Everybody needs a Time Out

Now that school is in full swing, I'd like to take a moment to remind everyone about stress overload.

My children get stressed when school starts. it IS exciting, BUT... my daughter is afraid she isn't smart, and the new coursework will be too hard for her. Psshh! Puhlease! My son with Tourett's has such an increase in tics during stressful times that we are homeschooling him this year. My son with Asperger's just does nutty things and acts kind of "jerky" as in not paying attention, zoning out, hitting bumpers.....

Consider this, though, those of you who are parents of special needs children... when my son was in 3rd grade, we found ourselves in a different school district, different state for a year. The school he attended introduced him to a "quiet spot" on his first day of school. The "quiet spot" was located in a corner of the resource room and was sectioned off by bookshelves and had a big, comfy beanbag chair in the middle of the space with quiet toys and night shade (dark sunglasses) in case he needed a dark place. he was told he could go there anytime. You know, he never used that "quiet spot" during that school year, but he would periodically check on it to make sure it was there.

Everybody chill!!!