A Home For Bird

A great read for any child, but I think this is an especially sweet story for someone who is struggling with selective mutism.

Why Does Izzy Cover Her Ears? Dealing with Sensory Overload

This week's book deals with SPD. Why Does Izzy Cover her Ears is a book that addresses sensory defensiveness. For some reason, the intro music is not working on my video today, but everything else you can hear.  

Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts

For this Fridays's Books that Build review, I reviewed Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introvertsby Susan Cain.

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Books that Build- When Lions Roar

For this Fridays's Books that Build review, I reviewed When Lions Roarby Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Chris Raschka.

Each Friday I will be highlighting a book that aims to build courage, character and confidence in children who struggle with selective mutism, sensory processing difficulties, anxiety, or childhood sensitivities and fears.  I will be giving my honest reviews, sharing why the book did or did not go over well with me and my children and then you can decide if it would be helpful to share with your family.  

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Books that Build - A book review of Maya's Voice

Hi Everyone!  I am so excited to kick off my Books that Build series today.  I will be using each Friday to highlight a book that aims to build courage, character and confidence in children who struggle with selective mutism, sensory processing difficulties, anxiety, or childhood sensitivities and fears.  I will be giving my honest reviews, sharing why the book did or did not go over well with me and my children and then you can decide if it would be helpful to share with your family.  

I decided to try my hand at Youtube and make this into a video series, so you could get a better view of the covers and the illustrations inside.  This is totally out of my comfort zone and I hate seeing myself on video, but my hope is that it will assist you in finding some great books that may be helpful to you/your children!  Click the Youtube icon in bottom right of the video to go to my page and subscribe for future videos.  Here you will also find a link to finding more about this book.

Some inspiration from Dr. Seuss

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, a few favorite inspirational quotes!

It is so easy to get intimidated by the thought of speaking in certain environments or working through sensory difficulties.  Start with one small step and overtime with patience and persistence, all the little steps will add up and before you know it, your goal is within reach. You can do it!

A great quote to help us remember to accept ourselves and our children as we/they truly are.  There are good days and bad days when raising a child with special needs, but accepting them for who they truly are and helping them do the same for themselves is the first step toward great things!