A Mom’s Guide to Starting Your Kids in Sports

A Mom’s Guide to Starting Your Kids in Sports

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For most Moms, there comes a time when they consider signing their child up for a sports team or club. As with many aspects of motherhood, this can be quite stressful. Whether your child is shy, overly energetic, big, small, or indifferent, it’s natural to be concerned.  While worries are instinctive, they shouldn’t be the determining factors into whether or not your child plays sports. Sports can have tremendous benefits for kids: Physical fitness. Improves balance and co-ordination. Positive mental health implications. Excellent social outlet.  Promotes teamwork and sportsmanship. Teaches them how to lose and recover.  To cover all angles, ask yourself the following series of questions. This will help guide you in finding the best way to start your child in sports.  Photo by…

Is Your Home Still A Work In Progress?

Is Your Home Still A Work In Progress?

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There are so many reasons why it’s easy to feel as though your home is a work in progress. Sometimes you can feel like you’re putting all of your money into your home, and it can only get further from the image you have in your mind. If so, then you’re facing the same fate that many other homeowners are, and that’s always finding something new that needs doing. If you think back to what you wanted your home to look like when you first bought it, you’ve probably already reached that and gone above and beyond. So you see, nothing may ever be good enough. But what you can do is keep working towards the home of your dreams so that you can actually…

Parental Grief and Autism Diagnosis: Reconciling Your Emotions
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Parental Grief and Autism Diagnosis: Reconciling Your Emotions

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Not all parents will experience disenfranchised grief following an autism diagnosis. And for those of us that do experience it, we don’t always talk about it. But I think we should. In fact, I would encourage you to talk about it. I would encourage you to acknowledge it. It’s there and it’s real. This is parental grief and the autism diagnosis. And there’s no shame in acknowledging that it happens. For me, it was part of dealing with the initial autism diagnosis. Is It Normal to Feel Parental Grief Over Autism? Honestly, I think this all depends on the individual. Some parents will experience grief and some won’t. And, for that matter, some of us will acknowledge it. Some of us won’t. For me, personally? Acknowledging that…

How to Understand the Autism Diagnosis Process
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How to Understand the Autism Diagnosis Process

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If you are just pursuing an autism diagnosis for your child or you are in the beginning stages, here’s how to understand the autism diagnosis process. Be sure to take a look at more of my resources for dealing with the initial diagnosis. Tests and Evaluations for the Autism Diagnosis Process In the last ten years, there have been a multitude of new tests and evaluations for autism spectrum disorder. Some were designed to help with the screening or diagnosis while others were developed for gathering information for individuals already on the spectrum. The ones that I want to talk about are the ones that are most widely and readily available: NAME FORMAT YEAR CREATED Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS) Questionnaire 2001 Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC)…

Living The Alfresco Life

Living The Alfresco Life

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With the warmer weather on the horizon, many homeowners are thinking about how they can spend more time outside. Living alfresco is one of life’s pleasures and something that more people want to make a regular part of their lifestyle.  Getting there, though, can be a challenge. In this post, we’re going to take a look at some of the ways you can modify your life to make it more outdoor orientated, allowing you to spend more time in your garden, doing the things you want.  Build An Outdoor Kitchen If you’re serious about spending more time outside, then you might want to consider building an outdoor kitchen. The idea sounds far-fetched, but it is a trend that’s become increasingly popular over the last five…

Is It Time To Put Your Goals First?

Is It Time To Put Your Goals First?

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https://unsplash.com/photos/maim4G7oRlo It’s safe to say that we all have goals. No matter who you are, where you’re from, or what your life looks like, you will have goals. That’s very much something that we all have in common. However, we don’t always recognize them. Sometimes, we put the things that we assume should be our priorities in life above the things that we really desire. When it comes to taking care of your family or being financially responsible, then you definitely will want to make sure that you stick to that. But at the same time, it’s important to remember to find a balance in life. And that also means putting your goals first. Building A Business To start with, if you know that you…