My two year old scares me. I can’t be the only mother who worries that her toddler is going to end up robbing banks! When I see my children miss behave, I’m always concerned that it will become a habit. And as we all know, habits are no fun to break. But lately we’ve been in […]
Parenting the Heart of Your Sensory Child
Inside you’ll find: Thoughts on disciplining a child with Sensory Processing Disorder when you can’t tell if it’s behavior or sensory. My son had just body slammed my mother with the force of a rhino. She was hurt. My son was oblivious. I was frozen in indecision. Why in the world did he do that? […]
Choosing to have More Kids After Going through Post Partum Depression?
Let me embarrass myself yet again on the internet. When I was a kid, all the way through middle school, I wanted to have 12 kids. TWELVE! I had their names all picked out. (Why yes I wanted quadruplets named Faith, Hope, Joy and Grace!) I’d decided how I wanted to space them apart age […]
This Gig is More than I can Handle: Crippling Parenting Insecurities
I’m always amazed by people who give parenting advice. Wait a second! You’re saying not only are you confident in this parenting gig, but you’re also so sure of yourself that you’ll pass your strategies on to other parents??? My parenting abilities are my BIGGEST insecurity right now. I long for the days when “chunky” […]
Helping Care Givers Understand Sensory Processing Disorder
When you first find out that your child has sensory processing disorder, it can be overwhelming and confusing. My first reaction was to devour any and all information I could find on the subject. After a while, terms like proprioception and self-regulation started to roll off my tongue and become a part of my everyday […]
Recovering from a Parenting Failure
It’s inevitable. We all have bad days. But what happens when those bad days as a parent are our fault. What happens when we know that it was more than being cranky or messing up? It wasn’t just because the kids were whining or our partner had to work late. We flat out wronged our kids. When I […]
The Emotional Roller Coaster of Weaning a Toddler
Breastfeeding a toddler can be a lonely undertaking. One by one, the moms that were breastfeeding right alongside you drop out of the game for various reasons. While at first people may be impressed with how long you’ve stuck with it, eventually the approval changes to questions or even out and out disgust. When you do finally decide […]
An Awesome-Sauce Book! Though I’m a Little Bias…
Blogging is a team sport. I’ve been totally blown away by the cooperation and generosity of other bloggers. I’m so excited to introduce you to one of these major collaborations! (And I got to be a part of it!) Ninety-four, (yes, 94!) bloggers got together to compile a monster book of learning and play activities. It’s […]
Ten Thoughts that Ran through My Head When I Found Out I’ll be a Mom of ALL Boys
I always wanted to know as soon as possible. When the ultrasound technician asked if we wanted to find out the gender of our unborn child, I’ve always replied with a hearty “Yes!” With our first, I desperately wanted a boy. Success! With the second, I was on the fence. I wanted two boys as […]
Long Distance Grandparenting: Helping Your Kids Stay Connected
Grandparents are a blessing! Grandparent relationships seem to come in all shapes, sizes and distances. Our boys are blessed to have two sets of wonderful grandparents as well as some terrific great-grandparents. We’ve lived anywhere from 1,500 miles away, to sharing the same house and everything in between. Long distance grandparenting is especially difficult when […]
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