So I have never forced my children to clean their room. I have suggested and helped, I have explained my expectations, but I have never put out an ultimatum for fought over it. I did set them up for success...
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So I have never forced my children to clean their room. I have suggested and helped, I have explained my expectations, but I have never put out an ultimatum for fought over it. I did set them up for success...
Continue ReadingI love reading books to my kids, it started in utero and I still enjoy reading to them. When they were a bit younger we read every night, many books, several times. Now they usually read to themselves, but we...
Continue ReadingWhen you look at other parents, what do you see? You may see the things they own, their style of clothes and how they wear their hair. You may see a clean house when you come to visit. You see...
Continue ReadingI don’t know about you but every year I get a lot of papers and notices from school. Some of these I need to refer to at a later date. Spelling lists, field trip info sheets, teachers’ favorite things lists,...
Continue ReadingBefore I had kids I knew a lot about them. I had worked with them for years. I studied child development and early childhood education. I was about as prepared as I could be. I knew I didn’t know everything. I...
Continue ReadingThere is such a negative connotation about ADHD. Most people only see and think about the negatives. Parents dread the thought of their child “suffering” with ADHD. The benefits are often overlooked or stifled. The thing that has always struck...
Continue ReadingIf you have a child that takes medication for mental health issues, you may dread those hours without medication. The time in the morning before they kick in and the evening hours when they wear off. I mean no disrespect...
Continue ReadingMy kids love hammocks! They get to be snuggled in and they can sway gently from side to side. A few years ago we came up with an easy way to make them under our dining room table. I had...
Continue ReadingEarlier this year my youngest son asked me to read Captain Underpants with him at bedtime. I typically read whatever he chooses, so I had no problem reading this. I didn’t know what to expect except I did assume there...
Continue ReadingMost of us parents have had a baby that didn’t sleep well or went through a phase of struggling to sleep, but what if that phase lasts years or even decades. Many kids with a mental health diagnosis also really...
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