Tag: parenting
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Echolalia and Autism
A micro-blog for teachers and families A child says, “Time to go,” in the middle of centers. It would be easy to hear the repetition, decide it does not fit the moment, and redirect the child back to the blocks. But what if it does fit the moment? There may be a slew of possibilities…
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The Homework Conundrum
Homework in elementary school is one of those “normal” practices we rarely stop to interrogate. It has been around forever. Families expect it. Schools defend it. And kids drag it home in crumpled folders after a full day of doing their best to hold it together. Lately I have been seeing the homework debate flare…
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Restraint Collapse in Children – Why kids “lose it” after school.
Parents of young kids know how quickly their moods can change. One minute they’re bounding out of school all smiles, and the next, meltdown city. If this rollercoaster feels familiar, your child may be experiencing something called after-school restraint collapse. Restraint collapse is a term coined by psychotherapist Andrea Loewen Nair in 2017. It describes…
