How I’m preparing my family for #COVID19

With COVID19 spreading across the globe, the CDC has said it's not a matter of if but when. While panic isn't advisable, being prepared is. My kids are concerned about the virus impacting us directly. They're far too smart to be placated and rather than try, only to make things worse, I've decided to take a different approach. I've explained the facts, as I know them, and helped them to better understand and put COVID19 into perspective. It's incredibly important to only get information from reputable sources. Those sources include the CDC, public health officials and trained medical professionals. My personal source of information is a new friend of mine, Dr. Tara Smith. You may recall she was a guest on the pod this season. You can listen below. Anyway,…

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Sports You Can Encourage Your Child To Play And Why It Is Great For Them

As parents, we quite often wonder what the right thing to do for them is. We want them to have the best start in life but there are many different options out there for children of all ages. The best thing we can do though is to make sure that they are taking part in some activity at least, for their health and wellbeing. But where do we start? Well, there are many different sports and activities around now and here are some of the choices you may be faced with. Going through each of them and working out with your child which one they would like to try is going to be great for their self-esteem and confidence. Photo by Lisa Wall on Unsplash Competitive Sports Competitive sports are…

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10 Ways To Cut Down Costs When Moving Home

Moving house is an expensive activity, just when you think you’ve handed over the money for the new house, all the other expenses start piling on top - all those costs that you’d forgotten about, so how can you cut down your spending at this expensive time?Pick Your Moving Date Carefully Did you know that most people move house on a Friday? Then after that, a lot of people choose a Monday. This is likely because they either want the weekend to unpack and sort everything, or want the weekend to pack up and get ready. It makes sense, however as moving firms are busy on these days, you might struggle to find one who can help you out, whereas if you choose a differ, ent day, not only will…

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Did you know caffeine hits kids with #ADHD differently?

We all know that kids with ADHD respond differently to stimulants. That's why medications like Adderall help to calm them down and help them focus. That's pretty common knowledge. Did you know that this applies to caffine as well? Emmett is very much living the ADHD life style and it can be frustratingly difficult to manage. I have found that in a pinch, or the absence of medication, coffee works amazingly well. I asked his doctor about it cause I wanted to learn more and while they don't necessarily endorse giving a child coffee, it does work. It's not like he drinks alot of coffee but on occasion I'll let him order some and it really helps to calm him down. His mom is the poster child for Adult ADHD…

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Teaching Your Kids Not To Be Afraid Of The Dentist

Many kids are scared of going to the dentist, and it’s completely understandable. Even most adults have some kind of fear of the dentist, even though a checkup will be fine most of the time.  A regular trip to the dentist is essential for your family’s health, so it’s important to try and ease your kids’ fears. Give some of the following tips a try to help teach your kids not to be afraid of the dentist. Image Credit: Unsplash under Creative Commons Get them used to it from a young age It’s important to have your child’s teeth checked regularly, including from a young age. Your child’s first dental appointment should be made around six months after their teeth start coming through, or around their first birthday. By making…

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Someday

One of my dreams is to turn my efforts into a non-profit foundation. I've been wanting to do this for years and there's a few reasons why. I would like to be able to do more than provide support and comfort online. I want to be able to help Autism and Special Needs families in the many areas they may need it. I want to be able to provide grants to families in need because I know how financially difficult life can be. It's important to me that I be able to help as many people, in as many ways as possible. I would like to be able to employ by kids, if they're interested as well as persons with Special Needs. I think that's so important. This is something…

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Making some progress in regards to Christmas

Okay, so I'm slowly making some progress with my kids as far as Christmas shopping for them is concerned. By progress I mean the ideas are starting to trickle in. That being said, not all the ideas are realistic. One of the things that my middle minion is very interested in is archery. He's been wanting a real bow and arrow or crossbow. I'm not a fan of weapons in general, especially having them in the house but I'm not opposed to something like this under the right circumstances. Maybe one of the things I can look at are archery lessons. He's fascinated by it and maybe that's not necessarily a bad thing. I'm not saying that this is something I'm going to jump on but I've at least been…

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