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5 Mistakes Moms Make When It Comes To Family Photos
The following is a guest post by Alicia Gould of Clickins Moms. Like it or not, the holiday season is among us, and for a lot of families, that means one thing – time for the annual holiday card photo shoot.
Autism and the Sudden Loss of a Teacher
My son's 7th grade Computer Applications teacher died suddenly last weekend. What happened? The students and parents were informed that the teacher died of a sudden heart attack. It was a typical day on the Friday in question. My son had this teacher for fourth period, as per usual. The school broke for lunch after…
Ways to Bring Martin Luther King, Jr Alive to Kids
Civil rights leader and Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King died almost 50 years ago. He would have been 87 on January 15. One of my mom friends, who witnessed King’s inspirational 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, recently told her two kids about her participation. They were…
Autism and a Death in the Family – Part 1
How will children with autism react to a death in the family? I do not know how each child will specifically react. However, my family and I had to deal with a sudden tragedy over the holidays. What happened? I had a sibling pass away suddenly just before Christmas. I flew to North Carolina from…
The Joy Of Parenting Differently
Do you have anyone who has touched your life as a parent – whom you’ve never even met? Nine years ago, after writing Mommy Wars and struggling to find my way as a new mom of three kids, I started writing a daily online parenting blog for washingtonpost.com. “On Balance” became a surprise hit among moms,…