In less than 2 weeks my oldest will be going off to intermediate school. I’m starting to get nervous. I am dreading the possibility of getting phone calls from the school telling me that he’s having a hard time. I...
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In less than 2 weeks my oldest will be going off to intermediate school. I’m starting to get nervous. I am dreading the possibility of getting phone calls from the school telling me that he’s having a hard time. I...
Continue ReadingDear Teachers, First of all, I want to say how much I respect you and your job. There is so much that teachers do that many people do not think about or realize. Your job is incredibly difficult. I do...
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of things that make parenting a child with invisible special needs difficult. Besides all the mental and physical exhaustion, extra doctors appointments and therapy sessions, we are just parents that want the best for our kids....
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 ReadingThe moment you get pregnant and share it with the world, you start getting judged. You get judged for what you eat and drink, how much or how little you exercise, what clothes you wear…the list goes on and on....
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...
Continue ReadingSo maybe you have heard of a calming corner but don’t know how to make one or use it well. I will show you an example of one and how to use it. A calming corner is a special place...
Continue ReadingMany parents struggle with whether or not to tell their child that they have ADD or ADHD, and then how to do it. We decided that we wanted our son to know and understand what ADHD is and not to...
Continue ReadingWhen a parent receives a diagnosis about their child, or just suspects one, or simply realizes that their child has any kind of special need, many of us ask “WHY??”. We may wonder what we did wrong? What could we have...
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