First Day!
We celebrate the first day of school in our house. Not only because I used to be a teacher and I think school years are exciting and fun, and not because I was happy to be sending them back as a stay-at-home mom (which I sometimes was).
Here’s the thinking. Our kids notice what we celebrate. We should be starting every school year off with the message that this is going to be great!
We took photos at the bus stop in the morning and we’d have a special dinner that night when the boys get home. We talk about their day and the new routines. Dave and I would ask if there was anything else Will needed (Mikey’s teachers would put that in the communication binder). We asked Mikey if he liked his new classroom.
Gathering together to start the new year off in style set the tone we wanted for the beginning of an exciting new adventure in learning!
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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