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Is Tummy Time Really THAT Important? The Experts Answer & Share Tips!

Is Tummy Time Really THAT Important?

I am so excited to be working with Claire and Lauren from the Inspired Treehouse to answer YOUR questions about children’s development and milestones. I recently asked my Facebook friends if they had one question for a group of Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapists. The response was awesome View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health Tagged With: Baby, Expert Answers, health, Kids, special needs

20 Life Lessons Brought to You by Narcolepsy

20 Life Lessons Brought to You by Narcolepsy

Dear Narcolepsy, Thank you for waking me up! You reared your ugly head and made my life so miserable that I was forced to make drastic changes. Wrangling this dragon for the past 10 years has taught me countless things about myself, life and managing a chronic medical condition. The lessons I View Post

Filed Under: Health, Narcolepsy, Special Needs Tagged With: Happiness, health, live in the now, narcolepsy, Sleep, special needs

What’s the Big Deal About W-Sitting? The Experts Answer

From time to time readers contact me with questions regarding parenting issues. I love receiving those inquiries and I always try to answer them to the best of my ability, based on my own experience as a mother of four. However, some questions are so unique or complex that I have to seek the advice View Post

Filed Under: Health, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Special Needs, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Expert Answers, health, Heart, Kids, special needs, Toddlerhood

Expert Advice Stop Picky Eating Before it Starts

Expert Advice: Strategies to Prevent and STOP Picky Eating

This is the third and last article in the series of "Expert Advice" from Tania Koerber, a Registered and Licensed Dietitian/ Nutritionist and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition! My Facebook friends were asked to share one question they would want answered by a Pediatric Nutritionist. View Post

Filed Under: Health, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Special Needs, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Expert Answers, health, Kids, Parenting Shortcut, special needs, Toddlerhood

To the Staff Treating my Medically-Complex Child

To the Staff Treating my Medically-Complex Child

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To say that the heart-mom community is a "village of support" is a gross understatement. We are a group of kindred hearts, a force to be reckoned with and a united front when it comes to welcoming new members and teaching newbie heart moms the ropes. We seek the truth and demand untampered View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Motherhood, Special Needs Tagged With: Caregiver, health, Heart, Letter, Motherhood, special needs

He Showed Me The Future

HE Showed Me The Future!

Some stories happen and instantly beg to be written, others need to mature and then one day they are ready to be presented to the world. I have held this story in my heart for six years, it has pulled me through the most terrifying times of my life. This account was my "snuggle buddy", "security View Post

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

Expert Advice: How to Avoid Weight Gain from Steroid Use

Expert Advice: How to Avoid Weight Gain From Steroid Use

This is the second article as a result of my collaboration with Tania Koerber, a Registered and Licensed Dietitian/ Nutritionist and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition! My Facebook friends recently shared one question they would want answered by a Pediatric Nutritionist, and boy did I View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: Expert Answers, health, Heart, Kids, special needs

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate! Consider This First!

To Vaccinate, or Not to Vaccinate?! Consider This First!

The topic of "vaccinations" has been weighing heavy on my mind for a while. I felt that my silence was not a good representation of my (strong) feelings, when out of the blue, a dear friend wrote this piece and asked if it was appropriate for my blog. Yes - and 110% YES! I am proud to feature this View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: germs, health, Heart, special needs

Does your child need vitamins? A Pediatric Nutritionist gives her expert answer

Does Your Child Need Vitamins? An Expert Answers

I am so excited to have teamed up with Tania Koerber, a Registered and Licensed Dietitian/ Nutritionist and Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition! – How is THAT for a mouthful (ha ha ha – pun intended). I recently offered my Facebook friends the chance to have a question answered View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Kid (6-9 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, Expert Answers, health, Kids, Parenting Shortcut, safety, special needs

Special needs children need friends too. Medical moms have a way of finding their support system and friends. But how and where do the children with medical conditions find their friends? These are tips from a medical mom!

Special Needs Children Need Friends Too!

I spend a lot of time writing about motherhood in an effort to empower and support my fellow moms. But somewhere along the way, the child with medical conditions and special needs is lost! Lost in the system, lost in the community, on the playground – just plain LOST – if he doesn't have friends and View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Parenting, Relationships, Special Needs Tagged With: Caregiver, health, Heart, review, special needs

The one mom friend every mom needs in her life. No one should go through motherhood without a friend like this - we all need this kind of love and encouragement. Be one to have one. Click to read.

The One Mom Friend Every Mom Needs In Her Life

You just took a call from your child’s doctor. It wasn’t his staff calling with the results, it was the doctor himself - which we all know only means that the test came back positive for (fill in the blanks). You hang up the phone, maybe you remembered to wish him a “good day”, or not - regardless View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Motherhood, Relationships, Special Needs Tagged With: Caregiver, Happiness, health, Heart, Motherhood, special needs

Caring for the Caregiver. Build it and they will come!

Caring for the Caregiver: Build (a Network) and They Will come

Hi There!  I’m Mandy, Wife to Jim, Mama to Andrew (6), Jacob (5), & Grace (2). We live in sunny Arizona are doing our best to live out this life with intention, laughter and fun.   I love this topic of Caring for the Caregiver.  I was thinking a little about what I would write about and the View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: Caregiver, friends, Motherhood, special needs, work life balance

Don’t Miss This: “Letter to the Mom…”

They told me to write from the heart, so I did. They also said to “write what you know” - I did that too. After blogging for a year, freelance writing for longer and generally enjoying word-smithing for as long as I can remember, I feel like things are falling into place. Slowly the pieces to the View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Motherhood, Special Needs Tagged With: Caregiver, Featured Articles, health, Heart, Letter, live in the now, Motherhood, special needs

Preventing Caregiver Burnout: 5 People You Need on Your Support Team

I am honored today to feature a guest post from the writers for the Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha's website: small beats. Their articles are always inspiring, empowering and supportive of caregivers. They wrote this article exclusively for my blog, which I am thrilled to share View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Motherhood, Special Needs Tagged With: Caregiver, health, Heart, Motherhood, special needs

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