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Standing Up to My Number One Critic by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I wish I had a machine that lit up every time my husband and I disagreed but I was really in the right. Then I would know that I should pursu ... Read on »
Ignore the Behavior, Not the Child by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting At Spencer's monthly meetings with his therapists, sometimes I end up feeling really ashamed and embarrassed because I just can not ... Read on »
ADHD Awareness Week - What Does It Do? by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I am wondering if ADHD Awareness Week is helpful. The story of my judgmental neighbor sort of kicked off my own little awareness campaign ... Read on »
Can A Special Needs Family Be Good Neighbors? by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting How would you feel if you received the following email from your downstairs neighbors (in an apartment building).? To be sure, I have pads, rug ... Read on »
Is There An ADHD Awareness Day? by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I have never heard of it but in any case, I declare today ADHD Kid Education Day. Could we all take a moment in our lives to figure ... Read on »
Can Mom Be Awake? Summer is Over by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I can't believe how lazy I've been. It's crazy that I only had four posts in August! Where have I been? Have I relaxed myself to the point w ... Read on »
Good Friends Are Hard to Find by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This summer, I was on a mission. At least I started out that way and like some of my "missions," it sort of fizzled into almost nothing but as the ... Read on »
De-Generalizing Anxiety and SPD by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This week, I witnessed something more miraculous than my child's first steps. This week, my Spencer, 2 yrs. old, went under the sprinkler ... Read on »
I Need A Break from Summer Break by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This summer is really bringing out the worst in me. I am working on some stories that I plan on posting soon but I wanted to leave a note that I've been taking a shor ... Read on »
ABA vs. ADHD by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I remember the day I had a psychologist come to my house to evaluate Spencer. At the time, he was about 20 months old and wasn't ge ... Read on »
Can Two Hyper Boys Share a Room? by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I often hear about friends who have put their 2nd child in their older child's bedroom while they were still infants! For me, I jus ... Read on »
Taking a Vow of "Near-Silence" by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I think I should go on vacation more often because it seems I am quite terrible at getting back to life after I return. Since my last post where I was clearly at an a ... Read on »
Don't Worry - Be Happy? I Wish by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting These days, I have felt extremely burdened. I feel like things are just holding me down including my health, my actual body weight, things I ... Read on »
Finally Announcing Book Contest Winner! Lisa! by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting After the posting of the Barbara Levine's book review, Married With Special Needs Children: A Couples’ Guide to Keeping Connected, one ... Read on »
Can YouTube Prevent Anxiety in Children? by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting One of my biggest parenting faults is that I do not prepare my children enough for things to come. It's funny that I do that because I have a fear of the unknown and p ... Read on »
Discipline for Mom: A Diet for Parents by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Before I got pregnant with Spencer, I used to have these feelings of shakiness and nervousness and I had no idea what they were. I had ... Read on »
My Armor is Stuck to My Body by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I had a long chat with a good friend that I hadn't spoken to in a while. As I updated her on my life, I realized that I've been having a toug ... Read on »
Do I Have Adult ADHD? by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting When I first learned about ADHD, I immediately became very interested because I thought I saw those traits in members of my family. ... Read on »
Vacation Is When Moms Go Back to School by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting If you have been following this blog then you will know how I feel about school vacations. I kind of dread them. When it is over, I feel grea ... Read on »
Book Review and Giveaway: Married with Special-Needs Children by jenn Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting A few months ago, Barbara Levine won this book in a contest that asked Can Mom Be Calm? readers to share their marital advice. With her humble and generous spirit, Barb ... Read on »