What would our world be like without a light bulb, phone, cellphone, car, an airplane?   What you might not know is that all of these inventions were made possible by dyslexic inventors and dyslexic thinking.

5 Greatest Inventions Made By Dyslexics

1. Light Bulb, Thomas Edison
2. Car, Henry Ford
3. Airplane, Wright Brothers
4. Telephone, Alexander Graham Bell
5. The iPhone, Steve Jobs

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When traveling,  your kids ask "are we there yet" every 5 minutes, or at least it feels that way. You may not even be out of the subdivision when the kids start asking how much longer until we get there.

You may feel the same way when you are remediating your child's dyslexia.  Are we done yet? How much longer? 

Dyslexia parenting is a journey.  Your child will not learn to decode overnight.  It will take time.  Take remediation one day at a time and celebrate the wins along the way. 

When your child is making progress, it's time to lean in.
 
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When it comes to teaching your dyslexic child to read, you may have doubts along the way if the reading program the school is using really works, if the tutor is trained in the best approaches to teach reading, or whether the reading program you are using at home is working or not. 

What amount of reading progress should you expect? How can you monitor the reading progress your child is making during the year?

There are two approaches to determine if your child is making the appropriate reading progress or not.  If you are wondering if it is time to stay the course or pivot and try something else, this episode is for you.

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When you begin your dyslexia journey, you may feel like it's all your fault.  You blame yourself that you did not see the signs - the struggles with homework, taking longer to complete classwork, and complaining of stomach aches before going to school.  When you look back now, it seems like it is all so obvious.   But, it's not that easy.
  
Then the teacher asks you if have been reading 20 minutes a night with your child and you think I'm doing good just to get through the homework some nights.  You think you are failing at this whole parenting thing!  

It's time to release all the blame and shame.   How?  Listen to this episode to learn more about how to release feelings of shame and blame. 

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It's that time of the year again.  You are enjoying the cooler weather, tailgating at your favorite football games, and having the kids back at school.   And then you get the call . . . the school has some concerns and would like you to come in for a meeting to discuss your child's progress.   

When meeting with teachers, there are a few red flags that you should watch for in meetings.  This episode is pulling back the curtain on school meetings, so you will know when to ask more questions and what to do next.   

Remember, as a parent you have the right to request an evaluation.  Exceptional Advocacy Services has a free letter generator that you can use to request an evaluation be done for your child.   

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Why not come to meetings this year with an organized notebook with your child's work samples, assessments, and communication logs?   

Listen to learn more about how to create a communication log for school contacts and a data notebook to save all of your child's education records.

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What is one thing that can cause drama at home on a daily basis . . . yep, homework.  

What if you had a central location where your child could leave her bookbag, have supplies for homework, and most importantly cut down on the chaos of not knowing where a pencil is for math homework.  That sounds great to me!  

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A command center is a central location in your home where you can store daily items to keep your family organized with less clutter. 

What are the benefits of having a command center in your home?

1. Central location for the family calendar
2. Never lose your keys or field trip permission slips
3. Important dates and events in one location
4. Brings a sense of calm to your chaos 
5. Direct everyone to one location 
6. Less clutter 

Listen to learn more about creating your own home command center and start this school year out with a plan and less chaos.  You are going to love it!

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Summer vacation never lasts long enough,  am I right?

You may be going back and forth from enjoying a slower-paced summer where you aren’t running kids to school, activities, packing lunches, and all the things to being ready to get back to school for routines, and a few hours each day when the kids aren’t home, literally underfoot saying "I’m bored" and arguing with his sisters.

Either way . . . the first day of school is coming sooner than later.

Listen to learn the 5 Ways to Get Ready for Back to School on day 1.

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One of the many things I love about raising a daughter with dyslexia is that I learn from her every single day.  I love the way she sees the world and I love even more how she shares the things she sees and thinks about. 

That's where hangcliffers was born!

It started out as a typical night where we were watching a tv series with our daughter and this episode was the last one for the season. It ended without really ending.  You know, the ones where you are left not knowing what happened next. My daughter stood up and said with a very serious face and tone she said to us “that was a real hangcliffer.”   

I've had many moms raising dyslexic kiddos share similar stories.  So, how are we going to remember all of these amazing words, expressions, and ideas of our kids growing up?  Write them down.

Listen to learn the benefits of writing it down in letters to your kiddo and how to get started today. 

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