Review of THE PERFECT SON by Barbara Claypole White

Ella Fitzwilliam is a mom devoted to her unique son, Harry. After many false medical opinions, Harry was finally diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. Their lives had been soldered together by…

Don’t Let Him Get Lost in the Shuffle…

Every good parent knows their kids come first. They just do. Period.  But sometimes in all the work it takes to be a good parent, we lose our skill at…

Focus on the Monkey Business, Not Just on the Monkey…..OOOPS!!

My ten-year-old creative boy reminded me that it was time to get his birthday party invitations sent.  As always, he opted to create his own invitation.  He had the perfect…

To Be Select, Or Not To Be Select? That Is The Question….

 To be select or not to be select?  In the past, when anyone asked if my kids were on select sports teams, I would shake my head and say, “Just…

Entering The Teenage Zone…

Yep, entering the Teenage Zone, once again.  Worse than the Twilight Zone.  I’ve been terrified of this since she was born, and now here we are. It was a wake-up…

FUNNY KID STUFF…..(I think)…

It’s scary when a four-year-old attempts tricks that are usually featured in a place like the Guinness record books.  And sometimes funny.  But always surprising. My grandson ran up to…

Military Camo – Disguising Child Neglect?

Military Camo – Disguising Child Neglect? This week I visited my son and his family – they just had a new baby boy whom we wanted to meet.  My son…

What Better Way to End 2010 Than With a Bribe??….

What better way to begin the New Year than with a bribe?  Or maybe I was just trying to end the old year with one?  I’m not sure, and I…