First off I added a new counter to my blog. My old template had a counter and I was pushing 2,000 hits before I switched templates. I hope this new counter catches up to my old numbers soon!

I am also going to be adding a daily devotional, some pictures and some other links to speical needs blogs and sites.

Until then I want to write about thinking outside the box. Our current therapy focus is on writing. My son has come a long way with his writing. He would literally melt and slump into a ball at writing time. I had to think outside the box to get him interested.

It started with the sand table. Well, actually it had rice in it, but you get the picture. One sunny day I showed him how he could write letters in the rice. He thought that was pretty cool. From that we went to flour on a pan, then whip cream on a cookie sheet, and of course dirt works real well too (just keep it outside). Now he is writing quite a bit with a big old whiteboard and wipe-off markers. This is working for him. He has begun to write on paper and even with some lines but still he seems afraid of it. Taking a different approach is helping him to see that writing can be a lot of fun. We'll get to the lines eventually, we just had to start with some fun.

I hope thinking outside the box in your current area of challenge in homeschooling your speical kids will help. It took a lot of time, but it has proven to work for us.

Janelle

PS - I am working on starting a blog on home organization and planning! Keep checking back for updates.

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Posted by Cherie

You ae doin such a good job with Noah and the others. You encourage me in my struggles with Bekah.

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