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...
by | Jan 7, 2020 | ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Extreme Parenting, Sensory Issues
The children were nestled after bounding around, And surviving a two hour epic meltdown. The mom she was tired, her coffee was cold. After readying for Christmas she felt 80 years old. The stockings were hung with command hooks–no fuss, And she balanced the...
by | Jan 7, 2020 | ADHD, Anxieity, Anxiety, Extreme Parenting
I see you sulking back to a corner of the crowded family room, volunteering to do dishes (your most hated chore) just to buy yourself 20 minutes of alone time in the kitchen where the noise is manageable and the conversation exists only between you and the dish...
by | Jan 3, 2020 | ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Diagnosis, Extreme Parenting, Grief, Sensory Issues
Extreme parenting doesn’t leave a lot of down time or moments for the media craze of self-care. Finding ways around carving away an hour or a weekend can bring much-needed rest and relaxation to the typical stressors of every day. I love to read. However,...
by | Sep 25, 2019 | ADHD, Anxiety, Extreme Parenting, Sensory Issues
Today is Picture Day Here’s the thing, friends. When I say I don’t care what other people think, I actually mean those words. I even kind of love going against the expected. So, as I marched our three-year-old daughter into preschool on picture day this...
by | Jan 5, 2019 | ADHD, Anxiety, Extreme Parenting, Sensory Issues
Our Family Hasn’t Been to Church in a Year The modernization of popular worship services in some church congregations has made the music more relevant for a millennial crowd. Our family-a little bit country, a little bit hippie-enjoys the mixture of a welcomed...
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