Pin It This is an upcycled post. While Bubs was only 5 years old than when this was first posted, he still deals with coping issues. I received a sweet email from a mom a few days ago desperate for support with her son who has Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). Her letter cried out as she struggles to deal with the stares from people ...
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What to Do When the Obvious is Not Obvious
source Pin It Daddy is an avid biker. Fifty miles is considered a moderate ride. One hundred hilly miles are exhilarating. (A sickness, I believe!) His averages speed is faster than I like to coast. (I'm serious!) And because biking is such a huge part of our lives, we enjoy family bike rides. With Peanut in ...
17 Tips to Prepare Your Child for Holiday Gatherings
Having sensory sensitive, ADHD children has taught me to prepare for every scenario; at least every scenario that I can possibly conceive. Though Bubs is doing so much better about handling the environment around him, there is still need for us to prepare him for new and different situations. And Little Man continues to struggle staying ...
When Rules Don’t Apply To Your Child
It's been a long time since I updated you about Bubs (age 8). But, I don't want to delay any longer. The last time that I posted, we had just learned about Bubs' severe language delays. We were waiting to begin therapy and I was trying to make sense of it all. Fast forward a month, Bubs is attending speech therapy once a week while we wait for ...
Oh, Mister Moon
When I was a child, we would sing the song "Oh, Mister Moon" while driving home at night. As a child I never dreamed that later in life the moon would affect my life so much. In September 2008 I started charting Bubs days. On my calendar you would see three marks: X, 1/2, and cry. "X" were for the days that were an emotional wreck. "1/2" for ...