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Autism and Respect
Autism and Respect Fifteen is such a tough age. There’s so much going on at this age. So many pressures and changes. Even your body doesn’t feel right half the time. On top of all of this, some fifteen-year-olds, naming ours, struggle with some basics. Autism presents challenges in communication and social situations. How to…
The Parent Gossip Train: Do You Ever Talk About Other People’s Kids?
Lainies mom said Kiras shorts are too short and she shouldnt wear makeup to school. Anils parents told him hes lucky both his parents are Indian. His family feels sorry for Sarah because her dad is African American and her mom is White. Jill told me it is too bad youre Christian and Dad is Jewish. Thats why I dont get a bat mitzvah. Erins mom says Jordan is NEVER welcome in their house again.
Why Respecting Your Body is More Important Than Ever
Sex has overtaken many aspects of our culture. It is on the television, on the covers of many magazines, in almost every corner of the internet, and our children seem to be immersed in innuendo and direct sexual content. I would not call myself old-fashioned, but I feel that our cultures attitudes and behaviors about sex are out of control, and we seem to be more and more desensitized the more we are exposed to this. I believe that human body is a work of art and should be appreciated. I am not in favor censorship — I am in favor of good taste and mutually respectful behavior that models and emulates a respect for ourselves, each other and our bodies.
Surviving The Kids’ Birthday Party
March is birthday month in my life. March brings birthdays for both me and Mabel’s Labels. I also have a daughter with a birthday this month. I recently had a parent ask if I had any birthday party activity suggestions. Just thinking about the question exhausted me. In my 15 years of parenthood, I have…
Airplanes, Kids and Moms Stuck in the Middle
You see a bedraggled, pinched-face mom struggling to placate small kids in an airport. What’s your immediate reaction? You may have heard the United Airlines horror story of New Jersey mom Elit Kirschenbaum. I’ve known Elit for years. She is a generous, kind, smart, extremely dedicated mom -- the kind of woman we all want to…