Jess3kids
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Pickerington, Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | I am the mom of a brilliant, artistic and wonderful little girl named Payton. Much of the rest of the world doesn't know what a smart little girl I have because they haven't heard this beautiful little voice! Payton is a Selective Mute and I created this blog to document our journey and to find other parents with these special kids! |
| Favorite Movies | *Did you know these movies had characters who were selective mutes?* The Piano, Corrina, and Lizzie McGuire |
| Favorite Music | The song "She's Given Up Talking" by Paul McCartney (from the album Driving Rain) conforms almost perfectly to a clinical description of selective mutism in childhood, describing a young girl who is mute at school yet normally talkative at home ("When she comes home it's a yap yap yap/ words start to flow like water from a tap"). |
| Favorite Books | The Silence Within: A Teacher/Parent Guide to Working with Selectively Mute and Shy Children by Gail Kervatt, Understanding Katie by Elisa Shipon-Blum, Easing School Jitters for the Selectively Mute Child by Elisa Shipon-Blum, Cat's Got Your Tongue?: A Story for Children Afraid to Speak by Charles E. Schaefer, The Ideal Classroom Setting for the Selectively Mute Child (Paperback) by Elisa Shipon-Blum |