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Raising Compassionate Children
Kindness and compassion don’t just happen, they’re learnedbehaviors. We begin teaching a baby about compassion when we nurture them and care for their basic needs with love and tenderness. Later, […]
5 Steps to a Successful School Year for Your Special Needs Child
If your child with special needs has an IEP (Individualized Education Program) then you arealready familiar with how much energy goes into caring for your child medically and educationally. Summer […]
How to Keep Your Relationship Strong While Parenting a Child with Special Needs
So, the kids are all right, but how’s your marriage doing?“I’ve had parents of kids with autism in my practice assume their marriage will fail,” says Laura Marshak,a registered psychologist […]
Creative Expressions: How Participating in the Arts Benefits Children
Wow! Where has the summer gone? The old cliche “time flies when you are having fun” becomes truer each day. A few short weeks ago, school was ending for the […]
16 Back to School Traditions to Start this Year
The years seem to pick up speed as your child gets older. One minute they are getting on the bus for kindergarten, and in the blink of an eye, they […]
Out the Door on Time: 9 Tips for a Smooth Morning Routine
I am not a morning person. Life at home with my toddlers used to be filled with mornings cuddling in PJs. Arriving at preschool on time was a challenge; I […]
How Rhythms Help Busy Mamas
One of the best things I starteddoing as a mom was unconsciously implementing rhythms into my day.Rhythms are habits meant to create fluidity.They’re things that triggerother things or things triggeredby […]
Secrets to Throwing an Epic Birthday Party on a Dime
When I received the invite to my nephew’s, pirate party I was worried. The event was being held during the winter time at his house so all the five-year-old kids […]
Teach the Gift of Giving by Hosting a Charitable Birthday Party
In grade school my son loved celebrating his summer birthday with a big party that included family, friends and everyone in his class. But after the last slice of cake […]
7 Effective Tips for Moving Into a New House with Kids (from a Military Spouse)
As a military spouse, I have moveda handful of times with and without kids. In the last year and a half alone, we have relocated three different times… with kids. […]