This is a repost from my life coaching blog. I wanted to share this here because the chances are VERY high that you've experienced this at some point. What I share below has made such a difference for me and I am hoping that it can also help you! Thanks for reading! Margaret I have found that dealing with people staring and offering "advice" to be one of the biggest challenges parents of children with special needs face, especially when they get brave and take their child out into the … [Read more...] about When People Stare, Mind Your Own Business
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ABC’s of Peaceful Parenting Tele-class
Do you… crave more peace and joy in parenting? find yourself getting annoyed, frustrated or angry with your child? feel out of control, overwhelmed and exhausted? If so, come learn the… ABC’s of Peaceful Parenting Learn some simple yet effective strategies and tools to help you become a peaceful leader for your child, family and most importantly, yourself! Facilitated by Margaret Webb, a special needs parent, former teacher, creator of My Obstacle Course, certified Martha Beck … [Read more...] about ABC’s of Peaceful Parenting Tele-class
What’s Perfect About This?
Deep breath followed by this fabulous question, "What’s perfect about this?" I asked myself this question as I woke up one morning to find red pepper flakes in the cast iron skillet and an interesting aroma coming from my son's room. Turns out that he loves to spin and really loves to spin glass jars. He poured out the curry, coriander, cumin and thyme into containers and when I asked him why, he said, "Mommy says don't spin spices because they could break and go all over." This is true. This … [Read more...] about What’s Perfect About This?
Exciting News!
I am excited to share with you something I have been working on for the past 8 months... Margaret Webb Life Coaching - Find Peace in the Chaos of Life Me and my teacher - Martha Beck! A life coach could help you if... Life feels chaotic and you want more peace and joy in your relationships and home environment. You have lost their identity and cannot remember what brings you joy. Struggling with finding peace and joy in parenting a child who is on his/her own developmental timeline … [Read more...] about Exciting News!
Halloween
I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday. Halloween holds a special place in my heart, not because I love it or love to dress up or scare people (I actually don't), but because it is the holiday that woke me up a bit to something I had been overlooking with Andrew. We were in the grocery store a few years back, when he was 4 and was not speaking any consonants. There were decorations up all over the store and he pointed up at a witch and asked in his own way, what it was. It hit me like a … [Read more...] about Halloween
Enchanted Learning Halloween Themed Pages
If you have been following my posts for a while, you know how much I love to use materials from www.EnchantedLearning.com. Here are some examples of what they have to help build math skills using the Halloween theme. Note: This is just me, but I wanted to make the papers look a little more appealing so I trimmed them and glued them onto black construction paper before "laminating" them with clear contact paper. I did this so I could reuse them in future My Obstacle Courses as … [Read more...] about Enchanted Learning Halloween Themed Pages