Thanks, I really really wasn't looking for a pat on the back but I am feeling better about how I don't think I've ever made my kids hide in their rooms from me. Little victories, you know. I do think I have a "touch" of...
Yeesh, my almost-7 year old cannot.just.walk. He skips, or skips sideways, or leans against a wall, or rubs his arms against a shrub if we're outside, or goes out of his way to step on anything bumpy on the ground or floor, or balances...
I often have Radiohead's "Karma Police" in my head: the line "I've given all I have, it's not enough."
I feel like that A LOT.
I am a person who 1. is deeply introverted and needs lots of downtime and 2. has...
I mean, there ARE bad moms out there. And not just ones who neglect or beat their kids--there are other ways to be a bad parent. How would I know if I was one? Because sometimes frankly I think I'm pretty close... when do I cross the...
I'm having a flashback. Last year I was on a plane ride from CA to MA. In the two rows behind me were a french family with four kids.They had two boys who were WILD. Because my son is the same way, I enjoyed their wildness (it wasn't...
I dunno but I wanted to chime in and say my DS's problems have really grown over the winter. At the beginning of the school year he was so much better, he could walk down a hallway without touching it. He's not diagnosed yet but...
I just wanted to thank you for posting. I'm feeling a lot of anger and depression today about my as-yet undiagnosed son. I needed to hear that other people have these feelings too. thank you.
I just hated the article because it's not based on actual data, it's based on the three French moms (okay I may be exagerating) the author knows. The plural of anecdote is not data. To base a book or a parenting theory on what a friend...
Just wanted to update I sat in and observe DS's class this morning so I could see exactly what the teacher's talking about and what she's doing. I have to say, I'm really happy with how the teacher handles him. DS has a really hard...
