When you’re about to head out on vacation, your calendar can be a great tool to make sure all of your bases are covered before you leave. In a recent post, Your Family Calendar is Your Safety Net, I talked about why you should keep recurring appointments in your calendar. Well, here’s another reason. We […]
It’s the first official week of summer camp. Getting the new morning routine established each year is a bit tough but within a few weeks things usually begin to smooth out. We need to leave earlier. There’s so much to remember. If it’s a field trip day that involves swimming, we need the swim suits. […]
Family life has a lot of routine to it. A lot of us keep the routines in our heads and use our calendars just to manage the exceptions. But trying to keep track of everything in our heads actually adds to the stress of keeping the family running smoothly. “Clearing the Mental Clutter” is good […]
Many of us have been in the situation where we thought we knew where we were going but our GPS got us lost. Something happened to me this week that made me realize this may be an interesting analogy to life. My babysitter is out on vacation so my mom was kind enough to come […]
Mother’s Day is here. And every year, this “holiday” is always a time when I remember why I’m so grateful that I have a son who has Autism. Grateful? Yes, grateful. Through all of the challenges we’ve already faced and the unknown that lies ahead, I feel grateful. If it wasn’t for my son and […]
Do you ever have moments where learning something at work teaches you something that impacts how you parent your children at home? At a recent performance review, I was told, “Your team loves working for you and they are learning a lot from you. The main feedback I have for you is that you’re managing […]
If you’ve got kids who are involved in after school activities, this blog post is for you. If you’re a Stay-At-Home-Parent, you’re trying to coordinate everything and make sure the kids are where they need to be. And you want them getting picked up and dropped off on time. If you’re a working parent, you’re trying to […]
I remember when my son’s middle school PE teacher reached out to me and asked me if I thought my son would like to join the track team. I was elated! My son has Autism and somehow, through all the speech therapy, ABA therapy, IEP meetings and everything else, I had just given up on […]
Behind every strong person IS a supportive family. Knowing how to coordinate work and family schedules across work and family calendars is a key to success.
For working parents, having a plan for what the kids will do over the summer when they are off from school is important — and stressful. It’s expensive. There aren’t always a lot of options. My school aged daughter doesn’t even want to go to camp, asking me if I could stay home with her instead. […]
