When I first became a mother, I couldn’t wait to get holiday traditions started with my own little family. I dreamt of watching my kids settle in to write their Christmas lists for Santa, and taking them to the department store to sit on Santa’s lap. I couldn’t wait to read them my favorite Christmas…
Tone: A made-up word used to get women into the gym
A long time ago, in a gym far, far away, a group of meat heads sat around a bench press and re-defined the word “tone” as a way to get more women into the gym. They promised women that minimal effort, ankle weights and teeny tiny dumbbells would help them shed fat and get “toned”…
Self-Analysis: Finding Strength in Your Reflection
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw As I’ve gained more and more of life’s experiences, I’ve matured enough to recognize that – whatever I’m doing, there’s a good chance I can probably be doing it better. Whether as a mother, wife, homemaker, blogger – you get the idea….
White vs. Brown: The Rice War
Tell people you eat white rice and they look at you like you’re crazy. For some odd reason, brown rice has been adopted as the savior of all whole grains, and the go-to super food for health nuts. But, ask most people, “Why?” and there’s a good chance they won’t be able to tell you….
Halloween Social Story [FREE Download]
A Social Story is a great way to prepare your child for Halloween. The example above can be cut into six pieces and stapled together like a book. If you’d like to create your own social story you can search images on Google, or use photos of you and your children. The above example is…
Whole grain, Schmole grain: Debunking the whole grain myth.
My name is Beth, and I eat white rice. White Bread. And – sometimes – cookies! (Altogether: Hi, Beth!) I’m asked all the time how I get away with eating processed grains. They see my pics of food on IG, or Facebook and can’t believe it when they see white rice on my plate. There…
PLAN B: My 5 Favorite Halloween Movies (for kids)
One of the 5 tips I shared on how to get your Autie ready for Halloween was “Be Flexible.” I wrote: Above all, be flexible. Your kids may not last long in their costumes. They may not make it very long trick ‘r treating. It’s okay if trick ‘r treating doesn’t work out, just make sure…
3 Ways to Make the Gym More Enjoyable – Tomorrow!
People always say that getting to the gym is the hardest part of getting in shape. I get it. Our lives are FULL of errands, housework, laundry, shuttling kids, IEPs, volunteering, Judge Judy, Dr. Phil – I get it! Excuses aside for a minute, I don’t think it’s necessarily “getting” to the gym that’s the…
Five Tips for Potty Training ANY Kid (Autie, or not!)
Potty training a toddler is hard. Potty training a toddler on the spectrum is damn near impossible! It took two days to potty train our neuro-typical daughter, four year to potty train our low-functioning 9-year-old son, and we’re on going on one and a half years with our moderate-functioning son, Max. It’s because of our…
Exercise: The cure for depression, anxiety and stress
Research conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that mothers of adolescents and adults with autism experience chronic stress comparable to combat soldiers and struggle with frequent fatigue and work interruptions. Wow! Michelle Diament, in her article, “Autism Moms Have Stress Similar to Combat Soldiers” reported that researchers followed a group of moms of adolescents…
Change the Way You Look at Carbs
Raise your hand if carbs stress you out! How many are too many? When should I eat them – before lunch? No carbs after 3pm? Only on odd days when it’s cloudy with a 30% chance of rain? Come on! We are giving carbs WAY too much credit. Check this out: According to Modern Nutrition…
Handing out Halloween Candy? Here are a Few Things to Remember
Here’s something I found online a few years back from an anonymous source. I loved it so much that I’ve shared it every year since. With Halloween upon us, please keep in mind a lot of little people will be visiting your home. Here are a few things to remember: The child who is grabbing…
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