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Hope and Encouragement for Special Needs Parents

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…

Family Life

3 Life Saving Things that Parents Can Do to Prevent Drowning

ByKori

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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…

Family Life

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…

Working at Home

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…

Parenting an Autistic Child

How to Develop an ESY Program at Home

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Through her IEP, Sweet B is guaranteed to attend some form of extended school year (ESY) during the summer. When she was younger, she would attend a summer school style program at Wildwood but in the past few years; she’s attended Camp Wildwood. Services, such as speech and occupational therapy, are still provided. However, there’s a brief time period between camp ending and the school year beginning that she’s at home. And while our afterschooling program may suffice, I wanted to looking into developing an ESY program at home. With thanks to Fun and Function for providing our items and sponsoring this conversation for our program; I’m outlining a suggested plan for a two to three week time period. First, you’ll want to determine what…

Family Life

How to Start Meal Planning and Prepping

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While I would love to say that we’re on top of meal and menu planning… we’re not. This is an area that I want to focus on though because I think it would go a long way in terms of staying within our family budget. We do occasionally plan out our meals for the week but I think it would be really helpful to plan long-term for the month. It would also help when we go shopping and hopefully cut down on the number of trips that we make to the grocery store once we start meal planning and prepping. 5 Overall Benefits of Meal Planning Eat Healthier Planning your family meals will cut down on your trips to your favorite fast food restaurant and…