One And Done: If Your Only Child Has Profound Special Needs, Have You Fully Envisioned Your Future?
You were looking forward to having a family of four of five, or three kids, but things did not work out that way. You often hear of parents being one and done due to the fact that there were pregnancy or postpartum complications involved. For instance, if you had a severe case of pre-eclampsia during […]
The Truth About How Parenting A Child With Special Needs Affects Mental Health
When you are pregnant you are looking forward to the birth of your child and you and your partner will have visions about how he or she will grow up. You will imagine the milestones that the child will hit, as well as the type of friends that your child will have, and your thoughts […]
5 Self-Care Tips For New Moms That Are Not Often Talked About
When it comes to brand new moms utilizing self-care tips, you usually hear about tips that involve sleeping when the baby sleeps, delegating tasks, or finding time to read a relaxing book while taking a bath. Self-Care Tips For New Moms However, there are some self-care tips that new moms need to utilize that are not […]
Central Coast Voices: Parenting Children With Special Needs During COVID-19
One thing that I am so thankful for is that my son with complex special needs is no longer living at home. He left for the residential school three years ago and again, the timing was excellent for that. Firstly, he is doing well, and he is happy, and thriving. He is productive. He has […]
How Common Are Cavities And Other Oral Health Problems In Children?
Many kids end up with cavities or tooth decay in the USA, Canada, and in other countries as well. The reason for this is due to the fact that kids don’t brush their teeth properly as it is easy to miss spots on teeth while brushing as the back of the teeth doesn’t get the […]
Pandemic Parenting | Exasperated With Your Kids? Here’s What To Do.
Your elementary-age school child is taking his spoon and purposely knocking it over and over again on the table because he is bored. However, the sound of the spoon constantly hitting the table over and over again is grating on you. And you once and for all lose it and yell at him to stop […]
Alcohol, Parenting and the Pandemic
I can only imagine how pandemic parenting has brought in not-so-healthy coping mechanisms among parents. They are stressed, and they are not only afraid of catching the virus and bringing it to those that are vulnerable, but they are stuck at home with their kids. They are struggling financially if they were let go or furloughed which […]
We Need To Stop Judging People On Their Parenting
You will parent your kids very differently than I do and would, and you would parent your kids very differently than I would. As long as your kids are clothed, fed, and housed, and obviously loved, then there is no need to judge otherwise. And when you are talking about parenting kids with special needs, […]
What Are The Common Modern Parenting Mistakes?
It is so easy to judge parents because they make plenty of mistakes, but you have to remember that parents are winging it just like you are (if you are a parent that is). However, the mistakes in the linked article below are not typical of ones that you would think of. So let’s ask these questions. […]
What Parents Need To Know Before Giving CBD Oil To Their Kids
People are quite excited about how CBD oil is being used to treat many ailments such as depression, anxiety, and physical ailments as well. And this is known because there is so much buzz about the healing effects of CBD oil for many ailments that people have which goes from mental health issues to chronic pain. And […]