How Teaching Kids Programming Can Help Break the Poverty Cycle: A Personal Story
When I got married at 18, without any way to support myself, and my then-husband, at 20, had no real means to provide for a family, we were setting ourselves up for failure. My son recently asked what we were thinking—how we planned to support ourselves—and honestly, we weren’t thinking about it. Ridiculous, I know. […]
Innovative Ideas for Building a Family-Friendly Greenhouse
Growing plants and gardening are great for everyone, especially children. There’s a reason many schools include therapeutic gardening in their curriculum—there’s nothing quite like getting your hands dirty and growing your own food. Unfortunately, I’m not great at growing things (I’ve written about my many — mostly failed– attempts over the years to grow things) […]
Supporting Parents Through Mental Health Challenges in the Family
Parenting is not for the faint of heart. While there are many obstacles that parents face when raising kids, health issues likely rank high among them. And within health issues, dealing with kids’ mental health challenges presents its own unique set of difficulties. Mental illness can stem from a variety of factors. In some cases, […]
Baby Monitor That Will Save You A Lot Of Money And Hassle
I remember the first baby monitors I saw- we had some in my childhood home so my parents could hear my little brother or sister when they were napping in their room. As a parent, I didn’t use baby monitors, because my kids co-slept with me, and we lived in a very small house where […]
DIY Glimmer Costume from She-Ra: Easy Cosplay Tutorial
My daughters and their friends decided to go together to a local science fiction fantasy convention. Though I’ve been before, I never wore costumes, but my daughters wanted to cosplay their favorite characters. I didn’t want to buy a ready made costume for many reasons. First off, I enjoy creating costumes. Secondly, ready made costumes […]
How to Use GPS Trackers for Children with Special Needs Safely and Effectively
Learn how to use GPS trackers for children with special needs to ensure safety, real-time location tracking, and peace of mind. Get tips on features, placement, and best practices.
Balancing Motherhood and Personal Wellness
One of the most challenging things for me as a mom, for the first while at least, was taking care of myself. I wanted my kids to have such a good childhood, unlike what I went through, that I put all my needs aside and just did everything for the sake of my kids, even […]
Is my child taking drugs? What to look out for
As a parent of 3 teenagers (how on earth do I have 3 teenagers already???) the worry about them going down the wrong path and falling in with a bad crowd is obviously on my mind, as it is with parents of most teenagers. Often, this bad crowd is one that drinks and does drugs, […]
Why Dealing With Autism and Separation Anxiety Needs a Personalized Approach
Separation anxiety is really rough, both on the kids and on the parents. My kids dealt with horrible separation anxiety, I even wrote about it back when my now 15 year old was a baby. It was really tough for everyone. When I needed to start doing some cleaning work to help make ends meet […]
The Link Between Children’s Oral Care And Overall Health
Teeth and cavities have been on my mind as a parent for a long time already- my first post here on the topic was all the way back in 2012. Fortunately, my other children didn’t have as many cavities as my first child did, and the adult teeth in my children (who have them) are […]
