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Children with Autism: Gummy Bears, Chewing Gum and More Classroom Tricks

My child just completed his seventh year of formal school (pre-school, kindergarten through fourth grade). Over the years, his teachers and aides have worked with us on finding various tricks to help get him through a typical school day in an inclusive (a classroom with mostly general education students) classroom. What kind of tricks are you talking about?

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Last Minute Halloween Must-Haves

Halloween is almost here! It is definitely one of the most fun holidays of the year. We've found a few products that are simply too good to not get this Halloween! Smarter Candy One ENTIRE bag of SmartSweets fun-pack gummy candy has only 1 gram of sugar, where ONE fun-size chocolate candy can pack in an average of 8 grams…

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Motherhood – Too Much Over Sharing?

When watching movies, television shows or reading novels, I always wondered how authors could gloss over the every day trials and tribulations of being a human being. Why didn’t the main character ever get plagued with a migraine? How come protagonists never complained of stomach cramps? Why couldn’t a romantic lead ever interrupt a pivotal…

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Top Three Reasons Moms Overspend & How to Cut It OUT

There is a psychology to everything even why we let more dollar bills wiggle out of our wallets than might be wise. But the good news is that once you understand why you do what you do, you can try on a new, more budget-friendly habit. Here are the top three reasons moms tend to overspend. We can be people pleasers. I know you have been there: you are in the supermarket and your children …