There are so many scams, online predators, and social media trolls out there! For all of that, common sense seems to indicate that technology is something that a parent should protect their children from.
Many kids are scared of going to the dentist, and it’s completely understandable. Even most adults have some kind of fear of the dentist, even though a checkup will be fine most of the time. A regular trip to the dentist is essential for your family’s health, so it’s important to try and ease your kids’ fears. Give some of the following tips a try to help teach your kids not to be afraid of the dentist. Image Credit: Unsplash under Creative Commons Get them used to it from a young age It’s important to have your child’s teeth checked regularly, including from a young age. Your child’s first dental appointment should be made around six months after their teeth start coming through, or around their first birthday. By making…
One of my dreams is to turn my efforts into a non-profit foundation. I've been wanting to do this for years and there's a few reasons why. I would like to be able to do more than provide support and comfort online. I want to be able to help Autism and Special Needs families in the many areas they may need it. I want to be able to provide grants to families in need because I know how financially difficult life can be. It's important to me that I be able to help as many people, in as many ways as possible. I would like to be able to employ by kids, if they're interested as well as persons with Special Needs. I think that's so important. This is something…
Okay, so I'm slowly making some progress with my kids as far as Christmas shopping for them is concerned. By progress I mean the ideas are starting to trickle in. That being said, not all the ideas are realistic. One of the things that my middle minion is very interested in is archery. He's been wanting a real bow and arrow or crossbow. I'm not a fan of weapons in general, especially having them in the house but I'm not opposed to something like this under the right circumstances. Maybe one of the things I can look at are archery lessons. He's fascinated by it and maybe that's not necessarily a bad thing. I'm not saying that this is something I'm going to jump on but I've at least been…
When a child is born to married parents, things are somewhat simple. Either one or both of them usually register the child’s name on the birth certificate. The surname is the name by which the actual family unit is recognized, and it is common for children to take their father’s surname. That is, except the mother suggests a different surname, and the father agrees to this. However, with unmarried fathers, things are a bit different. They don’t have to register the birth of their children and don’t have an independent right to have their names on the child’s birth certificate. If an unmarried mother wishes to enter the father’s name, that’s only possible if they both agree, and sign the register, each gives a sworn statement, or they have an…
The morning is off to a fairly decent start. Everyone is willingly going to school but Elliott was very difficult wake up. I think that's caused by not sleeping well and being a teenager. Either way, it's frustrating. Anyway, it's a short week and today is the last day of school. The plan is to take the boys to school, go walking and then get to my parents house so I can scrap our old car. As you may recall, the brake lines blew in front of my parents house and it's been stuck there since. A flatbed is scheduled to arrive around 11AM and pay me a whopping $140 for the car. As much as I hated that car, it saw us through some very difficult times and I'm…
Kids can be very particular about what they like and dislike -- and that’s putting it lightly. You can probably think back and recall the countless t-shirts or shoes you’ve purchased for your son or daughter who ended up hating the clothes you picked out. Mattresses, however, certainly aren’t as cheap and disposable as clothes. Accordingly, if you’re looking to buy a bed for your child, it’s crucial to take budget, your child’s sleeper type, their body type, and your kid’s specific sleep preferences into consideration. This ensures your little guy or gal finds his or her new mattress nice and cozy, but more importantly, gets a full night’s sleep on it. According to the National Sleep Foundation, sleep is essential to a child’s physical and emotional development. Not only…
Before we get started, I want to thank my friends at Jabra for enthusiastically supporting my efforts to raise Autism awareness and sponsoring this review. All opinions are my own. One of the things that many Autistic kids/adults have in common is something called Sensory Processing Disorder. While I won't get into the details of what SPD is, I've embedded a link a few words back, that explains everything you need to know about SPD. For many with Autism and/or SPD, sound can be very painful and overwhelming. Aside from limiting exposure, which isn't always possible, noise-canceling headphones are the weapon of choice. I'm very grateful that only one of my three kids on the Autism Spectrum struggles with noise sensitivity enough to require the use of noise-canceling headphones. I've…