Healthier Families and Happier Homes
We recently took a family trip to the historic city of Boston over a long weekend. If you are a parent of a child with autism or sensory needs (or really just any parent) then you know how stressful travelling can be. We drove the 7 hours there in one straight shot with a few … Read more
The bad attitude was apparent the moment he stepped off the school bus… my six year old looked mad. He walked right past me without saying a word and pushed his 4 year old sister into a snow bank. What the…? As we made our way into the house, I tried to connect by showing … Read more
Parenting is definitely physically exhausting. Sleepless nights, carrying around infants in bucket seats or toddlers who refuse to walk, wrestling screaming children into their carseats after a huge meltdown in the mall, coaching sports games, and eventually staying up all night waiting for your teenager to come home! All of this I was prepared for…well, … Read more
Today, I was lucky enough to get to cuddle a squishy, adorable, and very brand new baby. I was at a Mom’s group that I attend every week at my church, and a new Mom who recently delivered walked in the door. I immediately offered to hold her baby for a while so she could … Read more
“Today is going to be a great day,” I thought. “The kids are dressed for school, they brushed their teeth, ate their breakfast and haven’t talked back once… wow! I think we just turned a new stone today,” I said, smiling at my wife. I stood there while my children continued playing like two little … Read more
GET DRESSED! WE HAVE TO GO! NOW! DID YOU HEAR ME?! NOW!!! Brilliant. That’s the key to getting your kids to listen, right? Just scream. Guilty! Been there, done that. I’m sure you have to. But it doesn’t work. If anything it makes the situation worse and causes more push back later. But sometimes we … Read more
As a busy Mom of three kids under the age of six, I am going to just be real with you…some days are tough! Just when you think you have this whole raising kids thing nailed down, something shifts and you feel like the carpet has been pulled out from underneath you! Looking back to … Read more