We have all been there. For seemingly no reason at all, your child decides to throw an epic tantrum.  What do you do anytime your child falls on the floor, cries. whines, or otherwise refuses to follow directions? Do you know whether how you react actually does more to escalate the situation? This cheat sheet from Touchpoint Autism Services gives us ten tips for how to handle these types of situations.

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It goes without saying that the grandparent-grandchild relationship is a special one. Now that our parents are no longer bound by the day-to-day responsibilities of caregiver, they can focus on the “fun stuff”. They do not have to play the role of enforcer, but are now enablers. The grandparent rule book is much different than the parent one. One example is the concept of having a favorite grandchild.

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Before December of last year, I did not really know much about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy. I had not considered whether this type of therapy would benefit my children. I was becoming increasingly concerned about the progress my boys had made over the past year. One of my son’s was almost non-verbal, only using about five words total. Those five words were an

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We are all quite aware of the anti-bullying campaigns and zero tolerance policies in our children’s schools. We may have experienced bullying, either as the bullied or as the bully, at some point in our childhood. The idea that bullying is confined to our youth is unfortunately not true. Bullying occurs in parenting groups and PTA meetings just as much as it does on the playground.

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We have all heard of the term “The Sandwich Generation”, which is typically used to describe middle-aged people who are caring for their elderly parents and their young –adult children. I both admire and empathize with this people.

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Being a parent can be an overwhelming experience for anyone. Just think of everything we have to juggle on a daily basis just to keep our families afloat. The phone ringing, the dog barking, kids fighting, bills to pay, emails to respond to, husband late, deadlines for work, commitments outside of the home…the list goes on and on.

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Question: How many senses are there?

A sensory room can be extremely therapeutic for both children and adults with sensory processing disorders and other sensory sensitivities. In fact, everybody could benefit from spending time in an environment designed to appeal to the senses.

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I had always prided myself in the fact that I was not a “joiner”. Outside of professional associations or volunteer organizations, I was not the type of person that eagerly joined social groups. In college, I did

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