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Author Taylor, Kayla, author.

Title Canaries among us : a mother's quest to honor her child's individuality in a culture determined to negate it / Kayla Taylor.

Publication Info. Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2022.
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 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  PRNT 649 TAYLOR    Check Shelf
Description viii, 349 pages ; 22 cm
Children lcsh
Summary "Canaries Among Us explores one of the most widespread threats to children's well-being: a lack of acceptance. Kayla Taylor starts her day as an ordinary parent at a respected school, but her family's life turns upside-down when her child becomes the prime target of bullying. Taylor assumes the school will partner with her to solve the problem but is confounded when she finds the opposite: officials not only turn a blind eye to cruelty but also ostracize and attack anyone who speaks up against it. Frustrated by this failure to protect vulnerable students, Taylor researches the challenges those in charge are most unwilling to discuss with her--like bullying, learning differences, and anxiety. She then digs deeper to study empowering responses that are woefully absent from many parenting books and teaching curricula--including validation, empathy, apologies, forgiveness, healing, and belonging. These concepts end up providing the guideposts Taylor needs to navigate both the exquisite joy and raw heartache inherent in raising a child who doesn't fit society's definition of "normal."" -- Provided by publisher.
Subject Taylor, Kayla -- Family.
Bullying in schools -- United States.
Bullying in schools -- Case studies.
Special education -- Case studies.
Educational equalization -- Case studies.
Parents of children with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Education and state.
Neurodiversity -- Case studies.
Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States.
Children with disabilities -- Education -- Case studies.
School management and organization -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies.
Bullying in schools. (OCoLC)fst00841563
Education and state. (OCoLC)fst00902835
Educational equalization. (OCoLC)fst00903418
Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
School management and organization. (OCoLC)fst01107575
Special education. (OCoLC)fst01128842
Genre/Form Biographies.
Case studies.
ISBN 9781647422936 (paperback)
1647422930 (paperback)
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