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Adventures in Occupational Therapy: Body Brushing
My last couple posts have been about the start of our occupational therapy journey with my older son. For the last three years I have questioned some of my sons’ behaviors only to be told that they were normal and that he would grow out of them. Fast forward and we now know that my…
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In my post last week (read it HERE) I talked about my older sons’ recent sensory processing diagnosis. Now that we know the root cause of many of my sons’ behaviors we are working on how to change some of them for the better. To that end, my son is now receiving occupational therapy –…
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In the past year I’ve posted a few times about what it’s like to have a difficult toddler and to manage problematic behaviors. I’ve often wondered if his behaviors were my fault or if something else was at play but time and time again I’ve been told that “boys will be boys” and that he’s…
Read MoreNavigating a Pandemic with 4 Kids
When Felicity was born I never dreamed a year later we’d find ourselves in the middle of a global pandemic. Locked in our home. Unable to shop, dine out, or even play at the park. My school aged kids were suddenly at home doing so crisis version of remote learning. My kids are 7, 5,…
Read MoreMy Place on the List
Exercise. I used to dread the word. Exhausting. Something I had to do. Burn calories. Never enough. Never correct. Never right. For so many years I have had the same twisted relationship with exercise as I did with food. It was never a tool that I used in any healthy way. Earlier this year, with…
Read MoreAdventures in Audiology Pt. 2
If you haven’t read my post from last week, please check that out first linked HERE. My newest baby, Matthew, failed multiple hearing tests at the hospital after birth. It was devastating and I didn’t know what to expect. We were referred to the children’s hospital for official testing. When Matthew was about a month…
Read MoreAdventures in Audiology Pt. 1
When you are a brand new mom you have so much running through your mind. Your body and emotions are both raw and tired and the last thing that you want to hear is that your newborn isn’t “perfect.” My son turned 6 months old this week. You might have read my previous post about…
Read MoreParenting during a Crisis
Posts about the current pandemic situation bombard our social media feed every day. Now in addition we also have posts about racial and ethnic equality. It’s overwhelming. Today alone I’ve seen three blog posts about how to be the best parent during this pandemic but many of them seem to sugarcoat the reality that is…
Read MoreOn Losing My Cool
We all do it. There’s tons of memes that are meant to be funny, and often are because they are so relatable. Finally admitting to my best friend that sometimes I yell and being surprised that she does too. Seeing another parent on the edge at the grocery store and feeling their fury deep in…
Read MoreBreastfeeding Round 2
If you’ve been following my blog posts for the past couple of months, you have read about some of the ways that my two sons are different – and they are VERY different. Breastfeeding has been no exception. The learning curve has been a bit easier this time since I do have some experience but…
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