I was shocked when I was informed that my son was struggling at preschool.
He was four and I thought he was having a tough time adjusting to his routine and new classroom. My husband and I were called into...
Imagine this scene: you are at your child’s two year check-up, and are given a side eye from the doctor because you dared to say: “Oh, no - they aren’t doing that just yet.” The pediatrician will likely give...
As all of us parents know, children do not come with an instruction book. We learn so much about how to parent while in the thick of it. For the most part, raising our kids has not involved many...
1 in 100.
That statistic is the number of children per year who will be born with a congenital heart defect, according to The Children’s Heart Foundation. CHDs are the number one birth defect in babies, and approximately 40,000 babies...
Our son, Field, was born in June of 2010. We had experienced a healthy and normal pregnancy and we were joyfully expecting the same in our newborn days with our son. I had 2 ultrasounds during my pregnancy and...
“Mama,” Colman said, “will you tell me my story?”
“What story?” I teased.
“You know, my story!”
Colman was about four years of age when this story time ritual started as I tucked him into bed at night. Sometimes he’d want to...
Most of the time, parenting a child with special needs is similar to parenting a neuro-typical child. We have peaks and valleys, but I’ve noticed they are often higher and sometimes lower than those of my child’s peers. I...
In a week where we are celebrating all matters of the heart, it's only appropriate that this week is also one dedicated to Congenital Heart Defects and Childhood Heart Disease.
CHD is considered to be the most common birth defect....
October is a celebration month. We celebrate cooler weather, pumpkin everything, and the start of the holidays. October is equally special in our home because we celebrate Spina Bifida Awareness month. For us it is truly about celebration.
Spina Bifida...
Children today are suffering mentally more than any generation before them, with one in five experiencing anxiety or depression at some level.
Their ability to cope with conflict, overcome struggles, and face trauma and adversity has been crippled by...
A few months ago I wrote a blog post about my daughter’s struggle with Pediatric Autoimmune Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder). With PANDAS, the brain becomes inflamed by a misdirected autoimmune response to...
This post is brought to you by The DoSeum.
I have raised my three boys from infancy in the hallways of The DoSeum, and so many joyful memories have been cemented here. A morning outside at the water tables began...
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