the brilliant idea to get my daughter’s working memory and processing speed re-tested in order to see if there was any empirical evidence to back up our anecdotal observations that Fast ForWord has helped her cognitive … Continue reading
Posted in Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory, Sun
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, brain, education, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, psychology, school
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Introducing the lead singer of the next great band: The Talking Punkins
I had an appointment with a nutritionist at my naturopath’s office yesterday. I took Griffin (four and a third years old) with me. He was sure he wouldn’t need his little bag of cars to entertain himself. Big mistake. I should have … Continue reading
Posted in Autumnal Equinox, Mothership, Observatory
Tagged health, kids, parenting, singing
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Fast ForWord: Changes — II
Prompted by a comment from Melanie and quite literally, the hundreds of people that have reached my site using Fast ForWord as their search string, I thought it might just be time to elaborate on the changes I’ve seen in … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, brain, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, school
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Opposites
The 4-year-old has a cold. Not a bad one. But just bad enough that he’s got that flypaper nose. You moms know the one I’m talking about–he’s constantly leaking a sticky fluid from his nose that then adheres to his … Continue reading
Posted in Minor notes in the celestial chord, Mothership, Sun
Tagged health, Humor, kids, language, parenting
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Garden Mums
Drove by a sign that read: Garden mums now in stock The 10-year-old son asks me, Mom, what’s a ‘mum’? It’s short for chrysanthemum. It’s a flower. The word sometimes gets shortened to ‘mum’. Ooohhhh. (pause) I thought it was like a … Continue reading
Posted in Autumnal Equinox, Mothership, Observatory, Sun
Tagged family, Humor, kids, language
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Fast ForWord — Language to Reading
I know it’s been a while since I said anything about Fast ForWord. Some time ago I posted about the first module my kids did called Language. I thought I should probably also let you know about the 2nd module, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory, Sun
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, auditory processing, autism, brain, education, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, school
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I’m not sure this one’s ripe enough.
My daughter is joining the school band this year. After submitting a preference form, we had to wait to see what instrument she would be assigned. This is what she wrote in her planner: Buy tender saxophone Do you think … Continue reading
Posted in Mothership, Sun
Tagged auditory processing, learning disabilities, music, school
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Tentative Equinox North
Tentative Equinox 