Parenting & Lifestyle Blog By Carissa Godbott
Do allow your children Mental Health Days? Or Reset Days? Mental Health or Reset days are days when you have nothing planned and you just stay around the house pretty much navigating at your own pace! A day to give your mind and body a chance to relax and recharge! Yesterday, we were getting ready for drive-in church and I…
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Making sure that your child with learning differences gets appropriate support during blended learning is going to add another layer of challenge to the school year, but with a few practical tips, it will be much less complicated. Emma is on an IEP and luckily her school makes the necessary accommodations for on a daily basis, and many of her…
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This shop has been compensated by Inmar Intelligence and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LittleBitesBacktoSchool Entenmann’s Little Bites® snacks are one of our favorite snacks to have at home. No matter what time of day it is I can always catch the kids eating them. I usually let my children navigate their own after school snacks. But surprising…
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Parents and children both have a lot of anxiety right now about school and Covid-19. It’s natural for both to want to return to their normal routines, but now with added safety precautions and the continuous changing of Covid-19 related precautions, it puts extra strain on families. Here are some tips for families to ease the transition. Create a consistent household routine Most…
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Blended learning is the combination of using technology and in person learning. During Covid-19 this means either being supported by parents at home or being supported by the teacher at school, with technology as a primary tool. It is crucial that educators carefully consider learning outcomes and expectations, but it is also critical that as parents/guardians you set yourself up…
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Today I am sharing some of my favorite Mom Bloggers and Influencers in Ohio! Often times Ohio gets looked over for a number of things, and although I admit it upsets me from time to time I have learned to roll with and still share and promote the state that I love! Many of my longtime readers know I am…
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Prior to the pandemic, I had summer plans for Emma and DJ. Both were going to attend a Summer Academic Program at my job. Emma’s program would be Monday through Friday, and DJ would attend on Tuesday and Thursdays. Perfect right! Here we are now, DJ’s program was canceled and Emma’s program is now a virtual program. This also leaves…
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Navigating life during this pandemic has been “different.” I won’t necessarily say it’s been bad, but it has had its challenging moments. Over the last couple of weeks, we have switched to school being online as well as Emma’s therapy services. We recently switched Speech therapist, and she’s been doing excellent with the new therapist. And we have been seeing…
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Earth Day is April 22, 2020! When I was younger my mom worked at NASA-Glenn Space Center here in Cleveland, OH (this is where she retired from). Throughout the years we would get to attend family events at the center as well as different events around the city. Earth Day was one of those days when her job would send…
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A couple of weeks ago we all started “quarantine school” or “distance learning.” For some, it’s been an easy transition, and for others, it’s brought on some challenges. As many of you know I work at a school for children that have dyslexia, ADHD and various language-based learning differences, and my daughter also attends this school. One of the teaching…
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