Special needs parents have many pleas: that their little ones overcome their latest obstacles, that insurance covers the most needed treatments, and that someone will give our kids a chance in the future. But of all the pleas special needs parents have, the one that tops the list is the […]
Mr. Sammich and I are Android people, which means we have only passing experience with Siri. From what I can tell, she can be a real unhelpful bitch sometimes. In fact, after I spent one particular weekend listening to my mother argue with Siri about everything from search results to […]
I’m very excited to welcome Emily of Our house, now a home as a guest writer this week. I hope you enjoy her experience having the dreaded “talk” with a child. Don’t forget to head on over to check out her blog and to follow her on her social media […]
The new school year is here, y’all, and that means open house or parent night is just around the corner. Here’s the thing about that, though. We teachers dread it. We don’t really want to be there. Like, at all. Especially if we’ve already been at school since 7 am, keeping children […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I see a lot of talk about “modern” vs. “traditional” parenting lately. I’ve even shared some articles on my blog page about the pitfalls of “modern parenting,” not because I was trying to speak out against it, but rather because what I thought the authors had […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] The other day, a friend reached out to me to get advice about how she should approach talking with her children about people with disabilities. As her children were getting older, they were starting to notice subtle differences in people they saw in public, and my […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Parents of children with special needs have many fears, from concerns that their child’s prognosis isn’t good to worries about being able to fit in all required doctor and therapy visits. But there is one fear that isn’t like the rest — one fear that isn’t […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] It’s no secret: Our household is no Leave it to Beaver rendition over here. I’m probably the least domestic person on the planet (my dad used to say I burn water), and my husband isn’t exactly winning any handy man awards. We sometimes eat dinner crowded around the […]