Checking in With the Sisters – The “Good Enough” Mom

by Lolli May 19, 2012 0 comments
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Being a mom is tough work, all magazine controversy aside, and it’s pretty normal for a mom to question the “quality” of her job as a mother. I know I have compared my parenting styles [...]

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Checking in With The Sisters – Thriving With Autism

by Lolli May 12, 2012 1 comment
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Lolli here…. While I was checking in with our sister sites this week, I noticed this infographic posted on 5 Minutes for Special Needs by the wonderful Emily of Colorado Moms. Although I am not [...]

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Thriving With Autism

by EmilyV May 7, 2012 1 comment
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Autism is on the rise and did you know that 40% of kids with autism are bullied? My youngest son is only 4 and already has experienced this, but not from his peers. You can [...]

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Kid I.D. Bands Ease Your Mind

by Guest Contributor February 8, 2012 0 comments

I think one of the worst moments of my life was when Mister Man was four and he disappeared. We were at our town’s Fourth of July parade and it had just ended. There were [...]
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Special Needs Learning Resources from PCI Education

by Guest Contributor January 9, 2012 8 comments

As parents, we spend years focused on our child’s education. We want to know what they’re learning, how they are progressing, how it will all fit into their future endeavors, not only with later grade levels but [...]
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Vortex Children’s Toothpaste Review And Giveaway

by Guest Contributor December 29, 2011 130 comments

I admit it. Mister Man’s teeth aren’t exactly the way I pictured my eight year old’s teeth looking. When we let him brush by himself for a few days, I can see them start to [...]
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Tics and Stereotypy in Children — Lessons from a Six Year Old

by Susan December 9, 2011 11 comments

The other day, I overheard a surprising and profound conversation between my six year old Julia and her 4 year old cousin Olivia that makes me wish we’d all see the world with the wisdom [...]
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Checking in With the Sisters – Different or Fancy?

by Lolli November 5, 2011 3 comments

As I was checking in with our sister sites this week, I found a beautiful analogy from Kimberly at 5 Minutes for Special Needs. Who would have thought that some kids and a few unmatching [...]
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Thrive with Autism – Checking in With the Sisters

by Lolli October 15, 2011 1 comment

Now that my kids are older and at school for the majority of the day, they don’t have as many “opportunities” to have melt-downs in public. As a mother of five, I’ve certainly been in [...]
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The Bedtime Routine – Checking in With The Sisters

by Lolli September 24, 2011 1 comment

Last night I was reading our sister sites. My kids were running around like maniacs (Dad was in charge of the bedtime routine last night and I was trying to finish up some work…). So [...]
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