Home Organization Tips for Moms with ADHD: Help Yourself & Your Family

Home Organization Tips for Moms with ADHD: Help Yourself & Your Family

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Organization has never been one of my strong points. I’m one of those people who is the queen of organized chaos. In fact? I often refer to my work area as an “organized mess.” I know where things are and that should be enough.. right?  But, when it comes to the rest of the household and common living spaces, it’s really not fair to everyone else.  And at first, I had thought this was just one of those things. I was always a slightly messy child, even if I can get super-organized in my head. Oh yes, in my brain, I can Marie Kondo with the best of them. But in reality? Not so much.  Clutter is a problem for me and I have always…

Ten Tips To Get Your House Ready To Sell

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Selling your home can be a stressful and frustrating experience. If you’re trying to sell your house, there are some easy changes you can make to help make your house more appealing to a potential buyer. Contact KM Home Buyers to get your house on the market and ready to sell.  Image 10 Tips to Get Your House Ready to Sell Consider curb appeal. Your house needs to look appealing from outside as soon as a potential buyer arrives. Make sure the front garden is at least tidy, with no overgrown or dead plants. Give the fence or front door a fresh coat of paint to make it look smarter and maybe add a few pots near the door.  Declutter. Your buyer wants to be…

Powerful Tips for Parents Who Yell (and what to do instead)

Powerful Tips for Parents Who Yell (and what to do instead)

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I can’t tell you the number of times that I’ve started to yell at my daughter– and the irony? It was to tell her to stop yelling. And yet, I know I’m not alone in this struggle. Often, we as parents, find ourselves yelling just to be heard. We think that our children aren’t listening. And because of that, we raise our voices. But there has to be a better way, right? Discipline doesn’t have to involve yelling.  Even if we, as parents, can’t think of a better solution.  How to discipline without yelling The best thing that we can do when our child is acting particularly defiant? It’s to keep ourselves calm.  Our attitude towards the situation, whether we realize it or not, has…

How to Toilet Train an Older Child or Tween on the Autism Spectrum

How to Toilet Train an Older Child or Tween on the Autism Spectrum

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One of the struggles that many parents of autistic children run into, is that their older child still isn’t fully toilet trained. Most, not all, children are fully toilet trained by the time they’re 4. But, for our autistic children? This just may not be the case. For many of us, we start wondering if we can find a large special needs potty for toilet training.  Even with resources and tools like bathroom charts or visual schedules, sometimes it’s just downright difficult to accomplish this task. Add to that, most of the existing resources and books are geared towards younger children. While we can still adapt some of those resources, like books, we also want to be respectful to our autistic child. Common toilet training…

How to Teach Schedules and Routines to Your Autistic Child
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How to Teach Schedules and Routines to Your Autistic Child

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I will likely say this until I’m blue in the face, but having a routine and structure for your autistic child is important. Any child, on the autism spectrum or not, benefits from having routines and schedules in place. This predictability provides security. Even young children can benefit from having a routine in place.  But how do you start with this? Many are not born with time management skills and many adults often struggle with time management as well. And really, it’s one thing to teach time management, but it’s another thing entirely to put that all into practice. Here’s how to teach schedules and routines to your autistic child in ways that make sense. How to get your autistic child on a predictable schedule…

How to Create a Reasonable Christmas Budget

How to Create a Reasonable Christmas Budget

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While it may seem odd to start planning for Christmas in June, I feel that it’s really never too early to start planning. Maybe you do your Christmas shopping all year round or maybe you already set aside money each month for gifts. Whatever the case may be, it’s not too difficult to start planning for Christmas at anytime of the year. You could start by creating a Christmas budget for gifts and your budget could also include things like meals and decorations. Why you need a realistic and reasonable Christmas budget Whether you’re on a tight budget this year or you’re just trying to be more conservative with your spending, it’s smart to create a Christmas budget. Budgets put you in control of your…