What Children (Mine and Yours) Teach Me Every Day

A season of reflection, gratitude and growth for every voice and every ability!

As the seasons shift and life begins to slow just a little, many of us naturally slip into reflection. We start looking back at how far we’ve come and noticing the moments that shaped us.

For families, educators, and anyone supporting children, this time of year carries a special kind of magic. It's a season of pausing, noticing, and appreciating not just the big wins everyone sees, but also the small, steady steps that often go unseen.

Before I’m a BCBA, before I’m an SLP-A, before I’m a grad student…I’m a mom. A mom to three small boys who have shaped everything about the way I work, teach, and think about communication.

Being their mom is where I learned that connection comes before correction, and that play is the foundation of everything. It is where I realized how powerful it is when a child feels seen, supported, and understood in whatever way their voice shows up.

My boys remind me every day why this work matters. Why slowing down matters. Why noticing the small wins matters, and why every ability and every voice deserves to be celebrated.

When we shift our thoughts from “What should they be doing?” to “What are they showing us?”... we start to see the WHOLE child.

The strengths.

The spark.

The potential.

Let’s continue showing up for our children and meeting them in their world, at their pace, and in the ways they communicate, so they feel supported, loved, and truly connected.

If you are a parent, caregiver, educator, therapist, or support staff member:

Thank you.

Thank you for the patience you give, the laughter you create, the regulation you co-build, and the love you pour into the children in your world.

Your presence is the foundation kids stand on. Your consistency is the reason they try again. Your support is often the quiet force behind their growth.

Through tough moments, doubts, struggles, happiness, hope, and resilience, thank you! Thank you for continuing to show up each day in the best way you know how.

As we move through this season of gratitude, may we slow down enough to notice the small wins, honor the ways our children communicate, and celebrate the growth that’s happening in quiet, beautiful ways.

Here’s to connection, presence, and meeting every child exactly where they are.

Every voice. Every ability.

Always.