If we could get a virtual group going that would be great dicussion forum is good too. Sharing ideas and experiences would be extremely helpful. I am always trying to find new activities techniques and nutrtional amd educational outlets for Logan. It can be especially harder when his biological mom isnt on our same page and is more concerned with losing and hour or weekend of visitation even if it might be beneficial for hee son. I know a child with adhd needs routine and consistency heck all kids do but more so with ld children. Unfortunately this also leads to a dead end when he is out of our custody. It becomes.extremely difficult to get logan back into tje swing of things and i.feel like I am just negative to him or maybe that is all he.sees whend these times occur. Any ideas are absolutely welcome
I was sorry to have to stop offering the support group... I had a lot of requests and had close to 30 names on my interest list, but attendance for the meetings was really sporadic and after having several in a row with no takers, it just didn't make sense to put any more time into it.
I know it is hard for Moms, especially working Moms, to get away, even once a month. And stuff happens, and kids get sick and you forget what day the meeting is...
I have thought about trying a "virtual" group, so that everyone, including me, could participate from home. We could do an online chat or a conference call kind of thing. Or... we could just use this forum better to communicate amongst ourselves. Ask questions of other Moms, share resources, tell us what is working-- or not--- for you and your chil(ren)...
I'm open to ideas to try to continue to support my group members. Let me hear from you :)
Laurel did have a monthly support group that started last year in January, but she had to disban it because of lack of attendance. It was held the 4th Monday of every month in the evening. There are several online resources for support on Facebook, but nothing locally that gets parents together like we had before.
FYI I took the toy back and the woman gave me a new one that works... no big deal. Of course, by now my son's not even playing with it anymore. It did make him happy at the time, though, which I guess is worth something.
I would not use hot sauce...that can seriously burn a childs mouth and it is very punishing for trying to give up such a comforting habit. Try Thumbuddy To Love...great product that children love to help stop thumb sucking. google Thumbuddy To Love www.thumbuddytolove.com or get it on Amazon
My daughter is certainly entertaining with all her ideas. I hope her creativity will serve her well throughout her life. Sometimes I just need to loosen up a bit, too, and let her run with it (within certain boundaries, of course!).
She seems very animated and imaginative which i hope you continue to encourage in her because her talent and creativity will only grow sharper with time. Its great to hear about kids who are productively active in school, art, or sports. Too often, I see kids who only engage in video games, watch TV, or surf the web all day instead of other activities which exercise their creativity. And yes, i agree you should channel her ideas into a more family-approved and supervised method...maybe you could take this approach indirectly by asking her if you can help in some of her projects. That way, you can guide her and offer suggestions that might be more agreeable with the whole family. Thanks for the post!
Frames and Games in Pooler, Skidaway Island aquarium, a movie party, Star Castle-has roller skating, laser tag and arcade.
Those are just a few ideas I have done before with a son with a January birthday. I don't like having parties at home, either, so I've done pretty much everything there is to do in Savannah!
There are several bounce houses here in Savannah that offer fun active parties ( no animals ) Bouncing Angels, Jumpin Jacks, Monkey Joes and Family Fun Zone in Pooler is awesome!!
I do think that the MediKidz comic book would be helpful for you and your sons. I have a copy and will bring it to the next support group meeting and you can take a look or even borrow it if you'd like. There are many other resources for kids out there, many directed at siblings. Take a look on the CHADD website or even Amazon. Locally, Chatham Academy at Royce has a resource library and may have something that would be appropriate that you could check out and take home.
You raise a good point about siblings and their understanding-- ot lack thereof-- of brother's or sister's ADD and how that effects them and the family. I have often thought a sibling support group would be nice! Alternatively maybe we can talk at the next meeting about scheduing a sibling session and we can gear the presentation and discussion to their lelvel and provide an opportunity for them to express their frustrations or ask questions. It always helps if that kind of informtion comes from someone other than Mom!
Maybe there are other Moms out there who have similar concerns and know about resources for siblings of children with LD or ADD that they'd like to share?
The next Parent Support Group meetws Monday, January 23rd at 6:00 at Royce Learning Center. See you there:)
Jumpbunch is an International Sports and Fitness
program serving children and families throughout the US and India! JumpBunch of Greater Savannah is currently offering classes in
Savannah and Richmond Hill at Children's Village, PALS, Early Learning, Maggies
Morning School, Richmond Hill Montessori, Southern Montessori and many more
locations.
FREE INTRODUCTORY
CLASS Monday January 9 AT 9:30 am
JumpBunch is offering a 10
week session beginning on January 16– March 12
The class offered will be Monday morning at 9:30 am located
at New Life Church at 16252 Hwy 144 E
in Richmond Hill, GA.
The cost for the 10 weeks is only $85 (we do offer a
military discount of 10$ off)
Each week we offer a cardio workout, muscle resistance training
and we introduce a new sport activity in a fun, hands-on, non-competitive
environment. At this stage we are building confidence and coordination.
Some of the fun sports we offer are: Lacrosse, Hockey, Football, Soccer, Bowling, Kickball,
Cheerleading and parachute games and best of all equipment
for each class will be available for each child. No equipment to buy!!
We offer a Mommy and Me class, Toddler and Preschool
curriculum.
www.jumpbunch.com Enroll Online Now!!
And check us out on Facebook: Jumpbunch of Greater Savannah
If you have any additional questions please call Coach Jenny
at
Please give us feedback on what you think about TruPanion, whether it is good or bad. I really think that you'll be pleased. I know that you'll be relieved if you ever need it. But it's one of those things.... if you never really need it then the value is having the peace of mind.
This information is right on time. I really started to think about medical expenses for our pet this weekend. We got a call from you all saying our puppy wasn't feeling well. He's OK but what if he really gets sick. I don't know that we could afford to pay medical expenses for him. And my daughter would be heartbroken. I'm going to look into Trupanion.
If we could get a virtual group going that would be great dicussion forum is good too. Sharing ideas and experiences would be extremely helpful. I am always trying to find new activities techniques and nutrtional amd educational outlets for Logan. It can be especially harder when his biological mom isnt on our same page and is more concerned with losing and hour or weekend of visitation even if it might be beneficial for hee son. I know a child with adhd needs routine and consistency heck all kids do but more so with ld children. Unfortunately this also leads to a dead end when he is out of our custody. It becomes.extremely difficult to get logan back into tje swing of things and i.feel like I am just negative to him or maybe that is all he.sees whend these times occur. Any ideas are absolutely welcome
I was sorry to have to stop offering the support group... I had a lot of requests and had close to 30 names on my interest list, but attendance for the meetings was really sporadic and after having several in a row with no takers, it just didn't make sense to put any more time into it.
I know it is hard for Moms, especially working Moms, to get away, even once a month. And stuff happens, and kids get sick and you forget what day the meeting is...
I have thought about trying a "virtual" group, so that everyone, including me, could participate from home. We could do an online chat or a conference call kind of thing. Or... we could just use this forum better to communicate amongst ourselves. Ask questions of other Moms, share resources, tell us what is working-- or not--- for you and your chil(ren)...
I'm open to ideas to try to continue to support my group members. Let me hear from you :)
Laurel
Laurel did have a monthly support group that started last year in January, but she had to disban it because of lack of attendance. It was held the 4th Monday of every month in the evening. There are several online resources for support on Facebook, but nothing locally that gets parents together like we had before.
Good luck!
Jenifer
You should try contacting Laurel Brady. She also has a group here on coastalmommies.com:
http://coastalmommies.com/group/adhd-ld-moms
Sounds like a lot of fun. Let us know when you meet again!
FYI I took the toy back and the woman gave me a new one that works... no big deal. Of course, by now my son's not even playing with it anymore. It did make him happy at the time, though, which I guess is worth something.
I would not use hot sauce...that can seriously burn a childs mouth and it is very punishing for trying to give up such a comforting habit. Try Thumbuddy To Love...great product that children love to help stop thumb sucking. google Thumbuddy To Love www.thumbuddytolove.com or get it on Amazon
We love using frozen green beans and fresh baby carrots for treats. They are good for the dogs, the dogs love them, and they are low calorie.
This is some good information! Are there any "human" foods that would be OK?
My daughter is certainly entertaining with all her ideas. I hope her creativity will serve her well throughout her life. Sometimes I just need to loosen up a bit, too, and let her run with it (within certain boundaries, of course!).
She seems very animated and imaginative which i hope you continue to encourage in her because her talent and creativity will only grow sharper with time. Its great to hear about kids who are productively active in school, art, or sports. Too often, I see kids who only engage in video games, watch TV, or surf the web all day instead of other activities which exercise their creativity. And yes, i agree you should channel her ideas into a more family-approved and supervised method...maybe you could take this approach indirectly by asking her if you can help in some of her projects. That way, you can guide her and offer suggestions that might be more agreeable with the whole family. Thanks for the post!
Thanks for the great ideas! I didn't realize the aquarium does birthday parties.
Frames and Games in Pooler, Skidaway Island aquarium, a movie party, Star Castle-has roller skating, laser tag and arcade.
Those are just a few ideas I have done before with a son with a January birthday. I don't like having parties at home, either, so I've done pretty much everything there is to do in Savannah!
Good luck!
Thanks so much!!
The Womens Coastal Skills clinic looks awesome!!! Now to find $189 to do it!!!
Beaufort is so close too!!
hunting island state park is really nice, we went last in sept and are going again in march for my daughters birthday
Thanks for the ideas! I forgot all about the Family Fun Zone in Pooler. I'll have to check into it.
There are several bounce houses here in Savannah that offer fun active parties ( no animals ) Bouncing Angels, Jumpin Jacks, Monkey Joes and Family Fun Zone in Pooler is awesome!!
Also, JumpBunch www.jumpbunch.com
offers Sports and fitness Birthday parties. Your child gets to choose the sports activity!!
Just a few ideas.
Good Luck
Hi Jen:
Thanks for aksing about this--
I do think that the MediKidz comic book would be helpful for you and your sons. I have a copy and will bring it to the next support group meeting and you can take a look or even borrow it if you'd like. There are many other resources for kids out there, many directed at siblings. Take a look on the CHADD website or even Amazon. Locally, Chatham Academy at Royce has a resource library and may have something that would be appropriate that you could check out and take home.
You raise a good point about siblings and their understanding-- ot lack thereof-- of brother's or sister's ADD and how that effects them and the family. I have often thought a sibling support group would be nice! Alternatively maybe we can talk at the next meeting about scheduing a sibling session and we can gear the presentation and discussion to their lelvel and provide an opportunity for them to express their frustrations or ask questions. It always helps if that kind of informtion comes from someone other than Mom!
Maybe there are other Moms out there who have similar concerns and know about resources for siblings of children with LD or ADD that they'd like to share?
The next Parent Support Group meetws Monday, January 23rd at 6:00 at Royce Learning Center. See you there:)
Laurel
How great! Maybe Food Network will come up with a show for a kid chef and she could be the star! :)
Jumpbunch is an International Sports and Fitness
program serving children and families throughout the US and India! JumpBunch of Greater Savannah is currently offering classes in
Savannah and Richmond Hill at Children's Village, PALS, Early Learning, Maggies
Morning School, Richmond Hill Montessori, Southern Montessori and many more
locations.
FREE INTRODUCTORY
CLASS Monday January 9 AT 9:30 am
JumpBunch is offering a 10
week session beginning on January 16– March 12
The class offered will be Monday morning at 9:30 am located
at New Life Church at 16252 Hwy 144 E
in Richmond Hill, GA.
The cost for the 10 weeks is only $85 (we do offer a
military discount of 10$ off)
Each week we offer a cardio workout, muscle resistance training
and we introduce a new sport activity in a fun, hands-on, non-competitive
environment. At this stage we are building confidence and coordination.
Some of the fun sports we offer are: Lacrosse, Hockey, Football, Soccer, Bowling, Kickball,
Cheerleading and parachute games and best of all equipment
for each class will be available for each child. No equipment to buy!!
We offer a Mommy and Me class, Toddler and Preschool
curriculum.
www.jumpbunch.com Enroll Online Now!!
And check us out on Facebook: Jumpbunch of Greater Savannah
If you have any additional questions please call Coach Jenny
at
912-445-0312
That's my girl.. she knows her manners :) And totally trusts her Gamma June!
To abarnes,
Please give us feedback on what you think about TruPanion, whether it is good or bad. I really think that you'll be pleased. I know that you'll be relieved if you ever need it. But it's one of those things.... if you never really need it then the value is having the peace of mind.
This information is right on time. I really started to think about medical expenses for our pet this weekend. We got a call from you all saying our puppy wasn't feeling well. He's OK but what if he really gets sick. I don't know that we could afford to pay medical expenses for him. And my daughter would be heartbroken. I'm going to look into Trupanion.
We would love to be added. Thank you so much!
Is it OK if we add it to the Spotted event list just in case we have a photographer who can come take pictures for savannahnow.com and coastalmommies?