Teal Pumpkin Project

I saw teal pumpkins at the local box store this week. Teal pumpkins, you ask? Yes.

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Introducing Trick-or-Treating to Your Anxious/Sensitive Child

Our son requires lots of preparatory measures for most big events and so, when it came to Halloween, we knew trick-or-treating was going to be no different. 

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Balancing Kids and Making Meals

No matter if you’ve been parenting for years or you’re just starting out on this journey, one problem you’re going to have for years to come is dealing with meals.  Figuring out how to handle the kids when they’re small and needing copious amounts of attention is a problem that...

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You Can't Script Your Children's Memories

Several friends and I sat in a half circle on the back porch, drinks in hand, watching our dirt-covered children race around happily on a hot summer night. They shrieked with glee as they chased and trapped fireflies in jars.The mom among us with the oldest children sighed, “It’s too...

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