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Comment on Let Us Rejoice in our Children with Special Needs by Jolene

Jolene — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:39 +0000

Lauri,

Your daughter sounds amazing!

Jolene

Comment on 7 Tips for Getting Kids with Special Needs to Sleep by Jolene

Jolene — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:02 +0000

Joy,
You’re the second vote for melatonin in one day. Thanks for the tip.
Jolene

Comment on 7 Tips for Getting Kids with Special Needs to Sleep by Jolene

Jolene — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:23 +0000

Thank you Maureen. How wonderful that it worked for you. Perhaps your hint will help someone else, too.

Jolene

Comment on 7 Tips for Getting Kids with Special Needs to Sleep by maureen bartwink

maureen bartwink — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:47:49 +0000

Jo Lynn
My grandson is 4 and is autism. We used to rock him for hours and he would only sleep about 4-5 hours a night. His Dr. recomended we
use Melatonin. We started when he was 3 and the first night he slept 10 hours. We use it nightly and he sleeps for 10-12 hours a night. No naps during the day, but hey, he sleeps great at night. and we have seen no side effects. We give him 2.5 mgs

Comment on 7 Tips for Getting Kids with Special Needs to Sleep by Joy

Joy — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:32:29 +0000

We use melatonin 3mg for my 11 ye old son. Our pediatrician and his neurologist both recommended it as safe and works great!!!

Comment on Let Us Rejoice in our Children with Special Needs by Lauri Khodabandehloo

Lauri Khodabandehloo — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:28 +0000

Such a wonderful program you have, so very needed all over the country! My daughter w/classic autism was also baptized and is very proud of that, just like her sisters and her peers…and as God would bless her so miraculously, she had a talent and love for figure skating, and you can see her ice-skating as she performed for Scott Hamilton in 2003 on YOU TUBE at the “LonelyGirlGraciousGod” site there!!

Comment on Home Schooling a Child with Special Needs, Part 1 by Jolene

Jolene — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:54 +0000

Hi Tehetena,

Thanks for dropping by! DifferentDream.com doesn’t have a great deal of information about homeschooling kids with special needs. The websites mentioned in the Homeschooling series of blog posts are a much better source for you. There are also several groups on Facebook. Just type “Special needs homeschooling” in the search box and several groups will come up.

Hope that helps,
Jolene

Comment on The Kindness of a Little Girl by Jolene

Jolene — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:52 +0000

Stephanie,

Thank you for sharing a bit of your story, too. Isn’t it heartening to see compassion in action among younger people?

Jolene

Comment on 7 Great Blogs for Parents of Kids with Special Needs by Jolene

Jolene — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:26:38 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations, Diane!

Comment on Home Schooling a Child with Special Needs, Part 1 by Tehetena

Tehetena — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:52:42 +0000

AM thinking of homeschooling my 12 year old and hope to find ways on how to do this on your website!