Parenting a neuro-different child can be challenging. That’s why I am going to break down the ‘how to's’ on developing more patience and creating consistency in your home for your child.

raising kids, parenting, children, discipline, family, motherhoodAshleigh TolliverJune 16, 2021mother, parenting, adhd, mental health, kids, emotional chidlren, children, strong willed children, home rhythmComment

5 Reasons Children Move, Squirm, and Fidget

Squirming is learning.

“Stop moving”, “Sit still”, “Stop touching everything”. Parents and teachers repeat these words until they are blue in the face, followed up with “how can I help this child stop squirming”….

There is a time when squirming is actually beneficial for a child, and adult intervention can hinder a child's growth and

motherhood, parenting, family, children, raising kids, teacherAshleigh TolliverJanuary 7, 2021parenting, mother, children, kids, family, teachers, teacher Comment

How to work with your Child's Teacher

This working relationship, teacher and parent, has shifted my child's understanding of his actions and reactions while at school and at home. When things begin to escalate and seem unmanageable I like to ask my son “what would his teacher say or do”? Much of the time, this will make him stop and think. He responds to my question matter of factually, and either continues on his rant or shifts his energy to something less destructive and more realistic. It’s OK if he continues, but you see, by asking him what his teacher would do he understands that I too will be doing that.

teacher, children, school, raising kids, disciplineAshleigh TolliverDecember 7, 2018parenting, kids, teachers, behavioral, emotions, sensory processing disorder, discipline, child Comment

How to Parent a Management Driven Child: 4 ways to make your day Smoother

Clarification to the title: This post is not going to tell you how to manage your kids. I’m going to leave that alone with a 10-foot pole. This post is going to share with you tips to parenting a child who is the manager of their own selves. As in, you, the highly educated, 30+ year old parent, are not qualified to be their manager, therefore they must take management into their own hands.

children, parenting, raising kidsAshleigh TolliverNovember 12, 2018parenting, children, kids, emotional chidlren, family, strong willed children, mood disorders, sensory processing disorder, adhd, anxiety, child behaviorComment

How to Handle a Call from your Child’s Teacher

Here's the thing, as a mom you really hope you never see your child’s school number pop up on the screen of your phone. Day or night, it’s normally not the number that gets you all excited and full of hope.

It’s not going to be easy to accept that call, but if you can gather the chaos in your head, and calm the profuse sweating, you just might find some thought provoking information from the mouth of a 5-year-old.

children, discipline, family, motherhood, parenting, raising kids, school, teacherAshleigh TolliverNovember 12, 2018school, kids, children, parents, teacher, sensory processing disorder, emotional chidlren, parent, mother, behavioral, disComment

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