Day By Day Mama

I have been doing a lot of soul searching recently. I am trying to make some personal decisions about the rest of my life. In doing that Chris, my husband, told me I needed to watch Brene Brown’s show on Netflix. I did and I was hooked. Today I heard her parents manifesto on her podcast with Oprah and I knew I had to share it here. Now, I am sure most of you are light years ahead of me…

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Any of you that have been reading my blog  know I have written a book on how to prepare for your child’s IEP.  I met with the teachers, was very assertive, very engaged and I’ve done everything that I tell everyone to do. But, despite all of it all of it, they still did not follow my children’s IEP . I reached out to Parents Information Center of Delaware (PIC) who advised me to put in a complaint. I didn’t want…

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Last summer a friend told me reach out to PIC of Delaware because of what was happening with my children’s IEPs. I remember laughing. I tell people to look up the groups like PIC in the state to get an advocate but why do I need that? I mean, I am a huge advocate. I fight all the time for my children’s rights. But what this friend said to me rang true. What she said is you have a great…

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When a family has a child diagnosed with a chronic illness, they share it with family and friends. They ask for prayers. They post statuses on social media of the illness. They go through times of health and times of sickness, there are good days and bad days. There are apps that people use to start a meal train, provide updates to many, help give the parents a break and share with others. People take the child’s siblings out to…

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I have not written a lot in a long time. Our family has been having challenges and I have not felt that I have had any good things to help others with because if I can’t help us how can I help you? Well, as typical for me, I am wrong. Sharing is just as important as educating and this will be a little of both. Trust the experts but also trust your gut. Our son was approved for intense…

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If you have a child with sensory issues a public bathroom is like a nightmare in real life. The volume of people in a room where you are trying to do something very private alone makes this a big struggle. Then, you have loud hand drying blowers and automatic flushing toilets. Our sensory kids want to run to the hills. Here are some ideas that my help: Avoid them when possible – make sure you have the kids use the…

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The term “executive function” is starting to be a buzz word that I keep hearing. Officially the term Executive Functioning means ” The executive functions are a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one’s resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for the neurologically-based skills involving mental control and self-regulation. “ I first started hearing about this when both of my kids got to middle school. They both have…

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Please take a moment today to remember all of those that support our children and work day in and day out to be better people. I plan on sending all of them gift cards.