Category: Kids
Overcoming Sleep Disorders For Kids On The Spectrum
The following is a guest postby the team in the Boone Fetter Clinic at Childrens Hospital Los AngelesDid you know research shows that about half of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have trouble sleeping, compared to about one-fourth of typically developing children? Parents of children on the autism spectrum often report sleep problems such as resistance to going to sleep or sleeping alone, waking up often or sleepwalking during …
My Kids Need To Be A Little More Materialistic
Throughout my parenting journey, I’ve generally put value on experiences rather than stuff. Im not fussed about having fancy furniture or cars, mostly because Im simply not interested. Those things dont excite me.My friends often laugh at my lack of interest over things like a new house or new car. When it was time to buy outdoor furniture, my neighbor picked it out. When I needed new furniture for the …
Brooke Burke: Watching Your Child Fail
The other day, I sat with a group of mommy friends waiting for our girls to get out of dance class. We dished about the many challenges our kids are going through. Always something, and in my case its a different problem with a different child every day.My girlfriend had her feathers all ruffled up, struggling with her 10-year-old daughter who was failing math. The girl is a super talented child, lovely and …
Am I Raising Judgy Kids?
My kids and I watched the Grammys on Sunday night (the first half, anyway), and we watched as Hunter Hayes debuted his song, Invisible.One of the lines caught my attention. It went, Oh, and never be afraid of doing something different/Dare to be something more.Its not exactly an original idea, but as the mother of an eleven year-old girl, it definitely resonated with me. I think it struck a chord because …
Teaching My Kids to Give Back
Theres so much to do this time of year.