Please See My Child for More than His ADHD
When you see us in the store, you see a wild little boy who’s usually trying to run away from…
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By Charissa Bates One Day She Won’t Ask to Be Carried
“Do you know why I never say no to our daughter asking to be carried up the stairs?” my husband…
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By Crystal Fulmer You Fill Our Family With Laughter
Little girl, Sometimes, you have a hard time finding your place. You joined our family at seven. You were so…
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By Wendy C Helping Your Child Through Separation Anxiety Is Heartbreaking
I could sense it unfolding even though I had personally never experienced it before. The extra long hug. The tightness…
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Simple Moments Shape Childhood
Sometimes it’s the little things that can turn out to be the biggest things. Motherhood has made me appreciate the…
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By Elizabeth Ascik I Promise to Show Up for You
My child, I hope you know you can count on this: I will show up for you. I will show…
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Sometimes Growth Is Tangible, and When It Is You Hold On Tight
I never expected my sign to come in the form of a plastic bag. As a parent, you’re told over…
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I Wipe the Slides
I want you to have the most fun possible at your tiny playground stars program, so I wipe the slides.…
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I Know What It’s Like To Have a Difficult Child
One Sunday morning during church, I was standing around bouncing my fussy premature baby around the cry room. This room…
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Toddlers Can Teach Us Too
Before I was a mom and before I was a graduate student in developmental psychology, I was a daycare teacher.…
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Cherish the People Who Love Your Children for Who They Are
“What’s missing?” the speech therapist looked at my son, T, expectantly. She had placed a few household items in front…
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To the Daycare Teachers Watching My Babies Grow with Me
I remember the knot in my stomach when my husband and I made the decision to put our kids in…
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