Physical Health can often affect your mental health and how you think about the world.
I made a version of this today for lunch and it came out pretty okay. My oldest ate 2 of them, and my mom came out for a second one, so it must have been pretty good. Food for a stay at home teen & a diabetic Since Kat is home now for lunches […]
School’s Out! The holiday breaks from school can be some of the hardest times of year for our special need kids. But, they can be even harder for us parents. Breaks from the normal routine and schedules that go with school can be hard to navigate. What do I do with my kids all day […]
Every year during the holidays, the ARC of Sedgwick County produces the Lights on St. Paul. This year, they are open November 28 – December 29. We’ve gone nearly every year for the last 5 years. We started going before I even became aware of what the ARC does for special needs kids and their families. […]
I’ve heard it a million times and I’ve experienced it myself with my own two girls; visual timers are the most effective thing when it comes to helping a special needs child understand and cope with the passage of time
My perspective was challenged today, and it hurt a little. The sting did not last too long though because I can see how the words make a difference. Words are important to how I hear things, so I bet they matter to my kids too. A while back, my daughter’s mental health councilor left our […]
It occurred to me last night how much I miss cinnamon rolls. How, very, very much I miss them since we have gone to a low-carb diet to reverse and control my daughter’s type 2 diabetes. If you know anything about diabetes, you’ll know that carbs (carbohydrates) convert to sugar in the body. So, they […]
A couple weeks ago I joined the campaign through Swerve.com for Card.com in order to try out their pre-paid credit card service because they had Autism cards!
My oldest was diagnosed when she was in the 5th grade, but there were struggles before her diagnosis. We believe that ADHD comes from our heredity. I swear her dad has it, and her baby sister has Autism, so there’s definitely something in our blood. But, what really causes ADHD? The numbers report that ADHD […]
A few weeks ago I found the recipe on Pinterest and thought it looked and sounded like it would taste great. But, we have gone to a low-carb diet so the bread that is used on the original recipe won’t work for us. I quickly got to work seeing what I could substitute on this […]
ADHD is a term that’s thrown around so often these days, and I’ll bet you’ve used it off hand to describe someone you know or even the behavior you’re exhibiting lately. We all assume we know what it means, and it’s used wrongly every day. It’s used to apply to everyone from a kid who misbehaves in school to an adult who has trouble focusing on a single TV or computer screen at a time, But, ADHD is actually a clinical diagnosis. Learning more about what ADHD is and is not can help you determine if you or someone you love warrants further testing.