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If your child struggles with emotional self-regulation (aka meltdowns, anger, aggression, anxiety, etc), Mightier can help

Do you have a child that is struggling with emotional regulation? Would you like to help your child learn how to control their emotions in a constructive way, and not resorting to negative behaviors such as tantrums or aggression? Mightier is a game that was developed by Harvard Medical and Boston Children's Hospital to help children learn how to regulate their emotions. It has been found that in just 45 minutes per week, 87% of parents report positive behavioral changes after three months with the program! Kids who have trouble regulating their emotions might resort to more negative behaviors such as tantrums, aggression, and other emotional outbursts. Kids who use Mightier also experience a significant reduction in meltdowns. Developed by Harvard Medical and Boston Children's Hospital, Mightier uses biofeedback-based video…

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October 3, 2021

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Checking some car related things off my to do list

I will totally own the fact that I'm super weird. Maybe it's more of a guy thing and not so weird. Anyway, typically, I really enjoyed taking care of my new car. I've only had it for less than 2 years but I found washing and waxing it to be incredibly relaxing for me. I want to take care of it because I've got a lot of money wrapped up into it. I also want my kids to know that it's important that we take care of what we have. I think modeling that for them is important. As a single parent, trying to get my kids through everything that's been going on in the world around us, and the fact that the car had to be repainted, I got…

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September 28, 2021

My thoughts

Poor kid is having an anxiety attack

Emmett woke up this morning and doesn't feel well. He's not sick, at least not physically sick. Emmett is a child who deals with anxiety and it can be debilitating at times. When he gets anxious, it tends to manifest physically, usually as a stomach ache. He's not physically ill but is experiencing physical symptoms. Make sense? Anyway, he's really stressed out over COVID and going to school in a pandemic. He's seeing his friends and teachers become infected. Thankfully, to my knowledge, everyone has recovered. Also, Emmett is fully vaccinated. The risk to him is minimal but not zero. He understands that but it's the not zero part that makes him anxious. He's feeling afraid for himself, his family, and everyone else. It's very clear to him that there…

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September 28, 2021

My thoughts

Then and Now: When you first hear that your child is #autistic

It's been an amazing weekend. So much has taken place and some of them were milestones. First of all, Elliott went on went out on his first date. They met up at Comic-Con this weekend and spent the afternoon checking out all of the things to see. He gave me permission to share that but I'm gonna leave it at that. I'm so excited for him and I'm glad he had fun. It's a little bittersweet because I can see how fast he's growing up and that makes me a little sad. On the other hand, he went on his first date and I'm so proud of the young man he's becoming. This is an exciting time in his life and I couldn't be happier for him. On a purely…

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September 27, 2021

Akron Children's Hospital / Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / Pediatrics

Made a trip to Akron Children’s Hospital today

Haven't done one of these is forever. Elliott and Emmett both had well checks today at Akron Children's Hospital. This was basically playing a bit of catchup as a result of COVID. Elliott needed a physical for school this year and Emmett just needed a physical because it was time for him to have a physical. They did great and both boys needed vaccines. Emmett needed both HPV and flu, while Elliott just needed his flu shot. Emmett claimed that the HPV shot hurts worse than the flu shot. This was his second HPV dose, so he has experienced it before. I was calling bullshit on that claim so we put it to the test. The nurse didn't tell him which shot was which and Emmett was supposed to tell…

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September 22, 2021

My thoughts

Learning from my parenting mistakes

I like to think that I'm always learning. I've talked about this incredible personal growth journey I've been on the last couple of years. I feel as though I've been learning so much about myself and who I really am. Maybe that sounds a bit weird but we fully embrace the weird in my house, so it's okay. While growing on a personal level, I'm discovering things that I like, dislike, or want to change about myself. This is true in various parts of my life, but for the purposes of this post, I'm going to be focusing on my parenting. Actually, I'm going to be talking about my parenting mistakes, one in particular that I'm currently working to address. For the last few years, my kids have basically owned…

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September 21, 2021

My thoughts

I took on the topic of inequity today on the podcast

If you have followed me on social media or have known me in real life, especially over the last four or five years, you are aware that I've become somewhat of a social activist. I'm involved in some groups that fight to bring about desperately needed social change. I don't talk about these groups or who's in them but these are smaller groups so we all know each other, and there are some pretty famous and powerful people in these groups with me. I feel quite lucky to be asked to take part. One of the things that I have wanted to do for quite some time was have a conversation about inequality on the podcast. It was something that I didn't know how to approach. It's also something that's…

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September 16, 2021

My thoughts

On a side note

Okay. I've decided to try and send the boys to school in the morning. The school instituted a mandatory mask mandate last week so everyone will be masked. If they need to come home, they will be sent home. I don't know what else to do at this point. There's no fevers, just drainage which makes them cough. My day is fairly open so if I need to retrieve them, I can. I'll drop them off and then go workout. As long as I can squeeze that in, I'll be off to a good start. ☺ I mentioned I was feeling a bit out of sorts eariler. I'm feeling a good deal better now. I made productive use of my anxious energy this afternoon. I washed and put two coats…

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September 12, 2021