How to Incorporate Yoga Into Your Autism Meltdown Strategies

How to Incorporate Yoga Into Your Autism Meltdown Strategies

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Calming strategies for autism meltdowns are something that I have wanted to cover more. While I have created a simple calming strategies printable pack in the past, it’s something that I know I can expand on. Today, I want to talk about how to use yoga as an autism meltdown strategy. How Yoga is Beneficial for Autism Meltdowns An excellent way to help a child with autism is to have them do yoga. Yoga is becoming very popular for kids and teens because of all the many benefits it provides. Not only are there are a lot of important physical benefits, but emotional and mental ones as well. Kids with autism will find that they are able to relax more often and have a great tool…

Gluten Free Instant Pot Recipes for Meal Planning

Gluten Free Instant Pot Recipes for Meal Planning

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I’ll be honest- it took me some time to both get behind the meal planning thing and the Instant Pot craze. However, once I realized that it really was one of those “must have kitchen appliances” – I was sold. For both my sake and my autistic daughter’s, I’ve been looking into more gluten free and allergy friendly recipes. For my first set of findings, here are 15 gluten free instant pot recipes that you can also use for meal planning. An instant pot is a type of cooking appliance that uses pressure cooking for rapid cooking of your meals and ingredients. It is becoming very popular for people who want to cook foods in record time, and is especially helpful when you are cooking a lot…

How to Create a Smarter Cleaning Schedule

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I would love to tell you that I clean on a daily basis, but that would be a flat out lie. I try to clean on a daily basis but that doesn’t always pan out how I would like. As I’d once read on the internet, cleaning with children around is like brushing your teeth with a mouthful of Oreo cookies. But that’s not for lack of trying. For me, it’s a matter of creating a smarter cleaning schedule. Sometimes trying to clean during the day, when she’s wide awake, makes absolutely no sense. I might get something done but I won’t get it all done. That’s all well and good but what else can I get done daily to help make the rest of…

Goal Setting Ideas for Work at Home Moms

Goal Setting Ideas for Work at Home Moms

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Setting goals is important for me- both in my business and in my personal life. I’m a goal oriented person and I like having something to work towards. We’ll talk later about setting reasonable, manageable, and achievable weight loss and fitness goals. That’s not to say that you couldn’t use these goal planning sheets for something other than your business, of course. But since this post is about goal setting for work at home moms this particular set of sheets was created with that in mind. Why Goal Setting is Important for Work at Home Moms Most successful women create a set of goals that they strive to reach, which helps them stay on track as they work toward success. Without setting goals and applying…

How to Help Your Autistic Child Pack Their Own Lunch

How to Help Your Autistic Child Pack Their Own Lunch

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This post was sponsored by Nabisco as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. We are always looking for ways to help my autistic daughter increase her independence. Whether it’s through her evening routine, or mealtimes; I know that a little bit will go a long way. If you’re in need of tips for how to help your autistic child pack their own lunch – read on. When it comes to what we pack for my autistic daughter’s lunch, it’s pretty straightforward. Trail mix (for protein) Fruit Veggies Chips Snack We rotate through a few things every so often, but we try to cover those basic groups. Honestly, as long as she’s eating, I’m…

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Releasing My Mom Guilt: My Need to Stop Comparing My Daughters

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After my neurotypical daughter was born, I couldn’t avoid falling into the comparison trap– not comparing her to other children, but to her older sister who just so happens to be autistic. This was unfair to both of them but it happened none the less. I’m not perfect. In fact, there are a few ways that I’ve become quite the failure though I’m also doing my best to rectify that. I have plenty of bad habits, and I’m also doing whatever I can to overcome that. But there’s still one that I can’t seem to shake and I wonder if I ever will be able to. I say this because it involves my daughters who are 12 years apart in age but so similar in…