7 Tips for Stress-Free Potty Training Special Needs Children This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PottyTrainTogether #CollectiveBias When our son J.B. was diagnosed with Non-Verbal Autism, he had just turned three, and he wasn’t potty trained. I remember family and friends commenting about how we should…
Politics, The Cat in the Hat, and the Magic of Carnival Cruise Lines This weekend my family and I experienced a first for us, we had the opportunity to spend time aboard the Carnival Pride which sails from the Port of Baltimore. If you were following on social media, my husband and I shared some…
Create Your Own Candy Bar in Chocolate World at Hersheypark My family and I love Hersheypark, and this year I signed on as a #SweetestMoms Ambassador for the park. We’ve been a few times to the park, and other attractions around the park, however I will say Chocolate World is usually our last stop for chocolate before…
Exclusive Coupon Code for Dutch Wonderland We’ve driven by Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA several times while visiting the area. The park looked like something the kids would definitely enjoy, but we just never made it to the park. This weekend we are visiting for the first time, and I’ve partnered with Palace Entertainment and…
Visit Kings Dominion During Special Events for More Fun Last week I shared about out visit to Kings Dominion and how much the kids enjoyed Planet Snoopy. We visited during the Spring Bloom Festival and the main reason we went at the end of the festival is because my daughter is a huge Sabrina Carpenter…
Registration Open for Free Downtown Sailing for Baltimore Families Last year my family and I had the opportunity to visit the Downtown Sailing Center with Pathfinders for Autism. Thanks to Pathfinders our autistic son and my husband were able to head out on a sail boat with a few families and enjoy the water for…
Family Fun at Kings Dominion My kids are starting to get older, so this summer my husband and I decided it was time to making some more fun memories with them. Living in Maryland has some awesome perks, including being close to several states like Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and more. We’ve been spending…
Hersheypark, Autism, and the 2016 Mazda CX-3 Hersheypark opened a few weeks ago for their Springtime in the Park preview and we just had to get up there for a visit. Thanks to Drive Shop and Mazda we had a 2016 Mazda CX-3 to test drive that weekend so we figured we’d take the kids…
The Importance of Finding Your Autism Community It’s the last day of Autism Awareness month this year, most people have already stopped having the conversation since April, 3rd. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not upset with any though, that’s because most of the major organizations that should be promoting awareness push Autism Awareness Day instead of…
AT&T’s FiLIP 2 Smart Locator for Children with Special Needs Last year during the holidays I read about a preschooler that ran off from a family function in Pennsylvania. The headline read “Search for Missing Boy with Autism Continues,” it’s hard to imagine that two years ago I wouldn’t have noticed it at all. I…
New School for JB Something major has been going on in our lives and I didn’t think of sharing, honestly I didn’t know where to begin in the sharing process and up until this morning just thinking about it gave me major anxiety and stress. When JB was diagnosed with Autism one constant tip I…
Skylanders Partners with Autism Speaks with Limited Edition Superchargers Toys Autism touches our home in a very unique way, our middle son John-Benjamin was diagnosed with Non-Verbal Autism right after he turned three. Since his diagnosis we’ve worked hard and doing what we thought was best for our son and learning as much as we can…
My Run Wild for Autism Experience John-Benjamin our 4 year old has brought so much enjoyment to our lives and at the same time made us aware of a subject that we were not informed of before his birth. As of 2014 1 in every 68 children are born on the Autism spectrum, the prevalence of the disease…
Camping in Style at Hersheypark Camping Resort Last April I attended Sweet Retreat at Hersheypark in Hershey, PA, it was an amazing experience and while there our group had the chance to tour the Hersheypark Camping Resort. Since that visit I was looking forward to the opportunity to take my family back for a visit, and this…
Helping My Son Understand Life Through Reading If you’ve been to my blog before you probably know about my son’s Autism diagnosis. If this is your first time I invite you to read about our journey so far. My son is four years old, he’s in a special program for Special Needs Children since he’s non-verbal…
