A meltdown is common place when it comes to raising an autistic child. Here are 5 calming strategies for meltdowns to try.
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5 Tried and True Autism Meltdown Strategies

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As a parent of an autistic individual, meltdowns are something that we deal with. These calming strategies for autism meltdowns are ones that we have used time and time again in our household. It’s just part of life, you get used to it and develop autism meltdown strategies to help. These calming strategies have helped our family in the past and I hope that they will help your family as well. Eventually, who knows, you may even get to a point where you’re prepared enough that you can intervene with a meltdown before it becomes full blown. It’s all about timing and getting to know your child’s needs. With Sweet B there are certain things that just work and here are 5 calming strategies for…

3 Meaningful Ways to Teach Girls to Love Themselves

3 Meaningful Ways to Teach Girls to Love Themselves

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Do you have a daughter? I might finally be relenting that raising a daughter is more difficult than raising a son. Or maybe it’s because my youngest daughter just so happens to be strong-willed like her mom. Whatever the case, raising daughters is unique. I look back on my own childhood, mostly with fond memories. And then I hit puberty and a lot of things change. My self-esteem tanked. So in hopes of preventing that with my own daughter, here are 3 meaningful ways to teach girls to love themselves. Because, as the old saying goes, you have to learn to love yourself before you can love anyone else. Self-confidence and self-esteem is often difficult for girls. Not just in terms of body image, but…

How to Use Time Management to Increase Your Productivity

How to Use Time Management to Increase Your Productivity

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Time management and productivity really do go hand-in-hand. And it’s because I have systems in place that I’m able to be more productive. Granted, sometimes things still get away from me but I’m improving. And that’s always important. Another key? Finding the small wins. Sure, every day may not have a BIG success and that’s okay. As long as I can still glean something positive, it’s a win. For example, creating and sticking to a new time block based work schedule? Huge win. But, I also had to grant myself the grace to adjust the schedule. How to Increase Productivity as an Autistic Woman without the Burnout   Many people want to increase their productivity, whether they are an employee, an employer, an entrepreneur, or…

Household Items That May Be Bad For You

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Over the last twenty years, it seems that the world has suddenly started to advance at brand new rates. With this advancement, we have seen incredible moves forward in technology and most importantly, medicine and research. Today we are going to be looking at the beauty behind some of this research and how it now shows that some of the items we use every day, may actually be doing us more harm than good. Image Credit – Pexels CC0 Licence Non-Stick Pans One of the staples of most homes is the glory of non-stick pots and pans. Almost every home you can think of has at least one and let’s be honest, who wouldn’t have them, they are incredibly easy to keep clean. While they…

11 Ways to Declutter Your Life for Less Stress

11 Ways to Declutter Your Life for Less Stress

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I have talked about decluttering and how it affects your life. But there are other types of clutter (aside from the one that we can see) and here are 11 ways to declutter your life– and believe me, they will make a difference in the amount of stress that you feel. How many times have you lost your keys, shoes or important papers because there is too much clutter in your home? Families everywhere are drowning in clutter that can cost time and money as well as cause frustration. Clearing the clutter from your home, and your life, will take some time and effort but the results will be well worth it. 11 Ways to Declutter Your Life for Less Stress  * Go through your…

Autism Calming Strategies for Meltdowns and Tantrums

Autism Calming Strategies for Meltdowns and Tantrums

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As a parent of an autistic child, one of the things that you’re likely going to deal with on a daily basis are meltdowns and tantrums. But, do you know the difference between an autism meltdown or a tantrum? For that matter, would you know what an autism shutdown looks like? Learning to tell the difference and learning strategies are just the tip of the iceberg. But this is such an important thing for parents to know when it comes to understanding their autistic child. Autism meltdown or autism tantrum or autism shutdown? First, let’s get a good understanding of what these things are (and what they aren’t) so we can know how to proceed. Autism Meltdown Autism Tantrum Autism Shutdown In summary During a…