I haven’t talked much publicly about it, but my oldest child has Sensory Processing Disorder (also known as Sensory Integration Disorder). I blogged about our road to diagnosis in this post, and shared the full story in this book. SPD is a neurological condition that effects how children process sensory input. For some kids, it means that are extremely averse to sensory input . . . they have difficulty tolerating touch, noise, sounds, and new tastes. For other children, it . . .
india’s first hollywood press junket
India and I had a little overnighter in Hollywood this weekend. We were invited by Disney to take part in a press junket for the new animated film The Secret World of Arrietty. Several bloggers and their daughters were invited to interview the actress Bridgit Mendler, the voice of Arrietty. Bridgit also stars in Good Luck Charlie, one of India’s favorite shows, so she was really excited. There was a screening of the film on Friday night, and since the interview was . . .
would open borders help solve the problem of global poverty?
Today I was reading an article in the Mennonite Review that quoted a post of mine about the orphan crisis in Haiti. The author suggested that more people should consider moving to impoverished countries to serve. It was a great piece, but I was really fascinated with a comment to the post, and thought I would share it here for discussion. What you are pointing out, though not intentionally, is a fascinating economic truth. I've advocated open borders for (at least) oppressed and . . .
what I want you to know: the hard realities of foster care
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. (In case you noticed – this series has been switched to Tuesdays). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Sherific. There are things I wish I never had to know. When I went into foster care I learned all sorts of things. We . . .
when the girls are away, the boys will play.
While India and I were off for our big weekend, Mark and the boys got to go to Knott’s Berry Farm to check out their new Valentine’s shows (and of course, ride a few rides). We had Karis spend the night at grandma’s so that Mark and the boys could be unfettered by toddler drama and height restrictions. Karis loves going to grandma’s, so each of my kids had an epic weekend of their own kind. If you aren’t familiar with Knott’s, it’s a local theme park that does lots of fun seasonal shows with . . .
that’s what SHE said: dogs for RAD kids, finger wagging at the president, finding black friends, ignoring advice, tweeting politics, and more . . .
Wonder Dog : A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy | NYTimes.com The science behind Iyal’s cognitive leaps is still in its infancy. Alan M. Beck, the director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is among those intrigued by it. “There is a real bond between children and animals,” he told me. “The younger the child, the greater the suspension of disbelief about what an animal understands or doesn’t understand.” According to Beck, . . .
should kids be punished at home for bad behavior at school?
We’re dealing with a bit of a predicament right now . . . we’re trying to decide how to respond as parents when one of our kids is in trouble at school. One child, who shall remain nameless though I’m sure it will be obvious who, is a bit of a class clown. On occasion, his teacher will pull me aside at pickup to let me know when he’s had a particularly bad day. This usually involves him being too loud, laughing obnoxiously, being silly for laughs, and other various forms of . . .
does love require work?
My friend Tracey wrote an interesting post about love today (you can read her post about making love work here). It spurred some interesting discussion in the comment section, and one commenter theorized that if love feels like work, it’s probably not going to work. I think this is an interesting question : is it really “love'” if it feels like work? I will confess, I have some strong opinions on this one, but I think it really depends on each person’s end goal. If the end . . .
january photo-a-day challenge
At the beginning of January, I noticed several friends on instagram taking part in a little photo challenge. It seemed like a fun thing to take part in , so I joined in. Each day there was a different prompt for a photo, which really got me thinking outside of the box. (The box being hundreds of snapshots of my children). I ended up really enjoying the challenge. In this stage of life where I feel like I can get so little accomplished, it was really nice to . . .
how to get beachy, relaxed waves (a hair tutorial)
Whenever I go in to get my roots touched up, my stylist always gives me these really loose, natural waves that I can never seem to replicate on my own. Well, I am happy to announce that I have finally figured out the secret. Today, much to my surprise, I woke up with perfect, beachy waves . . . and I’m going to share my secrets with you. Step 1: Get a really nasty cold. If you don’t have some preschoolers regularly infecting you with the germs of other small children, you can also . . .
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