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November 15, 2017

This has been a dizzying Fall season and this blog has suffered as a result. Let’s start with some awesome things: We received a new piano! It was free to us and we paid to have it moved. It has a broken leg (not weight bearing) that can be fixed (my brother is a professional fine arts cabinet maker-just the man for the job). Check out his work over at Campbell and Strasser. It needs to acclimate for about three…

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behavioral health children's behavior parenting
What to Do When Your Child Has a Learning Difference

My son, C. is seven years old, in second grade and reads on a kindergarten level. My husband and I began to get worried in kindergarten when we realized he had memorized the wall…

October 22, 2017
family health parenting
When Life Throws a Curve Ball

I was planning to write last week, and life threw me a curve ball. My planned post was all about Easter and Passover, it was full of joy and themes of deliverance. Today, I’m…

April 24, 2017
children's sleep health parenting
In Praise of the Baby Box

Nothing gets me more excited than a terrific public health initiative! New Jersey has become the first state to offer expectant parents free baby boxes.(Pennsylvanians routinely poke fun at the State of New Jersey…

January 28, 2017
children's activities parenting
Tips & Tricks for Sewing With Children

Have you taught a child to sew? One of my boys has been begging me to learn to sew…he was inspired by a social media post about a boy in Australia who makes stuffed…

January 16, 2017
family holidays parenting
Notes from an Interfaith Child

If you haven’t figured it out already, I am an interfaith child. My father is Jewish, and my mother is Christian. It makes celebrating the holidays enjoyable and fun. In my home, we celebrate…

January 1, 2017
parenting
Discover Challenge: Tough Questions

via Discover Challenge: Tough Questions As parents of five children, we face the dilemma of family priorities. My older set of twins has recently begun wrestling, which is a big sport here. I’m…

December 6, 2016
behavioral health holidays parenting
Enjoy the Holidays (Without Losing Your Mind)

The holidays are a time filled with expectation, wonder, and joy. They are also a time filled with anxiety, chaos, and dismay. I was asked to write a post for my local MoMs Club…

November 7, 2016
parenting
Behavior Charts! Creating a Behavior Plan That Works

Is there a child in your life who is in need of a behavior change? If so a behavior chart might be your answer. My sons are in first grade. School and bus behavior can be…

September 22, 2016
behavioral health children's behavior children's sleep parenting
Coping With Nocturnal Enuresis (bedwetting)

With five kids, it is probable that we’d have a bed wetter. Our son C is six years old and for most nights of his life, has wet the bed almost every night We…

September 8, 2016

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