What I want you to know about autism
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Julia. Listen—most of what you think you know is wrong. Rhetoric about autism focuses on parents, siblings, caretakers—the “burden” of an autistic person’s existence on those . . .
Can moms ever really get their groove back?
I received this email from a reader and thought that it was a great question, so with her permission I’ve posted it here along with my response. I’d love to hear your experience with this because I think it’s something many mothers can relate to. Hi Kristen, I'm a mom with a 2-year-old daughter. But I used to be a writer, a friend, and a wife and interesting person. I used to be the person my friends came to for advice on things like what movie to see, or what kinds of clothes were . . .
What I want you to know about having a child with Asperger’s Disorder
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Lauren. My son is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), high functioning autism- aspergers. But that is just a label. He is not autism, he is not autistic, he HAS . . .
To my kids, this Mother's Day
Dear kids, As Mother's Day approaches, I've been thinking about you. I know it's supposed to happen the other way around—you guys thinking about your mom —but that's just how moms are. We can't help it. I want you to know how much I love you. I don't always get it right, but I am trying to be a good mom. Not the best mom, because who knows what the best mom is anyway? I want you to know I think about each of you all day, every day. I'm trying to keep this little family of ours all together and . . .
Why I’m okay disciplining other peoples kids (and letting other adults correct my own)
Last week, one of my favorite blogs, My Brown Baby, pointed out a post from Kourtney Kadashian in which Kourtney complained about someone requesting her kids cover their mouths when they cough. Apparently she found this to be completely offensive. It sparked an interesting conversation on whether or not it’s okay to correct other people’s children. It seems like people have really varied opinions on this. I remember having a conversation with a friend who was frustrated about an encounter at . . .
Using a token economy to encourage good behavior
Last week I posted a picture of our kitchen area and several folks asked about the mason jar/tongue depressor situation. I thought I would share our reward system that we call "Sticks." It works really well for us and is a great motivator to encourage positive behavior. I’ve posted about our screen time sticks in the past and we’ve implemented a similar method for behavior. I am a huge fan of using token economies with children. I think it removes parents from the nagging cycle and . . .
Pride cometh before the parenting fail
Parenting, man. It’s a constant juggling act. I always feel like I am one day away from failing miserably at this thing. You practice the math facts and you fill out the reading logs but then you forget about the take-home “family project” until the day after it was due. You buy the Halloween costumes early and you order your candy to hand out (fair trade!) and you buy the plates for the preschool party and you go to the school party but you forget to send your kids in costume to soccer and they . . .
What i want you to know about having a child with autism
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Mom In Two Cultures. New statistics from the CDC indicate that the number of kids with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is now one one out of every 88 kids, or one out of 54 for boys. At my . . .
Differentiating autism from SPD or attachment issues in adopted children
When I talk to other adoptive moms, especially those who have adopted kids from hard circumstances, I often hear concerns about autism. It’s a familiar concern to me because one of my kids raised a lot of red flags in regards to autism symptoms. When my oldest was about two, I was beginning to have real concerns about his development. He had a hard time making eye contact at close range. He was always crashing into things, touching things, invading the space of others, etc. He . . .
On respect, responsibility, and Mrs. Hall’s open letter to teenaged girls
Last week I saw dozens of people linking to a post written as an open letter to teen girls from the mom of several boys. Almost as quickly as that post went viral, the backlash hit. It seems like the post struck a nerve – some feeling like it expressed their very own thoughts, and others feeling like the message was problematic. I am in the latter camp, and my first reaction was to write a snarky post . . . my own open letter back . . . maybe some satire to skewer what I felt to be a . . .
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