Avoiding Parent Burnout

Parenting is difficult but parenting a child with special needs can be even more challenging. If you are a parent of a child with special needs, you are almost certainly putting in more effort than any other mom or dad that you know. And yet your child still may be at risk, struggling, or making…
How To Set Physical Boundaries For Your Kids And Relatives During The Holidays.
We’re in the thick of the holidays, and with that, come many invitations to holiday parties and family gatherings. Many of you probably have young children who will be attending some of these events with you, and most of the time, they are lots of fun for everyone involved. However, I recently had one mother write…
How to deal with your Child’s impossible Christmas Wishlist!
It is officially the holiday season and now that Thanksgiving is over, children everywhere are starting to look forward to Christmas when they get to open presents. However, with that special day of giving comes “the list.” You know what “list” I am referring to. That long list of toys and electronics that children wish…
How to set new rules and expectations for the new school year

Our children have been on summer vacation and because of that, the rules in our home have been more relaxed. However, now that school has started, you might be wondering how, as parents, we reset our home for the fall. Due to covid, the last school year was anything but typical. Rules about masks and…
7 Tips On How to Be the Best Grandparent to a Special Needs Child

One question that I am frequently asked by parents of children with whom I work, is how they as parents should handle the questions and advice that they are often given from members of their own family. Normally, I would write this article to help the parents of children who have some sort of developmental…
How Do Your Digital Habits Affect Your Kids? It’s Unfortunately Not What You Think

You may recall one of the earlier posts on my website where I showed you what I think is the worst picture every taken of me. It’s not because of the massive bed head I was sporting. It was because I was sitting with my son next to me as he was trying to get…
How To Talk To Your Children About Racism

If we want to raise our children to be compassionate people who can contribute to society as responsible citizens, then we need to find ways to talk to our children about some of the thornier issues that we struggle with in this country. First of all, let me explain who I am. I am a white…
My New Year’s Resolution

I want to share with you my one of New Year’s resolutions. I have a few which include getting better organized, getting in shape, spend less time working. But I wanted to share with you one and I hope you’ll join me in it. And that is less screen time. There has been a lot…
Is Your Child’s Messy Handwriting Effecting Their Learning?

If your child struggles with messy handwriting, then you as a parent might have more than sloppy handwriting to worry about. Kids who struggle with handwriting tend to worry more about the legibility of their words and forming letters rather than forming ideas and getting them on to paper. It’s the formulation of ideas and…
“I hate you Mom!”

Recently, I received an e-mail from a mother in which she included a picture of her son’s bedroom door. On his door, her son had posted a hand written sign saying, “I hate you mom.” She explained that her son has some developmental delays, and because of those delays, his behavior can be off at…