Re: Homeschooling a child with special needs with a toddler interfering
My ADHDers have gotten used to little siblings way more than classroom distractions...I have no idea why, but they've surprised me.
Part of it might be one-to-two attention versus one-to-thirty. Even if I'm chasing toddler, I'm still monitoring fewer kids than classroom teacher and directly interacting more.
What works best for mine is often trying to occupy in similar ways...give them both a white board, give toddler a couple math blocks during math, give toddler old worksheets and a pencil or crayon to scribble, etc. Big kids are less distracted by this than giving toddler toys. Toddler is less grabby when included. win-win
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Homeschooling mama to five:
a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner
And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.
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