Month: March 2015
A Working Mom’s Guide to Asking for Flexible Work Arrangements
When you feel like the demands of your home and job may just squeeze the life out of you, it may be time to ask for a flexible work arrangement from your employer. They can take many forms: a scaled-down workweek, compressed hours, working remotely, working nontraditional hours, or sharing a job with a co-worker.…
Let’s Change The Way We Talk About Rape
I hate using the word rape. When I think of rape, I think of a woman being viciously attacked and forced upon. That's not my story. My story is much different. It happened when I was twenty, freshly transplanted from Canada to the Bay Area. Lonely and eager for friends, I found a welcoming group that loved…
College Acceptance and Rejection: What Parents Can Do To Help
For high school seniors, and we parents, April is, as T.S. Eliot wrote, the cruelest month: the time when 17 and 18 year olds find out whether or not they’ve been accepted into college. The news doesn’t come via a fat or thin envelope in your mail slot anymore; now it’s delivered via a click…
Peep Kebabs Dessert Recipe
Who doesn’t love Peeps? The delicious marshmallow treats hit shelves around Easter time every year and they are just so sweet! For an extra-decadent holiday dessert, try this recipe for Peep Kebabs: Ingredients Peeps in assorted colors Large marshmallows Decorative sprinkles Sanding sugar Brownie cake mix 3 T chocolate pudding 1 c milk chocolate chips (This is plenty for 6 or less skewers) Wooden skewers
Autism and Pre-Teens
Do kids with autism go through some typical pre-teen changes? I'd say the answer is yes. Your kids are still kids. Mine just turned twelve and here are some things I've noticed in the last year. --More arguing --More questioning of "why" he has to do something --Testing his boundaries more than ever --A desire…