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The Beautiful Life I Didn’t Plan For: On Raising a Special Needs Child

“I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you think you can’t.” ~Unknown
As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a mom. I held onto the belief that my life wouldn’t feel truly “complete” until I had children.
This dream finally came true in 2010 when I was twenty-seven years old, when my son, Logan Patrick Arnold, entered the world. The moment I laid eyes on him, I sensed something was different about him. And though it might not sound flattering, he looked more like a middle-aged man than a Gerber baby.
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30 Meaningful Non-Toy Gifts for Kids This Christmas

As the holidays quickly approach, you’re probably searching for the perfect gifts for your children. While toys are nice gifts for kids, having something that’s not just for playtime is even more meaningful for your children. How great it’d be to have a gift that your kids could learn something or experience something different with […]
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25 Fun Thanksgiving Activities to Do With Your Family

Thanksgiving is a time to come together with family and friends to celebrate all that we are thankful for. From the traditional turkey dinner to watching football, there are many ways to enjoy this holiday. If you’re looking for some new and different ways to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, here are 25 fun Thanksgiving activities […]
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Working Mom Burnout: 6 Coping Advice to Lessen the Stress

Burnout is a feeling based on a reality that life is too hard to cope with or we just don’t know how to handle it. With so much to do and with little time to do it, stress will slowly eat up your energy and cause burnout. As moms, we’re so resourceful in helping others. […]
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How to Use Social Stories for Kids with Autism

Many children on the autism spectrum struggle with social situations in their everyday lives. They have trouble understanding certain behaviors or have difficulty accepting change. Being autistic is not easy but it doesn’t mean we can’t help them. So, stories are specifically made for autistic children, and these are called social stories. For these reasons […]
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When Positive Messages Feel Bad: Why I’m Changing How I Use Social Media

“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.” ~Niels Bohr

Social media is indeed a paradox in that it has the power to be both good and evil simultaneously. Ironically, one …
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5 Signs Your Child Has Separation Anxiety And What to Do

A foster mom once shared with me her joy the first time the baby she was caring for reached out and clung to her when she attempted to leave him at the church nursery. He had been with her for weeks and had never seemed to have a preference for her until that day. Her […]
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Suffering from Parental Guilt? 8 Tips On How To Overcome It

Parental guilt is real, and it happens to all of us for different reasons. As humans, it’s normal for us to experience emotions. But sometimes, stress can get the best of us, making us say or do things to our children that we often regret later. Guilt is a negative emotion that we all want […]
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17 Family Game Night Ideas To Bond With Your Kids

Looking to plan an epic family game night that will bring the family together rather than induce moaning and groaning? All it takes is a little planning and you will have a new tradition that everyone will look forward to while building essential life skills. Family game night offers more than just some fun time […]
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How To Help Your Children With Anxiety (Do’s and Don’ts)

Anxiety to many is the all-encompassing term to describe being nervous, but for those with a specific anxiety disorder, it can be a debilitating fear of a thing or situation that does not pose a real threat. The overuse of the word in our daily lives can make understanding the disorder confusing for our children […]
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Balancing Life and Work As a Working Mother (Go-to Guide)

“Working mother.” That title is loaded with ideals, pressure, misconceptions, and expectations. Everyone has an opinion about working mothers, and it would be nice to say that the only opinion that matters is yours if you’re a working mother. But life just isn’t that easy. So, from one working mother to another, here’s a (slightly […]
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Long-Distance Parenting: Tips on Communication Strategies

Is long-distance parenting making you feel like a guest in your child’s life? The most common challenge for a physically distant parent is to keep track of what is happening in their kid’s life. It may feel unfair to miss so many important moments, but it shouldn’t define your relationship with your child(ren). Even if […]
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How I Healed My Mother Wound and My Daughters Are Healing Theirs

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not …
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20 Healthy and Easy Family Meals To-Go For Busy Weeks Ahead

Coming up with kid-friendly, healthy family meals to-go can feel daunting and overwhelming. But don’t stress, I’ve got you covered. Your family is not doomed to a week full of fast food or Uncrustables. With rising food costs,[1] we are all looking for ways to cut back, and cooking at home is one of the […]
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How to Raise Happy Kids in a World Full of Uncertainty

If you are raising kids today, chances are you remember what it was like to spend your childhood free of technology, rewinding cassette tapes, talking face to face with friends, asking your parents for a ride, and agreeing on a pickup time because there were no cell phones. While it may have seemed easier back […]
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Mother’s Day Zodiac: The Type Of Mom You Have, According To Her Zodiac Sign

Because every mom is special in her own way. 💕 …

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These Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts Are So Good, Mom Won’t Notice You Forgot

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7 Ways to Motivate Children When They’re Totally Unmotivated

All parents dream of raising motivated children and giving them access to better life opportunities. But what if their child does not want to develop and learn or refuses to strive for success? How to motivate children with such complete indifference to what happens around them? You probably have used several methods already, such as […]
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How to Talk to Children And Build Trust With Them

Are you a parent who feels that your children don’t listen to you, wondering how to talk to your children? Do you feel that there is a barrier between you and them that causes them to not open up to you? Do you want them to trust you so that you have a better relationship? […]
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5 Tips on How to Help Kids with Special Needs Thrive

Children with special needs aren’t the only ones who deal with a society whose expectations do not align with reality. Parents and caregivers of special needs kids do as well. The fact is that parental skills are often taught in a supposed “one-size-fits-all” paradigm. How can parents figure out how to guide their children with […]
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4 Things to Keep in Mind When You Talk to Your Child

Parenthood is constantly evolving. Our children are changing so rapidly, growing, learning, and becoming more independent, and we have to change, too. With new ideas, products, and dangers in the world around us, our communication with our children can make or break our relationship with them, and that affects how they engage with the world. […]
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How to Improve Your Child’s Concentration And Focus

We have all been there—some of us more frequently than others—but all of us have been equally frustrated. Our children sometimes have difficulty with concentration and focus. From stress to ADHD, many obstacles can ruin our children’s focus and concentration. Children who are gifted, neurodivergent, or neurotypical all struggle with focus-related issues from time to […]
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How to Spend More Quality Time With Your Family

When parents take a moment to think about what matters most in life, one of the top responses is always spending more time with family. It’s something we can all agree on, but how do we get there? What gets in the way of spending quality time with your family? Perhaps the better question is, […]
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5 Signs You’re Ready To Have A Baby — Plus, How To Tell If It’s Too Soon

If you’re doing it because you think you “should,” you’re probably not ready. …

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10 Things To Remember When You Feel Like a Failure as a Parent

Eric dropped out of college and pocketed the tuition money his parents gave him for school, Dave is only 16 and was arrested for drunk driving, and Jamie, a fifteen-year-old, swallowed an entire bottle of sleeping pills in an attempted suicide. All of these scenarios would make any parent feel like a failure. We need […]
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35 People Share The Wildest Things They Witnessed In The Baby Delivery Room

The miracle of birth can quickly become a very complicated and confusing affair when delivery room drama starts flaring up. Fights with doctors, peculiar comments, and even partners accidentally leaving the moms going into labor at home are just the tip of the iceberg. Reddit users shared the most intense, wildest, and weirdest things they’d…
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