By Kathy Kuhl How do you help an angry child? To help the child exercise self-control, we have to control ourselves, keep everyone safe, and then consider what will settle them. One mother I interviewed for Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner told a story illustrating this. At a playground, a child took something from her son….
By Kathy Kuhl Homeschooling a distractible child can be nerve-wracking. You step away for two minutes and your distractible one has mentally drifted to a far galaxy, physically left the room, put on a favorite costume and started pretending, or all of the above. “I’m sorry!” he says. “I didn’t mean to!” “I forgot!” she…
by Kathy Kuhl Here’s what I’d say to anyone starting out: 1. Don’t panic. You’ve always been responsible for your child’s education. You just outsourced it to a school. Now you’ll do lots yourself. You may still outsource: to fellow homeschoolers in a co-op, to tutors, to community classes. Think of yourself as facilitating your child’s education,…
It was New Year’s Eve. Our family loves to get our favorite snacks—an odd mix, from pigs-in-blanket and guacamole, to gourmet cheeses and crackers—and enjoy a good, cheesy science fiction movie. This year, we sat down to watch the latest X-Men movie. When you watch or read science fiction, you know you have to ignore…
by Kathy Kuhl Yaks aren’t known for great intelligence. But smart, rational yaks are my new reminders for better goal-setting in 2015. Because running a home takes serious commitment (even if you don’t have a child with exceptional needs), I’ve been gleaning from business leaders to see what goal-setting tools parents can use to help…
by Kathy Kuhl For a happier, saner, holiday: Instead of Christmas cards, send Easter cards and letters. Enjoy an Advent calendar. I don’t care if it’s a cheap chocolate one from the grocery store, one of the expensive Lego advent sets, or one you make. I’m fond of the traditional cardboard ones from Germany, which…
by Kathy Kuhl Encouraging Your Child series, Part 1 Adapted from Kathy’s upcoming book, Encouraging Your Child Homeschooling can help our kids avoid discouragement. Perhaps your daughter was feeling dumb in school for being the slowest reader in the lowest reading group. Maybe you homeschool to let your kids with special needs escape bullying. When…
by Kathy Kuhl As you homeschool a child with special needs, look beyond your homeschool community for help. Other parents, advocacy groups, friends, family, and your place of worship can aid and encourage you. Parents with a special needs child like yours can support you, even if they don’t homeschool. Years ago, one mother told…
Encouraging Your Child– Get your copy today! What experts are saying about Encouraging Your Child, Kathy’s newest book In Encouraging Your Child, Kathy Kuhl gives parents practical ways to support our children by helping them develop the tools to become self-encouragers. She also points out how to overcome our own tendencies to speak first and…
By Kathy Kuhl Parents often ask me to recommend curriculum for their children with special needs. But it’s like asking me to recommend shoes. I have questions: what size, width, and activity? Any color you can’t stand? What have you tried and how did that work—or not? Every child is unique, but here…
The Mislabeled Child by Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide. Review by Kathy Kuhl Whether you want clear explanations of particular learning problems, their causes, tools for identifying them, or practical solutions, The Mislabeled Child by Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide is a helpful and clear guide. They help families identify and build on their children’s…
Handouts from Kathy’s talks All Handouts except Math: High School Planning for Your Out-of-the-Box Learner Collegebound, but struggling: Tools for success Help distractible students succeed Homeschooling/Teaching Children with Learning Challenges Homeschooling Children with Special Needs Is School Working for Your Child? Maximizing Learning for Distractible Students Memory Boosters Planning homeschool with learning challenges Raising Never-Give-Up…
Handouts from Kathy’s talks All Handouts except Math: High School Planning for Your Out of the Box Learner Collegebound, but struggling: Tools for success Help distractible students succeed Homeschooling/Teaching Children with Learning Challenges Homeschooling Children with Special Needs Is School Working for Your Child? Maximizing Learning for Distractible Students Memory Boosters Planning homeschool with learning…
Know a child or teen who struggles with writing? Wonder what tools can help? In such a fast-growing field, it’s hard to keep up. But don’t stick with the old technology (like my old manual typewriter shown here). Try something new. I’ve found three resources this week: The mother-daughter team of Darla and Kaila Hatton…
Kathy Kuhl’s workshops Kathy speaks at large and small events internationally. Her most popular workshops: Help Distractible Students Succeed Is your child’s mind a million miles from your lesson? Learn how to change your homeschool to curb distractibility, help your child improve his or her focusing power, and make your homeschool more friendly to that…
Patricia Bauer is a reporter, a good writer, and mother of Margaret, a young woman with Down Syndrome. Patricia first came to my attention with her 2005 Washington Post article on the abortion of children with disabilities, “The Abortion Debate No One Wants to Have.” My favorite lines are: Margaret does not view her life as unremitting…
Since I keep recommending this and sell it at conferences, I want you to know you can also get the Time Timer online. (Purchasing through these links supports this website with a small portion of your payment. Thank you.) If you don’t have time to read Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our…
Homeschool Your Struggling Learner: the handbook you need! Whether you already homeschool, are considering it, or just want to help your child after school, Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner helps you teach your child at home. Kathy Kuhl homeschooled her struggling learner for 4th-12th grades. After he graduated, she interviewed 64 homeschoolers with children with different learning…
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