Raise your hand if you’ve ever given up on getting your kid to help around the house and just cleaned it all yourself. I know I have. It’s quicker, it stops an argument, and the house just gets clean. However, we all know getting our kids to help clean up around the house is an …
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The connections between ADHD and speech delay are not overly documented. It’s not something parents can easily find out about from doctors. However, after loads of research I figured out the reasons behind my own sons speech delay. Today I’m sharing a bit about how in addressing ADHD and speech delay we were able to …
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The habits that children learn at home can set them up either for failure or success. This is a huge responsibility for us as parents, but if we put in the effort to put these habits in place, it will help us improve ourselves as well! To get you and your kids off to a …
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Today I am sharing an article from Better Speech in which they tell us how speech therapy benefits children. Better Speech is an online speech therapy program for children and adults. It’s affordable and all sessions are online, which means you can get high quality speech therapy in the comfort of your own home. Better …
As my family and I actively work to become anti-racist I realize the struggle that other white parents may be having. My son struggled with speech delay and still lacks important communication skills. I’ve struggled with teaching him about racism and how to be anti-racist. The reality in our lives is we live in a …
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Summer has arrived and while school has just ended our kids have been home for weeks. I can already tell based on the memes that are being shared there are a lot of moms who are just turning on Netflix for their kids right now. I’m not judging, I’ve had my days where playing 4 …
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What is your relationship with money? Does it drive your every move, or come and go without a care? How you manage money now is a strong indicator of how your children will manage their own finances one day. I have four, young daughters and like every parent I’m bombarded with requests (ie demands) to …
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We all know the importance of reading to your child and the importance of giving your child the love of reading. Reading improves concentration and vocabulary. It also helps them to develop an imagination and do better in school. With all the benefits of reading you know that teaching your child to read and helping …
I don’t know about you but when I was a kid my birthday parties were usually just me, my parents, and extended family. We didn’t go all out for kids birthday parties and the few I had consisted of my friends and me playing in our big basement. Birthday parties for kids these days are …
When your child is a picky eater, it can be extremely frustrating. What’s almost as frustrating is hearing the same advice over and over again about how to deal with a picky eater. Mainly when you’ve already tried everything everyone recommends and it all fails. I really love when someone from the older generation tells …
Around the time my son got mobile, Rob – my husband – and I started working with L – my son – to get him to be more independent. We felt that building his confidence to be able to do things on his own would be an important life skill for him to have. With …
We’ve reached a point in our society’s growth that we have to make a decision about a fond and mostly happy tradition. Do we tell our kids about Santa or not? Ultimately, the decision is up to you. If you are here trying to decide if you should continue the tradition or not, all I …
