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Parenting with a chronic condition, such as Narcolepsy isn't easy - but find out how one mom is turning the challenges into parenting wins! Click to read more.

4 Ways Narcolepsy Has Made Me a Better Parent

As a parent with narcolepsy, I am constantly balancing taking care of myself and caring for others, and rarely have enough energy and time to do both... Parents are always tired, right? We are constantly walking around on the brink of sleep deprivation, especially when babies are young. If there View Post

Filed Under: Health, Narcolepsy, Parenting, Special Needs

How to find the best pediatric specialist for your child - sound advice from a medical mom. When you are facing a new diagnosis for your child, the search is on for the best doctor - these steps will get you to the the perfect physician. Click to read!

How to Find the Best Pediatric Specialist for Your Child

Another Test, Another "-Ologist" I look at my watch, again. It has been seven minutes since he left the exam room to look at my baby’s blood work results. Seven minutes is a “blink of an eye” when I’m laying in bed after the alarm goes off. But when you are waiting to hear the results from your View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Narcolepsy, Special Needs

Life lessons to be learned from a Make-A-Wish trip. Going on the trip was a parenting win, for so many surprising reasons. Medical moms and special needs moms will agree. Click to read everything that happened.

Life Lessons to be Learned From a Make-A-Wish Trip

"We didn’t want to simply accept the Make-A-Wish gesture, go on our trip and chalk it up as a great summer." The kids were about to learn life lessons. This post is sponsored by Basic Invite. I received customized cards and other compensation in return for my honest opinion and review.  His View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Parenting, Special Needs

The Special Needs Family's Guide to LEGOLAND. A personalized approach to making your vacation a reality and a success.

The Special Needs Family’s Guide to LEGOLAND

You have a child with special needs, your day is filled with medical jargon and concerns. “Vacation” means something very different to you than it does to your friends. You travel with luggage no family should ever have to tote around, but after years of doing it - you are a pro. You manage the View Post

Filed Under: LEGO, Special Needs

Staying authentic when parenting gets real. When your child with serious medical conditions asks the toughest questions, you have to stay authentic, be real and honest. One mom offers you the encouragement you will need! Special needs moms, medical moms and heart moms unite!

Staying Authentic When Parenting Gets REAL!

Have you ever had to be so REAL with your child that it hurt? - Like you were punched in the gut?! Well, today I managed to stay authentic when parenting got real, it was down-right raw! It was a normal afternoon after school pickup. The kids’ mouths didn’t stand still for a minute. They were View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Our Life, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: family, Happiness, health, Heart, live in the now, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, special needs

10 things other parents need to know about ADHD in girls. Insightful, empowering and educational article written by a mother with ADHD about her daughter with ADHD.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About ADHD in Girls

I am excited to share this article with you about ADHD in girls. The ten questions featured in this series of "10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About..." are answered by a mother with ADHD about her young daughter, also with ADHD. This is incredibly insightful, empowering and educational. Please View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Popular, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, health, Kids, special needs

10 things other parents need to know about childhood apraxia of speech. This encouraging information is important for families affected by speech delays! A MUST READ from a family who has been trying to help their son for 4 years!

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Today I am sharing this heartfelt post from Alexandria about her almost 4 year old son Ian. I know her information will empower and educate someone else in the same situation! The rest of this is her writing! Since he was about 18 months old we have had him enrolled in early intervention classes View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, health, Kids, special needs

10 things other parents need to know about Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. This is a great resource for newly diagnosed families as well as veteran ones.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes

I am SO honored to have my friend Megan share her experience with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. Her beautiful daughter, Maeve was diagnosed several years ago when she was just a toddler. Megan and Maeve have done an incredible job spreading awareness and educating others of the devastating disease. View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, Caregiver, germs, health, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, safety, special needs

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Real encouragement from a heart mom.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

I met Caelen's mom several years ago before she moved to Florida. We connected in a Facebook group for heart moms, because that's what heart moms do - they connect, instantly. Caelen was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome ("HLHS"), which means that the left side of his heart is severely View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, germs, health, Heart, Kids, special needs

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Minimal Change Disease and Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Minimal Change and Hashimoto’s

Hunting for a diagnosis is frustrating and all-consuming for parents who have children with medical conditions. Often parents "know" that there is something wrong with their child, but finding the right medical professional or specialist to listen can seem impossible. Thankfully this mom, a friend View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, germs, health, Kids, special needs

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About FPIES Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome)

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About FPIES

This week a good friend of mine is helping other parents with children diagnosed with FPIES. FPIES stands for Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. I met this mom a few years ago when her son was newly diagnosed. I was blown away at the journey she had been on to finally get a diagnosis. Now View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, germs, health, Kids, special needs

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Epilepsy. Find support and encouragement. Great resource for parents with newly diagnosed children.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Epilepsy

I am kicking off this new series featuring a dear friend who answered my questions regarding her son’s epilepsy. Epilepsy is a catch-all term used for disorders and medical conditions causing recurrent seizures. This broad diagnosis is often frustrating to parents with a newly diagnosed child. View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, health, Kids, special needs

Ten Things Other Parents Need to Know About...! A series of empowerment and encouragement for parents with newly diagnosed children. These posts are one-stop resources of complex medical conditions.

10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About…

I am thrilled to introduce a new blog series called “Ten Things Other Parents Need to Know About…” Each blog post will feature a complex medical condition and a parent with an affected child will answer ten questions. These posts will be an invaluable resource to other parents with newly diagnosed View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: 10 Things Other Parents Need to Know, Caregiver, germs, Happiness, health, Heart, live in the now, Parenting Shortcut, special needs

Happiness is... This Mother's Elevator Pitch

Happiness is This Mother’s Elevator Pitch

Elevators intrigue me. In the corporate world we are encouraged to have an “elevator pitch”, a quick blurb that you can spout off to a complete stranger in the time the elevator takes you from the lobby to your designated floor. Your elevator pitch should convey to said stranger what it is you View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Reviews, Special Needs Tagged With: Happiness, Motherhood, review, special needs

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