Recognizing the Ew Moments and Preparing with Pfizer Pediatric Products The last few weeks have been rough in Stephensville. One kid after the next came down with the cold. Things got really bad because the school ended up sending notices home to families about how to help prevent the spread of germs. As a parent,…
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Free Printable Checklist for Special Needs Families Planning a Cruise
Free Printable Checklist for Special Needs Families Planning a Cruise My family and I are heading on our first cruise in a few months. We’re so excited about the ship that the kids haven’t stopped talking about it for months. I’m both excited and nervous because as a special needs family we have a few…
The Light Between Oceans Viewing Party Experience
The Light Between Oceans Viewing Party Experience Last week I was asked to host an in-home viewing party for The Light Between Oceans. Honestly I’ve seen previews for the movie but that was it. I’d never read the book or saw the film when it was in theaters but I figured it would be a…
How to Prepare Your Home for a Foster Child
How to Prepare Your Home for a Foster Child Welcoming a foster child into your home from the Children’s Bureau of Southern California Foster Care Agency is both exciting and stressful for you and the child. There is that initial time period where you will need to get to know each other and create a…
Easy Breakfast Casserole For Holiday Brunch #MinuteMaidHoliday #CBias #ad
Easy Breakfast Casserole For Holiday Brunch This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #MinuteMaidHoliday #CollectiveBias The holidays are in full swing and we are already in full planning mode for parties and other family gatherings. I love the holidays because I get to spend…
Five Reasons to Spend the Day at the National Museum of the Marine Corps
Five Reasons to Spend the Day at the National Museum of the Marine Corps Every year on November 10th, the United States Marine Corps celebrates its birthday. I had the opportunity to visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps last month. To celebrate the birthday I wanted to share with you five reasons to…
Six Tips for a Smooth First-Time Flying Experience With Kids
Six Tips for a Smooth First-Time Flying Experience With Kids My family and I just returned from visiting my husband’s family in Tampa, Florida. It was the kids’ first time flying, and I was a bag of nerves preparing for the flight. Once our travel day arrived, though, it went smoothly. These six tips will…
Balancing Family and School – When You’ve Waited to Get That Degree
Balancing Family and School – When You’ve Waited to Get That Degree There is something to be said for waiting until you’ve finished your college degree before getting married and having children, but in the real world, that doesn’t always happen. Yes, some couples are very practical and wait to get married or start a…
7 Tips for Stress-Free Potty Training Special Needs Children #ad #PottyTrainTogether
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…
Registration Open for Free Downtown Sailing for Baltimore Families
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
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…
New Episodes of Nature Cat Coming to PBS Kids #NatureCat
New Episodes of Nature Cat Coming to PBS Kids PBS Kids Emmy Nominated animated hit show, Nature Cat has new episodes coming on May, 23rd. My family and I had the opportunity to check out two episodes before they premiered on PBS Kids and I have to say we really loved it. Even the older kids…
Rockin’ Jump Review
Rockin’ Jump Review My family and I had the opportunity to visit Rockin’ Jump in Towson, MD a few weeks ago. We arrived at the new trampoline park, not really sure what to expect. For my local readers, finding the facility was very easy, when you’re driving on Joppa Road see signs for Rockin’ Jump…
Family Movie Night with Walmart Family Mobile Plus #ad #DataAndAMovie #CBias
Family Movie Night with Walmart Family Mobile Plus This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #DataAndAMovie #CollectiveBias My kids are starting to get older and starting to have their own opinions about life, what they enjoy and their own lives in general. Our oldest has…
Tips for Potty Training Special Needs Children #PottyTrainingTips #DGDigitalCoupons
Tips for Potty Training Special Needs Children Potty training can be very frustrating for parents, and as a mom of a special needs child, that frustration seems to be even more intense. We’ve been working on getting our son out of training pants and into regular underwear. That process has taken a while, at first…
