When Love Multiplies and Energy Disappears
When Love Multiplies and Energy Disappears Few seasons expose the limits of human capacity like the early years of parenting. Love expands in ways you didn’t know were possible, yet…
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How to Help a Child Being Bullied
Hearing that your child is being bullied can break your heart. You may feel angry, helpless, or unsure of what to do next. But your calm, compassionate response can make…
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Recognizing the Warning Signs of Bullying
Bullying doesn’t always happen in plain sight. Many children, teens, and even adults suffer in silence hiding their pain behind smiles, excuses, or isolation. That’s why it’s so important to…
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What Do I Say to My Kids
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Suicide Warning in Kids and Teens
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Helping Kids Grieve a Suicide Loss with Compassion
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Coping Skills and Therapy | Mental Health and Healing | Parenting | Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Be Careful of Social Media
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Understanding Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS)
Medical information note:This post is shared for education and awareness only. It is based on our family’s experience and general information about OMS. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or…
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Guest Blogger: From First Steps to Graduation
A note from Brandi:This guest post is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience, research, and perspective of the writer. It is offered for practical information, encouragement, and education….
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Feeding Tube Awareness Day
A note from Brandi:This guest post is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience and perspective of the writer. It discusses Feeding Tube Awareness Day, NICU life, premature birth,…
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Welcome to Holland
Welcome to Holland is a poem that I have always loved. It is a different way to look at things when life does not go as planned. We have dealt…
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What is Reactive Attachment Disorder?
A note from Brandi: This post is shared for education and awareness only. It discusses Reactive Attachment Disorder, adoption, parenting, attachment, trauma, child behavior, diagnosis, and treatment support. It is…
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Is Your Family Ready for the New School Year?
A note from Brandi:This guest post is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience, research, and perspective of the writer. It discusses back-to-school planning, family routines, school supplies, online…
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I Wonder What I Will Be Like
A note from Brandi:This guest post is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience and perspective of the writer. It discusses motherhood, parenting fears, anxiety, self-doubt, love, and wanting…
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Tips for Meeting Your Kids’ Needs as they Grow
A note from Brandi:This guest post is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience, research, and perspective of the writer. It discusses parenting, child development, emotional needs, physical activity,…
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Free Items for Children with Special Needs
A note from Brandi:This is an archive resource post that continues to receive reader interest. Some links, programs, eligibility rules, application windows, or availability may have changed since this post…
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Backpacks By Lesle’ Honore’
This poem stopped me. As a mom, and especially as a mom raising a Black son, these words hit a place in me that is hard to explain. We have…
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
A note from Brandi: This post is shared for education and awareness only. It discusses Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, child development, behavior, learning, diagnosis, and treatment supports. It is not…
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Praying for our Children
Some nights, I have prayed long, specific prayers over my children. Other nights, I have stood at the kitchen sink with the dishwater cooling around my hands and said, “Lord,…