On the afternoon of May 31, 2006, my life changed forever. I went into premature labor at 26 weeks. After an emergency c-section, my baby girls, Chloe & Isabelle, weighing just a little over 1 pound each went right to the neonatal intensive care unit. Both Chloe & Isabelle suffered pulmonary hemorrhages on their second […]
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Tips For Talking With Children About Tragedy
In light of yesterday’s shocking events in Boston, we thought it would be helpful to re-share some useful guidelines on how to talk with your children when public tragedies such as this occur. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this catastrophe. Thank you to Dr. Gerard Costa, PhD, at […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Mother Not Wanted at Memorial Service
My sister Nora recently died unexpectedly from a heart attack. Nora’s son Ted was married to Carla; they are the parents of 10-year-old twins, Eddie and Mac, who were very close to Nora and are heartsick over the loss of their grandmother (their paternal grandfather died long before they were born). Nora confided in me […]
Relationship-Building for Children and Long-Distance Relatives
How can your children have more intimate relationships with long-distance family members? With my wife already on the way to work, I dropped Mikey (3 yrs) and Sophia (2 yrs) off at preschool, touching base with their teachers while helping them take off their jackets and gloves. Looking up at me with tear-filled eyes, little […]
A Practical Explanation of Autism, Special Needs and Developmental Delays
The terms “autism,” “special needs,” and “developmental delays” are everywhere these days. It seems like every time we turn on the television or open a newspaper, a brand new study is out telling us how common these disorders are in our nation’s children. Indeed, recent estimates have indicated that as many as 1 in 50 US children are afflicted with some form of autism and as many as 15% of all children ages 0-17 have special needs.
Picture Mapping: Talk Less, Draw More
I recently had the honor and privilege of interviewing Dr. Dale Seiden for this month’s NY Family Magazine. Dr. Seiden’s new book, Navi-Gator: A Picture-Mapping Program for Parents and Children, explains and teaches parents how to use pictures to help with common child behavior problems. Why did you start using this technique? Many parents come […]
A Twist On The Terrible Twos
So your child has turned two and has ideas of his own, and he expresses said ideas in FANTASTIC ways (yup, sarcasm). Do not fear, your sweet baby is not gone forever – perhaps for the next 25 minutes – but not forever. There are ways to quell the chaos of the Tenacious (note, not […]
Mommybites Online
A few of you have asked how and why Mommybites decided to start online parenting classes. Below is a clip from an article about our online classes featured on Macaroni Kids that explains: For Mommybites co-founders, Laura Deutsch and Heather Ouida, it all started with a few simple questions: Is there a way for all […]