Pool Day
No day with Mikey is completely a day off. I always needed to watch him in the pool and make sure he was safe, but…this day was pretty chill for me and Mikey burned tons of energy. I call that a mom win!
The pool was, and is, a space where Michael could entertain himself and this was not always the case on dry land. He has lots of pool routines and loves to be in the water so he can play with his pool toys independently and that gives me a little bit of a break.
Here are some toys that have been favorites of ours for years:
- Innertubes or floats
- Rubber duckies (go ahead and sing it…Ernie would be proud)
- Any toys you can squeeze and water shoots out
- Water guns, especially the ones that look like pool noodles
- Toys that spin when you pour water on/in them
- Wind-up toys
- Beach balls
Fun, sun and water time meant tired kids and a rested mom…I win! LOL.
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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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