Mommy’s Timeout: Larriland Farm
Take a time out and use Visualization Meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the cool crisp air in this apple orchard. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin...
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Mommy’s Timeout: Philippines
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the quiet beauty and peacefulness of swimming underwater. The tranquil colors in nature. Take a couple...
Sometimes you just gotta laugh … and look at the positives!!
Sometimes you just gotta laugh … and look at the positives!! Erma Bombeck who was known as the patron saint of motherhood comedy said, “If you can laugh at it,...
Relationship Rescue: Summer’s Here: Make Lasting Memories
Question: Summer’s here… now what do we do as a family to create memories and have fun? Advice: The question asked by many parents as the school year is winding...
Ask the Nurse: Searching for a Suitable Summer Camp
Question: My child has special needs and I would like for him to go to camp this summer. Where do I begin to look for a suitable place? Answer: There...
When Minutes Feel Like Hours: Recognizing and Responding to Your Child’s First Seizure
Every year, 25,000 to 40,000 children in the United States will experience their first seizure. Would you recognize a seizure if you saw one
I Can Bike!
In a world where so many say “I can’t…” one organization is putting “I Can” back in everyone’s vocabulary. The nonprofit, iCan Shine organization is bringing quality recreational programs like...
Organizing Your Child’s Brain Through Crawling and Creeping
Crawling and Creeping When I first met Benjamin Thompson, he was struggling with echolalia (unsolicited repetition of vocalizations), extreme hyperactivity, self-biting, and poor eating and sleep habits. He had been...
Can a Single Parent of a Special Needs Child Find Love, too?
Romantic love and wedded bliss are everywhere! From books and magazines, to television and movies, you can’t escape the sights and sounds of couples in
Daddy Loves You: A Reminder for Daddies of Children with Special Needs
Daddies are role models to their sons. They help to guide boys to be respectable, hard-working men. To their little girls, Daddies are the first man in their lives. Girls learn
