My apologies to anyone expecting some creatively painted chair! I bought my son an inexpensive exercise ball to use at his desk in his room. He is a kinetic kid and one that probably has a hard time sitting still. I have several nieces who are LD teachers and we have discussed all the learning challenges my son – who has never tested as LD – has. We have worked with him intensively throughout his academic career and this past year he has blossomed quite nicely. He is finally able to take on his work more independently. I still work with him quite a bit, but now he goes to his room to work on some homework. He loves the ball! My nieces report that they often use the balls for students and I have also seen reports on the use of these balls in the news. So far so good!
PS (See his bow tie hanging there???)
I’ve heard of parents joining together to buy exercise balls for entire classrooms at schools to help kids. In the articles I’ve read they have been very successful at helping kids across the board. Glad it’s helping your son! 🙂