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2021 Parenting Mantras
January 8, 2021
2020 was a tough year for us parents (and for everyone), and 2021 has started off with quite a bang. But a new year gives us a chance to pause, breathe, and set our intentions for how we move forward with our children. Here are some of our favorites.
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Have you heard about Covid fatigue?
December 19, 2020
Oh don’t roll your eyes at me, you know you’ve thought about it. Or read about it. Or brushed it off when someone talked about it. Many of us are feeling this fatigue acutely—whether it presents itself physically, emotionally or both.
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Thanksgiving 2020
November 24, 2020
Thanksgiving is a time for friends and family. It often conjures up memories of traditions, foods and probably some classic movie tropes reminiscent of someone’s Uncle Eddie or Aunt Bethany (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation reference). This year, all of these these layers are still part of the holiday but on top of that we are…
Read moreIt’s The Little Things: 10 Ways to Support a Caregiver
November 18, 2020
For this post I’m talking about my son’s Grandmother. When it comes to caring for others, she’s a total Rockstar. Whether it’s care for her daughter who was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was two (Sarah is quite the miracle, really), her son who also has a history of meningioma brain tumors and…
Read moreDear Emerson, I am ok, BUT…
September 11, 2020
I just said this 5 minutes ago as the ever-evolving information about school starting plows through my head at 86 MPH, again. This is so hard, so confusing, and so nuanced that I find I’m either in hyper planning mode OR, more likely, in a shut down and ignore everything, mode. I’m not hollering anything…
Read moreKitchen Conversation, Summer Style: Supporting mental health during summer fun
July 23, 2020
Marcela Mota Aversa is a Clinician & Early Education Mental Health Consultant at The Home For Little Wanderers and a Gallery Educator at the Museum of Fine Arts.
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How do you cope when anxiety takes over your child?
July 10, 2020
For a lot of parents and kids, the arrival of summer camp is more than welcomed (Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out, sweetie!) – especially now, given all the time kids had at home because of the pandemic.
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Kitchen Conversation: Mental Health Counseling at Home
June 17, 2020
Marcela Mota Aversa, clinician, Preschool Outreach Program, The Home for Little Wanderers (Boston, MA)Marcela Mota Aversa is a Clinician & Early Education Mental Health Consultant at The Home For Little Wanderers and a Gallery Educator at the Museum of Fine Arts.
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“How are the kids?”
June 3, 2020
But, those answers are really more about me. Which I think is really fine because let’s be honest, my friend asking me in passing or over email about my kids is not really asking how my kids are doing, she’s checking in to see if I need to talk.
Read morePlease, No More Self-Care: A Quarantine Rant
May 20, 2020
I’ve been hesitating writing to you. I love to share and I love connecting, but I’ve turned inward these last couple of months. Partly because it’s what I needed to stay ok but mostly I didn’t want you to feel like someone else is here to tell you ‘one more thing’.
Read more“GOOOOOD MORNING MY DAPHNE!”: Quarantine living with my adult cousin with a disability.
May 6, 2020
He is still a room away, shuffling full speed to the kitchen in his PJs. Thomas is a goof in the morning and it is impossible to predict what he’ll exclaim or what funny pranks he will play before he is completely awake Thomas lives with a developmental disability and before the pandemic he was…
Read moreBut I’m Not a Teacher…
April 21, 2020
I am a single mom of an 8-year-old boy and I find there are many times in a day when I feel like a deer in headlights. Anyone know what I mean…anyone?
Read moreStuck at home? Our kids tell us how we can do it better
March 20, 2020
I know I’m not the only one desperately trying to figure out our new normal. As parents, we are getting advice from educators, professionals, other parents, scientists, literally everybody.
Read moreA deep dive into backyard worms, or why we are actually doing just fine
March 17, 2020
By now you’ve probably seen those schedules meant for parents who are trying to teach their kids at home while school systems are closed because of the pandemic. Science. Math. Creative time.
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This post is not about a pandemic
March 9, 2020
I don’t want to talk about the epidemic we're all talking about right now. There is a lot of information out there, but infectious disease is not my expertise so I will leave that to the experts like the CDC or Johns Hopkins. I also love this comic published by NPR.
Read more20 Ways to Help Families of Children with Special Needs in 2020
January 11, 2020
Before I became a parent, I thought a little extra hard work would be enough to make it through the valleys of parenthood. When I became a special needs parent, goodness, I realized how wrong I was.
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Gently Falling Snow… and Yesterday’s Coffee, Fresh Out of the Microwave.
December 20, 2019
’Tis the season of beautifully wrapped Hallmark movies and perfectly curated Instagram stories. Don’t get me wrong, I love to look at the festive houses, the cheerful family outings, or the snow falling gently while someone calmly and slowly sips a hot cup of tea.
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Does Anybody Else Have Very Emotional Kids This Time of Year?
December 12, 2019
This morning, after the off-to-school rush, I settled in with my computer and my coffee and started to work. Well, if I’m being honest, I opened up Facebook.
Read moreSome Weeks are Just…Extra.
October 31, 2019
I am thinking of all of you today, whether you are sitting in your car for an extended time fighting off tears before walking into work or if you’re just back from a run and feeling like you’re ready to take on the day, whatever it holds.
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“Please don’t climb the curtains”
June 26, 2019
Ahhh the lazy days of summer. Kids playing nicely under a tree while sipping lemonade innocently exploring together or on a mission to the corner store for a popsicle….What?!That sounds LOVELY but also unrecognizable.
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