by | Mar 14, 2020 | Anxieity, Anxiety, Extreme Parenting, Living Simply
Remember where you were on 9/11? Can you feel the panic and anxiety that you experienced on that day? That feeling that our entire country stopped—for weeks, or months—until the dust settled around where the towers had once stood, so time could start moving again;...
by | Mar 5, 2020 | Extreme Parenting
It’s easy for our entire perspective to shift in crisis–a loved one dies, a tragedy occurs, we survive a car accident–and, all of a sudden we begin to see things differently; to question everything. But what about on just a regular Tuesday? What...
by | Mar 2, 2020 | Extreme Parenting
Today our oldest had a meltdown so wild and severe it felt like something savage overtook his small, wiry 50 pound frame. In an instant–over a broken toy or his sister looking at him wrong or not getting to chose the song on the radio–his demeanor changed...
by | Mar 2, 2020 | Extreme Parenting
Want to get reeeeaaallll uncomfortable? Perfect. Because I have some things to say about subjects that too many of us have hidden away, tucked behind doors, and pushed into closets for too long. This is not a desperate cry for help any more than it is a side eye from...
by | Feb 21, 2020 | Extreme Parenting, Living Simply
While my husband and I are raising what I call an “extreme child” (one with mental health and/or behavioral diagnosis), these steps can be very beneficial for any child of any age. As we are parenting kids in a culture of “right now” and “more, more, more”, all of the...
by | Feb 19, 2020 | ADHD, Anxieity, Autism, Extreme Parenting, Sensory Issues
Every parent spends some amount of time in the pit. You know the one—where you second guess everything you are doing and wonder how badly you might be screwing up your child’s future. Parenting children with extra needs—medical, complex, behavioral, mental health, or...
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