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Are You “Ghosting” Your Child?

September 21, 2016 by Barbara Dittrich Leave a Comment

"Mom! Mommy! Mama! MAAAAA!" On top of that, it does something terrible to my child. It shouts right back, “You AREN’T important to me.” I am telling my child that her needs aren’t a priority. Her concerns are insignificant. I don’t care. Epiphany My eldest child, now in college, unwittingly brought this to my attention recently. She described what she is learning in one of her communications … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barbara Dittrich, Behaviors, Living Life Daily, Patience Tagged With: Boundaries, coping strategies, exhaustion, parenting

For When You Feel Like A Bad Parent

April 9, 2014 by Laurie Wallin 8 Comments

She sat there, big blue eyes brimming with tears, lip quivering. My five year old and I'd been sitting on the couch, reviewing her kindergarten sight words. She was having trouble sitting still, I had trouble giving grace. Why is it a struggle to teach my youngest child something so simple? Maybe it's because I've done the "prep for kindergarten" routine with her three older siblings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Laurie Wallin, Peace Tagged With: bipolar, coping strategies, screwing up the siblings of kids with special needs, siblings

Dealing With The Holidays

December 2, 2013 by Debbie Kay 1 Comment

Whether we are ready or not, the holiday season is  upon us. Some people do not look forward with joyful anticipation to all that happens between the end of November and the beginning of January. Many start dreading Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, long before they arrive. For some, the anticipation and dread are far worse than the actual day. When my son was born and before he was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Debbie Kay, Grief Tagged With: anxiety, coping strategies, holidays, overwhelmed, Sensory overload, stress

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