Archive for November, 2011
7 Benefits of Practicing Yoga for Autism
Nov 10th
I recently purchased Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Dion and Stacey Betts. My son was quite reluctant to try this with me (because it sounded like “therapy”). I honored his request to not be bothered with it, but what I DID do was bring the book in his room and pretend to struggle with the poses myself, finally asking in an exasperated fashion if he could help show me what I’m doing wrong. It worked! Not only did he correct my moves, he hungrily kept asking, “Are there more in the book? Can we do another one? Do More >
Special Announcement! Gluten Free Gigi’s 2011 Holiday Guide
Nov 5th
I know I’ve already posted a blog this week, but this is too exciting not to share TODAY!
I wanted to let you know about a great resource for special diets for this holiday season.
My friend, Gigi, of GlutenFreeGigi.com has created a Holiday Guide featuring over 40 fantastic recipes, each with its own step-by-step How-To video!
All the recipes are GLUTEN FREE CASEIN FREE and free from dairy, soy, and nuts! I can’t tell you how excited I am – this is an amazing and essential tool in my arsenal to help my son not be a Grinch this season because he has More >
8 Ways for Your Child to Burn off Energy Indoors
Nov 3rd
Brrr! The weather’s starting to get chilly (I hear it’s actually snowing in places other than Georgia… color me jealous!). The kids are spending more time inside – where does that leave fitness and movement?
Let me tell you what happens in our house if we don’t find a way to burn off that energy: bedtime somehow gets prolonged. A whirling dervish races up and down the hallway whilst screaming in a pitch heard by dogs in the next state. My son repeatedly tries to ride the puppy. Lots of crashing into walls. Frustrated family members grow impatient.
All it takes is More >
