Santa Lucia Day activities for elementary learners with free printables are the perfect way to celebrate the special holiday in the Montessori classroom at home or at school.Santa Lucia Day is popular in Scandinavian countries but can be celebrated anywhere.The special day is perfect to add to your holidays around the world studies, or can be introduced on its own.Children are sure to love the activities and printables with true-to-life images below.Santa Lucia Day is my girls' favorite day in our...

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A Caregiver's Fears When Raising a Child with RAD

In four days, we have another Residential Treatment Team Meeting for our youngest adopted daughter with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), PTSD, Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, and a mood disorder.I dread this meeting every month.Her treatment team shares behavior counts for the last 30 days, which are always incredibly high.The numbers themselves aren't shocking or surprising. It's the anxiety, fear, and instant trauma response that take over every time I hear them read that cripples me.A caregiver's...

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Happy New Year!

 Happy New Year from the Eddy Family! Throughout 2023 we were all focused on living as a family of six with Sunshine, 12, home from three years of residential treatment (She returned home November 11, 2022.). Unfortunately, due to Sunshine’s unsafe behaviors and aggression towards family members, she was admitted to her fifth residential placement on October 31, 2023. We are thrilled that her residential placement is in the state of VA, only 2 hours away from us, where we can visit easily....

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