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Maybe One Day My Son Will Be Understood And Accepted By Everyone
I was blown away the other day by my conversation with a typical eight-year-old girl. I'm a member of a local gym, and I also work part time in their babysitting room. I was working the other day. I had my son with me because his father was golfing. (It's okay for me to have…
Managing Your Mental Health As a New Mom During COVID-19
Having a baby often comes with tons of complicated feelings you might not have been prepared for. Having a baby during a global pandemic—well, that’s a category all on its own. You may have given birth alone without your partner. Maybe the doula you spent so much time working with couldn’t come to support you…
There is power in writing; it can inspire action.
Here I am, on day 3,674 of stay at home orders. It’s my official first day as the associate editor for Modern Mom, and I’m typing from my bed with the TV on in the background and a 5-year-old by my side. My how times have changed. Or have they? The pandemic is an unprecedented…
Autism and Hotel Fire Alarms
Autism and Hotel Fire Alarms Pre-pandemic, my husband, son, and I had a visit to the bay area. We stayed at a fairly nice hotel in downtown Oakland. We had an unusual experience in this hotel, and I learned something about my son. What happened? The hotel has twenty-one floors. Our room was on the…
Inside Me Lives A Village – Must Read
Inside Me Lives A Village is a new book by Nadine Levitt that empowers children to identify, acknowledge and direct the many feelings that live inside them. Feelings are a part of life, whether you feel happy, angry, sad, or shy, but they can feel even bigger and overwhelming to children. With beautiful illustrations by…