I have to say, I’m so excited for back to school because my two older kids are going to be gone all day.
No more complaining of being bored, no more in and out of the house with friends, no more popsicle wrappers all over the place!
They aren’t too enthused about going back to school but, whatever!
The only concern that I have right now is my toddler will be lonely now that they will be leaving for school every day.
Mom, do you find yourself giving scads of “bad news” to your kids all day long?
You get the idea.
We all want our kids to grow into happy and healthy adults.
It turns out there is a common thread among happy people, and it’s as straightforward as it is powerful.
It’s gratitude.
Leading gratitude researcher Robert A. Emmons undertook studies that highlight a link between gratitude and well-being. Emmons says “The practice of gratitude can have dramatic and lasting effects in a person’s life.”
Potty training was one of those things I was really dreading having to do.
I had no idea how to begin and I hated the idea of all the accidents and mess I expected there to be!
The moment you realize that your child has autism, your entire world changes.
But it doesn’t have to be negative.
When I started in special education, autism was a fairly new condition.
One of the highlights of summer with school-aged children is a break from the normal routine.
Instead of the daily struggle to get to school on time, the morning slows down and we gradually ease into our day.
There’s no pressure to get dressed, pack lunches, or hurry the tiny humans out the door.
Most people see creativity as a talent, rather than a skill.
Children are bound to “be creative,” but as they grow up, it all gets lost in their routines and responsibilities. Or so they say.
The truth is that creativity is a skill.
Potty-training.
The moment my oldest son turned two, I was dreading it.
I truly believed that potty-training would be the ultimate bane of my existence.
Worried about your toddler’s physical development?
Maybe you see your friend’s toddler already walking and beginning to sit, but your toddler wants nothing to do with walking.
The rate of each child’s development – both physical and cognitive– vary from child to child.
Until the term ADHD came into our lives, I don’t know how many times my son’s disruptive behavior was chalked up to that overused phrase, “boys will be boys.”
My son’s behavior seemed to be stuck on hyperdrive all the time.
Keeping him from doing and saying certain things became a full-time job.
