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.
When I was pregnant for the first time, I wanted a boy – so when we found out that we were indeed expecting a baby boy, I was ecstatic.
I dreamed of the messy faces that were soon to come.
The Tonka trucks and Hot Wheels explosion on my living room floor and the rambunctious chaos – I couldn’t wait!
Everyone and their mother told me that having boys was so much easier than girls…
