Parent Mentor for Walker County

11/07/2025

11/05/2025

Free Parent WorkshopYour next Steps After an Autism Diagnosis A step by step roadmap for parents navigating new diagnosis This free workshop uses Bloom’s Parent Playbook as a gentle guide to help you navigate your first steps after an autism diagnosis.Grab your copy of the Playbook to follow along...

11/05/2025

Free webinar: Understand your child’s sensory struggles and discover how to calm their nervous system for lasting relief and regulation.

11/04/2025

The Adult Education Program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College offers instruction in Adult Learning Centers throughout its service area.

11/04/2025

November Senior Events

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

Check this out.

The Forever Parenting Project The hope: You don’t have to choose between caring for your adult child and living a fulfilling life. When a disabled adult (or soon-to-be-adult) who will always need support with managing life, self-care, and medical care leaves high school, you step into a different ...

11/04/2025

All you need is a sheet of paper to start working on fine motor skills! Here are more ideas: https://www.theottoolbox.com/easy-eye-hand-coordination-activities-with-paper/

11/04/2025

From November 1–27, you can reduce your overdue fines while supporting families in our community. Donate shelf-stable food items and we will waive $1.00 in fines per item, up to $20 per account.

Each branch will direct donations to a local organization serving our neighbors:
Chickamauga → Chickamauga Active Living Center
Dade → Helping Hands Ending Hunger, Inc.
LaFayette → The Care Mission
Rossville → Rossville Church of Christ Food Pantry

Thank you for helping us make a difference close to home.

- Chelsea Kovalevskiy

11/04/2025

It's so important to make time for play and to recognize that it's much more than just fun.

Children learn as they play!

11/04/2025

The retained reflexes causing the biggest emotional problems are…

Creating more trouble with the emotional foundation of the child. When these reflexes are retained, the child’s emotions may seem:

😩Immature (past age-appropriate)
😩Frustrating and exhausting
😩Confusing and misunderstood

If the child has one or more retained reflexes that are preventing the child from becoming more emotionally grounded, they may be prone to some of the following emotional behaviors:

😢Screaming
😢Biting and hitting
😢Throwing objects
😢Freezing in place
😢Anxiety
😢Extreme tantrums and meltdowns
😢Fight or Flight response

You can usually tell by the signs or symptoms of the emotional outburst that there is a retained reflex present. Find out the most commonly retained reflexes when kids experience disconnections in their emotions.

https://ilslearningcorner.com/frustrating-and-unexplained-emotions-created-by-retained-primitive-reflexes/