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Mother Writes Lovely Blog About her Preemie

Every once in a while, it is nice to read a lovely blog that a mother has written about her child. There is a blog called Micro-Preemie to Miracle that mom Sarah Bollinger started about her son, Everett, who was born at 15 weeks premature. He’s come a long way! I always find stories about preemies to be very interesting. There is something fascinating about the story of a teeny, tiny, baby that struggles to grow and thrive. Often, their stories are uplifting and inspiring. It is nice to read something positive! Last December, I wrote about a preemie named … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – Week of July 8 -14, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review brings you a brief summary of each of the blogs that have appeared here in the past seven days. This is a quick and easy way to find out about the blogs that you might have missed when they were first posted. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on July 9, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of The Coffee Klatch. The episode is called “DSM, Examining a Flawed System That Traps Our Children”. If I understand correctly, this is an episode of the “Bright Not … Continue reading →

Does Someone in Your Family Stutter?

Stuttering is something that can run in families. The movie “The King’s Speech” has made a lot of people aware of what it is like to be a person who stutters. Some people stutter and grow out of it, while others continue to stutter into adulthood. It turns out that there are genetic links behind stuttering. Stuttering is a speech disorder. A person who stutters may repeat words, or entire phrases while speaking. The person may stretch out sounds for longer than necessary, or may experience “blocking”, which is the term used when a person tries to say something, but … Continue reading →

Almost Six Years Old, or Only Five Years Here?–More Adoption Time Muddles

Mary Ann recently wrote a blog on Should You Hold Your Child Back a Year? This is really pertinent for me right now. I wrote a blog last month about my ambivalence about Regina starting school. She is a bit behind in speech and fine motor skills and is not big on sitting still. (Adopted kids often have a difference between their developmental age and their chronological age. This may be because attachment anxiety keeps them from concentrating their energy on development, or because adopted children often repeat developmental stages with their new family. For internationally adopted kids, less time … Continue reading →

Making the Most of the Preschool Years

I know that I often write about parenting and life with teenagers, but I do have some recollection of the preschool years as well. And what I don’t remember, I also have friends who still have wee ones to bring back all those glorious (and challenging) days with preschoolers under foot. Looking back and trying to get the whole thing in perspective, I think there are ways to make the most of those preschool years… I know when you are in the midst of the chaos and defiance and temper tantrums, it seems like it will never end. It is … Continue reading →

The Most Romantic Things My Husband’s Ever Done for Me

Over in the Family Life / Marriage & Relationships / Marriage Enrichment forum a member posed this question “What’s the most romantic thing your spouse has even done for you?” The question was actually posted about a year ago, but it gets updated by other family members from time to time. Such was the case late last week when another family member wrote about a lovely Valentine’s gift her husband delivered to her one year as a surprise upon waking. Well, it got me to thinking about all the romantic things Wayne has done for me over the years. Two … Continue reading →

Setting up a Home Office for Under $150, Part One

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As you all know, I have been working from home off and on for a couple of years, and one of the first things I ran into when making that transition was trying to set-up my home office. Office furniture is prohibitively expensive in a lot of cases (can we really afford a $300 filing cabinet?) but I didn’t like the look of the junk picked up from the side of the road either. So what did we do? Well, we got lucky. We went to a field of clovers and picked all of the four leaf ones that we … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Leigh Bale: (part two) The Reality Behind the Fiction

Thanks for joining us for part two of our talk with Leigh Bale, member of the Romance Writers of America and recipient of several awards in her field. If you missed part one, click here. Leigh, your novel “The Healing Place,” for which you won the Golden Heart award, is based on some of your own experiences. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Unfortunately, my family and I lived the research for “The Healing Place.” I have a daughter with an inoperable brain tumor. She was diagnosed at the age of seven, after a five month period … Continue reading →

Speech: Three to Four Years

At age three your child should have a vocabulary of 300-500 words. He’ll be speaking in complete sentences of five to six words. You’ll find that he uses voice inflection and imitates adult speech. Children at this age are often chatterboxes. But don’t discourage their use of speech they are practicing and learning. You’ll often hear your pet phrases coming out of their mouths or comments that you don’t want repeated. So it is important to watch what you say as a parent. A stranger should be able to understand most of what your child says. But up to half … Continue reading →

Speech: Two to Three Years

Between your child’s second and third birthday you will see a speech explosion as your child’s vocabulary grows from about 50 words to 400 words. She’ll start using sentences with more words. Instead of saying “More milk,” she’ll say, “I want more milk.” The use of pronouns will become common. He will start using language to express and communicate his desires, thoughts, feelings, and ideas. At this age your toddler should understand two-step commands. If you say, “Get your jacket and wait by the door,” he should be able to follow your instructions. It doesn’t mean that he sometimes won’t … Continue reading →