6 Blended family resolutions you must make!
Blended families do succeed with the right attitude and effort Blended families present unique rewards and challenges. To make it work, stress free, one needs to make some bold resolutions. Step parenting calls for patience, while cultural differences require deep understanding and appreciation between a couple. In a blended family situation learning is equally necessary.…
Read MoreYour 6 step guide to step family success
The reason why so many people who are in step-families today get frustrated and give up is because none of them is taught how to deal with the complexities, challenges and frustrations of everyday step-family life. Men and women remarry or are in a relationship with a partner who has children from a previous relationship…
Read MoreThe Autism Test
Autism (let alone an autism test) was not the dream for my handsome little boy I wasn’t always this receptive to speaking about autism or being spoken to about autism – let alone having a child of mine take an autism test. Autism was definitely not the dream for my handsome little boy when I first…
Read MoreExploring Men’s Aversion to Adoption
When my daughter was newly home, one of my lady friends came over to visit. She is a much older lady in her 50s, with three grown daughters my age, but for some reason we have enjoyed an easy friendship over the years. She is like a mother and elder sister all rolled up into…
Read MoreStep dads, do you have rights?
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Blended families come in all shapes, types and forms. Sometimes certain protocols and regulations have to take place so that roles and titles are more befitting. What solidifies the role of a stepfather or mother to becoming more than title and more of maternal and paternal figures?
6 Things No One Tells You About Adoption
Adoption and blended families are becoming better understood, embraced and demystified. It’s always important to know and understand and acknowledge the expectations, misconceptions and realities as a parent when adopting a little one. A list of significant factors always helps……..
Read MoreWhen your child cannot read
Dyslexia is a condition that is intricate and hard to diagnose without expert help. Even the medical fraternity does not speak with one voice on what dyslexia is. The common definition of what dyslexia is the one given by World-Federation of Neurology, which defines it as a reading disability resulting from the inability to process…
Read MoreAdoption The Boon? The Doom?
Adoption – especially the first adoption is scary…….. The other day I received a phone call from a lady I did not know and she wanted to talk to me about my adoption experience. She wanted to adopt a baby girl, but she was afraid of many things. For many adoptive parents, fear is a…
Read MoreSesame Street introduces Julia, the Muppet with Autism
Epically Classic Sesame Street. Nostalgic. Not many a melody captivates our collective mind, as that which is the theme song of PBS children’s television series; Sesame Street. In close to half a century of airing, the long running programme has impacted an international audience and implemented a multifaceted understanding of academia and cultural diversity. It…
Read MoreMystery detectives: The Causes of Autism
What are the causes of Autism? This is perhaps the most common question Autism parents ask themselves, each other, or get asked by others. I once caught myself back raised, mouth foaming, nails scratching deep marks into wood when a therapist posted an article suggesting that moms were the cause of Autism; that something we…
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