How we approach our kids will affect them for the rest of their lives!
Childcare is necessary for many families and there are a lot of options for typical kids. But, when you have a child with special needs of any kind, the complications just grow and grow and grow. I’ll cover some of the typical guidelines for kids and child care options, but I’ll throw in what I […]
Sometimes, it takes knowing just one word to put together a solution for the problem. Of course, sometimes it takes more than just one word, but you’ll see what I mean soon enough. My mom’s old Buick Century has been having issues for quite a few months. Intermittently, it would neglect turning over. It left […]
After checking with your local law, and carefully assessing your child’s maturity levels, you can start to teach your special needs child to stay home alone successfully. As I discussed in an earlier post, this may never be an option for your child, no matter how old they are. But, I do believe it is […]
The expense and worry of finding good childcare are tough enough, but finding childcare for a special needs kid can be nearly impossible. Over time, it is possible that some of our special needs children can stay home alone, though. My older daughter who will be 17 this winter has been staying home by herself for many […]
Frozen Inspired Halloween Costumes Have you seen this movie yet? If you haven’t at least heard of it, you must be living in a cave off the grid! Frozen has been featured and spoofed so many times that I’ll bet it is the most popular movie ever. I still haven’t seen it. Yeah, I know……. […]
This post was intended just to document a rare occasion where my girls and I got out and had a great day with no melt-downs, but it turned into a realization that there are great people in the world. Yesterday started out really well. I never know with either one of my girls how mornings […]
A few weeks ago we ventured all the way across town to another suburb where a new, very special, coffee house was opening. Special? Yes, because it is owned and run by mothers of adult children who have autism and special needs. I’ve included my own photos of our day out, but also 2 videos […]
You might think, if you know Nove’s history, that this makes no sense. She has type 2 diabetes! Imagine a little puppy turning its head in question to getting a treat. That’s what her demeanor was and it made me chuckle. She’s very smart.
Money stresses me out. I know I’m not the only one, and I know it doesn’t cause the same kind of anxiety for me that it does for some people, but it defineately stresses me out. Every year at tax return time, I’m usually feeling a little less stressed about money than the rest of […]
I used to think that I didn’t mind stretching my comfort zones, but I’ve come to see that when it involves my girls, I am somewhat reluctant to step outside the box. When something works, it’s so easy to keep doing that, instead of exploring what might be even better. It’s where you feel safe, […]