When Your Child is Not Welcomed – Dealing with Jerks
When Your Child is Not Welcomed It still makes my blood boil. It’s been two years since we were asked to leave a tumbling class at a local “family fitness...
Parenting
Sugar Addiction
Merriam-Webster defines addiction as a compulsive need for, and use of, a habit-forming substance characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal. After reading that definition, could you...
Mommy’s Timeout: Mentawai Island Magnificent Ocean
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Picture yourself here amongst the magnificent ocean. Enjoy the fragrance of the sea air. Take a couple of deep...
Simple Treasures: Special Memories
Special Memories I’m sharing with you one of my most treasured collections: a shadow/memory box full of my children’s “firsts”… first outfits or special items from their first year. How...
Tiny Light Maxxwell
Maxxwell Tiny Light Maxxwell is definitely a charmer. He knows he’s is cute and loves getting attention. If this toddler blows you a kiss, that means he really likes you....
Happy Mother’s Day: Our Special Tribute to Special Mothers Everywhere…
Our Special Tribute to Special Mothers Videos compiled from “Mom and Me “cover contest submissions, thank you to all that participated. “A mother understands what a child does not say.”...
Ask the Nurse: Botox Injections for Toe Walkers?
Answer: I have heard that Botox can help some special needs children in the area of “Toe-walking”. Is there any truth to this and if so, how? What might I...
Helping Children Succeed at Things They’d Rather Not Do
Helping Children Succeed Most of the time, our children are happy and agreeable. That is, possibly, until we ask them to do something they don’t want to do. When we...
Relationship Rescue: Family Adventures Are Rapidly Approaching
Family Adventures Are Rapidly Approaching Dear Readers: Sometimes family adventures happen in the most unusual of times…and places. Here is a story outlining just that. And sometimes, lessons can be...
What Is a Standing Frame and Who Should Use It?
Children who use a wheelchair for daily mobility should also have an opportunity to change positions throughout the day. Standing in a standing frame is a way to decrease the...
