Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge
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
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
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
If you are anything like me (meaning: “an average mom”) you have A LOT of important information and pictures stored in your phone. In order to safeguard our privacy, as well as protect our phones from grubby little toddler fingers, we take advantage of the latest iOS View Post
“Tove! They found dad. Dad! They found him! They found him by the water! Tove, he’s not doing well.” May 17, 2008 was the day my sister in Denmark called me frantically. We were on our way home from Costco. I saw her first call and figured I would call her back when I got home. Then she called View Post
A new school year is soon upon us. While it is an exciting time for the kids, it can be down-right stressful for parents. Children with food allergies are faced with the threat of (unknowingly) being exposed to the very items that will make them sick. Parents of these children have a lot of View Post
I love teaming up with pediatric experts to bring answers to your questions. I recently had my Facebook followers voice any concerns they had regarding their child's speech development. The response was incredible; we all share so many of the same issues and worries. My favorite Speech Language View Post
I often write about issues that concern my readers because I know that if one mom is worried, then chances are that others are as well. Today, I am going to address something that is a worry in my own life, and I am positive that many of you will appreciate the information. How is your elementary View Post
I recently invited my favorite Speech Language Pathologist (fancy words for "speech therapist"), Liz Blake to answer questions from my Facebook followers. (Be sure to follow me on Facebook to take advantage of future opportunities like this!) I will feature the rest of her answers at a later date, View Post
Organize your playroom specifically for your child with Autism Spectrum Disorder ("ASD"). Great tips and tricks to organize toys for your child with autism. It's rare that my phone rings. Normally when friends need me, they text or send an email. When the phone is used for its intended purpose, I View Post
When sickness strikes your home and a family member is sick, your challenge becomes nursing one person back to health without getting the rest of the house sick. While your first inclination may be to evacuate the healthy family members, remember they may already have been exposed. The only thing View Post
An Open Letter to "the Flu!" Dear Influenza A, B and whatever other alphabet-soup-combinations there are! I have feared you for years! - actually loathed your mere existence. Every single year you keep scientists on their toes. Your constant morphing and mutating leaves the vaccines full of View Post
I recently reached out to my readers to learn about what child development questions and concerns they had. One topic that was brought up a few times was “toe walking.” Several parents reported that their toddlers, preschooler and older children walk on their tip toes. Some only do it periodically, View Post
Combi USA provided us with a Fold N Go stroller for this review. All the opinions are mine and the boys'. Strollers are like purses and shoes, at least to me. I need to have one for each occasion: an umbrella for quick trips, a jogging stroller for… well, to go for long walks, and then the big View Post