Parenting

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A Mother’s Story of Crisis, Hope, and Survival

This Easter, I found myself calling the crisis hotline twice for my six-year-old. It was one of the hardest weeks of my life, the kind no parent ever expects to...

A Mother’s Story of Crisis, Hope, and Survival

This Easter, I found myself calling the crisis hotline twice for my six-year-old. It was one of the hardest weeks of my life, the kind no parent ever expects to...

Children playing with a water table

Meltdown at the Museum

New environments can cause our brains to go into overdrive trying to decode unfamiliar patterns and expectations. Taking our kids into the community to a familiar place can be challenge...

Meltdown at the Museum

New environments can cause our brains to go into overdrive trying to decode unfamiliar patterns and expectations. Taking our kids into the community to a familiar place can be challenge...

Chore games for kids, fun chore ideas, teaching chores, teaching kids responsibility

Prepping for family visits

Getting kids to do chores can feel like climbing Mount Laundry - slow, repetitive, and met with dramatic resistance. The challenge isn’t just getting the tasks done - it’s teaching...

Prepping for family visits

Getting kids to do chores can feel like climbing Mount Laundry - slow, repetitive, and met with dramatic resistance. The challenge isn’t just getting the tasks done - it’s teaching...

Camping Chaos

Camping Chaos

Doing anything with kids in tow can be chaotic even a preferred activity. Planning and then preparing yourself for that plan to go sideways is going to be key.

Camping Chaos

Doing anything with kids in tow can be chaotic even a preferred activity. Planning and then preparing yourself for that plan to go sideways is going to be key.

Special needs, parenting, parenting challenge

After School Activities

The after school activities hurdle. Is it worth it? Yes. Is it hard? Also yes…

After School Activities

The after school activities hurdle. Is it worth it? Yes. Is it hard? Also yes…

parenting, special needs, mental health

The Defeat

Somedays the battle is just lost...these days I have to put up the white flag of surrender because it's better than the alternative. 

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The Defeat

Somedays the battle is just lost...these days I have to put up the white flag of surrender because it's better than the alternative. 

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Self-care

Sometimes you just need to take a step back, relax and reset. 

Self-care Weekend

Finding connection with a community of people who have similar interest.