As I write this to you, I am 20 weeks pregnant, filled with gratitude and feeling some precious little baby kicks in my belly. It’s a beautiful, amazing and surreal thing. Perhaps it’s even more amazing that I am healthily pregnant at 40. Not to mention, it happened the old fashioned way, on the second […]
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Coping with ADHD: Meditation As My Life Jacket
The phone rang from my oldest son’s school. The school nurse was on the other end of the line. She started by telling me not to panic (which obviously means “start panicking now”). My son was on his way to the hospital. He caused an explosion in the science lab. Every parent dreads a phone […]
From Sniffles to Stitches: Caring for Your Child’s Health – Teleclass Re-Cap
As a parent, your child’s health is of the utmost importance. This week, we held an informative and important teleclass, generously sponsored by Pager and expertly presented by Kim Henderson, MD, JD, experienced emergency medicine physician and loving mother. The class provided guidance on how to keep your child healthy, what conditions to keep an eye […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Step-Grandmother Discusses Her Favoritism
Dear Readers, In earlier columns I have addressed the topic of grandparent favoritism. In one of my columns a young mother writes about her concern that her children will be damaged by their grandmother’s favoritism, and in a second column, a grandmother worries about the favoritism the other grandmothers shows toward certain of the grandchildren […]
Helping Kids Learn With Everyday Activities
When we took our daughter to her first evaluation before Kindergarten, we didn’t know she would be tested. They tested her alphabet and counting, and since it was an immersion school, they tested in both English and Spanish. She missed some letters and numbers that we thought she knew. Before then, we made it a […]
The Mommy Friends Dating Game
Becoming a mother is an incredible, whirlwind journey that will leave you feeling fulfilled, honored, hopelessly in love, and utterly exhausted. You will undoubtedly have your good days and your bad days. Days when you feel completely on top of every aspect of your world and days when you feel like you cant get anything […]
Revenge of the Whys
My child says “WHY” all of the time. All the time. “Please, put your shoes on.” “Why?” “Because we are going to the playground.” “Why?” “Because you like the playground.” “Why?” “Arrrggh…I know kids do this, but it is killin’ me. What to do?” Yes, those 2- and 3-year-olds are inquisitive ones. Some truly are […]
First Responders of All Ages
As someone who was a learning specialist for over a decade, I especially loved this blog post called, “When a Little Girl at the Pool Realized My Son Has Autism” by April Shaw. Here is an excerpt from after her son was approached by a seven-year-old girl at their local swimming pool. This mother was […]