Category Archives: SPD

When we raise our toddlers to be ready for preschool, we ensure they know a few things inherently. Things like their name, yes, no and how ‘many’ they are are just things we naturally teach our kids.

By the time kindergarten has come around, we’ve taught our little ones the art of using the restroom, how to catch, how to button and in some cases, how to tie our shoes.

By the time first grade rolls around, they know how to add simple numbers, how to write their name and sometimes, how to ride a bike.

But somehow, between teaching my child the difference between yes and no and how to add and subtract, I apparently missed teaching my child one vital bit of social etiquette. I never thought it would have to be something that she’d have to be taught. I thought it was just something that kids observed, and knew. Obviously, I was wrong.

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