Starting to get ready for college is a big step and an exciting time in just about every young person’s life. It’s a time when dreams start to come into focus and the realization that a new chapter is about to begin. However, this also means having to take some steps to prepare for college. […]
4 Tools for Making it Work for a Sensory ASD Kid in Late Elementary
Thank you to ARK Therapeutic for sponsoring this post so I could share this post about making it work for a sensory ASD kid in late elementary years. All opinions remain 100% my own! I love my late elementary-aged kiddos! They are so full of opinions, hope and yes…loads of opinions about how Mom should […]
A Guide to Dealing with Your Emotions when Your Child is Starting Daycare
We often think that our children starting daycare is a big emotional event for them. While this can be true, most children adjust to their new routine and environment quite quickly. In fact, a child starting daycare may have a more severe impact on their parents’ emotional health than on them. You may feel a […]
How to Choose the Right School for Your Child
Your child is ready to start school, and while you may be excited for them to enter the world of education and start to find subjects they love and meet new children who could become life-long friends, it can also be an emotional experience. For starters, you may have been the one who stayed home […]
How Online Learning Stole My Mom Soul
This is the story of how online learning stole my mom soul. This isn’t just my story, but the shared story shared of friends, family, neighbors, and all my fellow parents in the trenches this fall. This isn’t a pretty story, but it’s real, it’s true, and it might just make you feel a bit […]
Go to Online Tech Camp with iD Tech
Thank you to iD Tech for sponsoring this post so I can fill you in on their cool online tech camp experience! Oh gracious, friends…these days are tough ones for sure, and during these weeks of e-learning, we’re all doing the best we can to keep our kiddos’ minds busy. It’s not easy, I know! […]
11 Elementary E-Learning Tips for Parents New to the Game
Hey, hey, parents! How’s it going? Anyone ready to lose their mind yet? Oof. I know. To add to the fun mix of coronavirus survival, many of us have been or will be starting e-learning with our children. Our district in Pennsylvania is a bit unique in that we started e-learning immediately upon school closing. […]
A REAL Mom’s Coronavirus Survival Guide
Friends! The unthinkable has happened, and we’ve all found ourselves with upturned worlds. These days are dicey, and they are hard–in more than one way. So many of us are now crash-coursing into homeschooling kids while still managing our jobs and other daily tasks. Toss in a hefty dose of uncertainty and fear factor on […]
When It Works
Four years ago, we unknowingly launched ourselves into a foreign world–a world of IEPs, learning support, a tremendous vernacular, and, above all, unprecedented support and kindness. Four years ago, we learned we had a child on the Spectrum. I know our story is unlike those of many. I know how very blessed we are to […]
5 Ways to Win Safer Internet Day
Thank you to Mom It Forward Influencer Network for sponsoring this post so I can share with you these 5 smart ways to win Safer Internet Day! All opinions are 100% my own. Today is Safer Internet Day (SID), and friends, this is a fantastic effort we parents can get behind! The slogan, “Together for a better internet“, says it all, all the more meaningful for those of us with young ones. We all know how insanely pervasive internet […]
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