This was a difficult week. We began to discuss the transition out of Big Minds and E was in less than stellar of a mood with a lot of negativity and angry words about mom in particular. View fullsize Branding Design View fullsize Its Electric View …

The first week back from a long holiday break with anxious minds now calm as Christmas passed and sadness did not occur. Yet, the complete freedom of long days with Dad and no school expectations left me fearing the worst for Monday morning. I was pleasantly …

As 2022 kicked off, I was determined to bring a bit more structure to CRA. We need to ensure that we are continuing to make progress towards math goals, engage in writing and grammar, and continue to explore great literature. Novel studies seemed to be causing …

We have been struggling with our resource for afternoon enrichments for E for some time. This is a super struggle for me because I know first-hand how critical enrichments are for E. They are the things that truly light him up - that make his world …

The Christmas morning was unlike any we’ve experienced with E. I woke up with the sunrise, fully expecting him to run in singing “Its Christmas” like he has for the past few years. But, I had time to get dressed… and put on makeup… and even …

There is pretty much no other way to state it other than “December Sucks.” The entire month sucks the joy out of our house. It sucks the energy out of us as parents. It sucks the coping strategies out of E. It becomes a mission of …

I know the pandemic is horrible. It brings great suffering to many, pain, and loss. There is no doubt about any of that. 25% of my son’s life has been restricted to the confines of his home. It is hard. But one positive thing that has …

E has been engaging reliably in CRA for several months now. My continued focus has been on mental health, social emotional awareness, and self discovery. While we have often discussed the different types of brain powers people have, today we had our first discussion about an …

“There is no greater gift that we can give our 2e learners, than the gift of time.” —Susan Baum Chestnut Ridge Academy is built upon this theory. When managing asynchronous development we must quickly accept that in some ways, time is our biggest tool. My time …

We have been on a series of short weeks… and this was yet another. But, this time, it was for a great reason. Covid Vaccine 2! E woke up on Monday morning to remind me that Thursday was the big day… he was clearly already anticipating …