Happy Autism Acceptance Month and Happy Spring! As a preschool teacher, we encounter kids every school year who present differences and challenges we weren't expecting. Some of our children do exhibit behaviors that may mirror such a diagnosis and yet, we choose to love them and take on the hard work that is teaching them. … Continue reading Meeting Your Child Where They Are
Tag: medically complex
An Elephant in the Room
I want to write about and discuss a topic that I find to be an "elephant in the room" so to speak... implicit bias even as SN caregivers. Toward the end of last year, I went through 2 ECE college courses and also took a training through Parent to Parent (which I plan to spotlight … Continue reading An Elephant in the Room
The “Right” Way To Grieve
I am going to be perfectly honest... This summer has been awful. I do my best to not wish time away, but Summer 2023 cannot come to an end quick enough. Chris will begin a new journey as a high school EMS instructor this month but until then, May, June and July had been fraught … Continue reading The “Right” Way To Grieve
A (hopefully) Easy-To-Understand Breakdown of How to be a Paid Caregiver in Colorado
Did you know that the month of November celebrates over 35 different National observations?! I didn't either until I did a little bit of research and one thing I learned was that November recognizes the month as National Family Caregivers Month and Home Care and Hospice month! As we fast forward to January (yes, I … Continue reading A (hopefully) Easy-To-Understand Breakdown of How to be a Paid Caregiver in Colorado
The Discipline Dichotomy: parenting two separate humans, equally
Do you ever find yourself ready to pull your hair out because as you just finished getting one child straightened out from a meltdown, your other one starts to act out and you end up repeating the same process? But then, that process you tried with #1 suddenly isn't working for #2, so you have … Continue reading The Discipline Dichotomy: parenting two separate humans, equally
In the world of medical complexity, I recognize our privilege
Our family is lucky... like damn lucky... to be in the position we are. How can that be? A medically complex/medically disabled kid, job loss, and multiple other laments I've written about and journaled about. For everything we've fought for and been through with Bowen, he is a resilient and happy toddler. Every day is … Continue reading In the world of medical complexity, I recognize our privilege
Americans are leaving the workplace in record numbers… I have a story about that
My 8 years of hard work, of friendships, camaraderie, passion and purpose all came to an end in September 2020. In the midst of a pandemic, and my lowest point to that date professionally, I
Somewhere In Between 