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How to Establish a Bedtime Routine for Your Autistic Child

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TenaTips #CollectiveBias Sweet B is still not fully potty trained. She has occasional night accidents and we’re working on this with her. It is, of course, a work in progress and just comes with the territory of raising a child with special needs. I’m unsure if this problem will ever be fully under control, so until then we’ll take whatever steps are necessary to help facilitate her independence and make things easier. As an autistic child, she thrives on routines of all kinds. Whether it’s at home or at school, a routine is necessary for her daily tasks. We’ve established several routines with her already to keep things…

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How to Write a Killer List Post for Your Blog

ByKori

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In blogging, as we’re all aware, there are many types of posts. Some are certainly more effective than others when it comes to getting a point across or sharing a fabulous recipe. Some posts may require more pictures and some posts may be more word heavy. Then there are the heart tugging posts or the emotionally laden posts that touch us to the very core. Or rile up our anger and desk chair protester. Writing is at the heart of blogging, there’s really no way of getting around that. In order to do what we do as bloggers, we must write. What we write about depends on our niche and our interests, of course. And that may even affect how we write. One of the…

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Hope and Encouragement for Special Needs Parents

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I received a complimentary copy of this book to facilitate my post and review. I was not required to leave a positive review and the opinion given herein is 100% mine alone. We’ve established previously that parenting is tough. There is no guide, there is no manual. You aren’t handed a “How-to Parent” guide in the hospital. And you can read as many books on parenting as you’d like- and you still may not have all the answers. That’s just how it is. As a parent of special needs kids, there have been times that I was on the brink of losing hope. That I questioned the light at the end of the tunnel. I wondered, some nights, if there was ever going to be…

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3 Life Saving Things that Parents Can Do to Prevent Drowning

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“This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. All opinions are 100% mine.” Did you know that drowning is the #1 cause of injury related deaths in children under the age of 4? That’s a pretty scary, but very real, thing to think about. Especially if you have young children. I didn’t learn how to swim until I was almost 6 but I am making it a priority for Squeaker to learn before she turns 4 if not sooner. But what else can we, as parents, do to help our kids? Here are just 3 life saving things that parents do to prevent drowning. There may be few better ways to spend a hot day than at the…

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Tips and Advice for How to Safely Secure Your Home

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One of our neighbors recently had their home broken into. This is not news that we enjoy hearing, especially since they live across the street. Another point of concern being that our neighborhood is relatively small. It could have happened to anyone. We have been incredibly fortunate in the time that we’ve lived here, but it was also an important reminder to us. Our home is already secure from a safety standpoint to combat Sweet B’s tendencies to wander. But what other steps can we take? How else can we safely secure our home? Granted, we can’t prevent everything but we can certainly do our best to be prepared. A majority of us that reside in the United States are worried about leaving home while…

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June 2016 Income and Traffic Report + Goals for July

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Can you believe that it’s already July? This year is half over and while part of me feels incredibly accomplished… there’s a part of me that knows that I still have so much to do! I was never one to fully buy into the “summer slump” when it came to blogging. And though my numbers are down from last month, I’m not too concerned. That said, I’m going to follow the same format as I did last month. You can read my past income reports (though only last month’s included traffic) and I’m also going to review/recap my traffic from the beginning of the year to the end of this month. Income and Expenses for June June saw my first payment from Mediavine and payments…