Today is Father’s Day and I could spend a lot of time discussing the amazing fathers I’ve had the privilege to know. My best friend’s father, who is no longer with us. My wonderful husband who helps me every day to raise this tribe of ours, and my own dad are just a [...]
After meetings with school specialists, many observations, and a lot of imput, Reagan has received the diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome. I always knew he was different. So was I at his age (or now even). He is sweet, quirky, a little clumsy with social graces, but genuinely affectionate and genial. I [...]
Bridget has been seriously testing my Mommy skills for the last few days. She’s been bratty and argumentative. There have been a number of time outs as she’s tested her boundaries and been reminded that they’re firm.
Tonight she wanted to stay up. It’s been a long day, most of which was spent outside since the [...]
I’m a mother who believes that we teach our children through a strong connection with them. That connection starts at birth with attachment tools such as breastfeeding, babywearing, co-sleeping, responding to baby’s cry, etc.
That connection continues as children get older through time spend together, talk, play, and taking the time to “get behind their eyes” [...]
I’m sure, like many moms, I get frustrated when I have issues with my child. When Reagan (10) is asked to take out all the trash in the house and doesn’t complete it after being asked twice. Or when he yells at his sisters, leaves his clothes on the floor, or makes an [...]
I was listening to a Thatmom podcast this evening and was so proud of myself for “getting” one of the points before it was even made. She was talking about what it means to be meek. I remember when I was younger the kinds of characters I loved in books. They were [...]
It seems odd to talk about Ciaran as a toddler since he still seems like a baby to me, but a toddler he is, and changing daily. His latest interest is in a box of sorting shapes I bought him almost a year ago. He understands that each shape fits through a hole [...]
