Your Child’s Needs Come First and So Does your Sanity

by Miriam | Mar 1, 2016 | Abuse, Autism, Communication, Life, Parenting

Last week there was horrible news circulated about a woman who murdered her 6 year old autistic sonin cold blood by throwing him off a bridge. Whenever you hear of stories like this, it is disturbing to say the least. This particular woman was a caregiver to her...

Never Judge Anyone Because you Don’t Know what Battles they are Facing

by Miriam | Jan 26, 2016 | Autism, Bullying, Communication, Life, Parenting

Quite recently I was on a weight loss forum and this poor woman on there was extremely upset about her recent encounter she had at a coffee shop. This woman has a 10-year old son who is at the severe end of the autism spectrum. He is non-verbal, he is dependent on her...

The Color Teds, Bears of Color for Diverse Young Readers

by Miriam | Nov 11, 2015 | Books, Communication, Education Resources, Kids Advice, Life, Parenting, Reviews, Teen Advice

Librarians, educators and book festival panelists are calling for more diverse picture books to reflect the changing face of America, at a time when, according to Pew Research Center, “half of Americans younger than 5 were minorities in 2013… ”....

Podcast- Teen Popularity with David and Jonathan Bennett

by Miriam | Aug 31, 2015 | Bullying, Communication, Kids Advice, Life, Parenting, Podcasts, Radio Show, Self-Development

Teen popularity was the discussion for the last Expressive Mom Show, and David and Jonathan Bennett were be interviewed and shed some light on the topic. David Bennett is a teacher at a private high school in Ohio, with over ten years of teaching experience. He is...

Podcast- An Overview of Bullying with Joe the Biker

by Miriam | Aug 17, 2015 | Abuse, Bullying, Communication, Kids Advice, Parenting, Podcasts, Radio Show

On the last Expressive Mom Show, Miriam Slozberg interviewed Joe Wojcik, who is a bullying expert that uses a unique persona known as Joe the Biker to presents his anti-bullying message. He has presented to over 150,000 students throughout the United States. As Joe...

How to Handle your Teen that Wants to Experiment with Drugs

by Miriam | Aug 4, 2015 | ADHD, Autism, Communication, Kids Advice, Life, Musings, Parenting, Teen Advice

I am sorry for not blogging for a while since I was away last week. But I am back and all is well. However, I admit I also had a bit of writer’s block until a conversation I had with someone recently opened that up. I was talking to someone about teens and...