April is Autism Awareness Month. As the parent of a child with autism, I’ve learned that I can focus on the things that are hard or embrace the lessons along the way. Every autism journey is different, and this approach is undeniably easier when your child (like mine) has high-functioning autism. Here are a few […]
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Like many of you, my husband and I have enjoyed numerous family vacations with our two children. In the beginning, my primary motivation was to expose them to, and educate them about, various cultures – both within and beyond the United States. Now that my kids are teens/young adults, I’ve started to realize that, during
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Sensitive boys have a hard time in some cultures. What is acceptable male behavior in one culture is not necessarily acceptable in another. How do different cultures impact our highly sensitive boys? Raising Highly Sensitive Boys I am a highly sensitive mother raising three highly sensitive sons in the Netherlands. I first heard the term
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Gadgets! Your homes are being invaded by them. Using devices as tools and not being dependent on them is a tricky balance. How do we teach our kids to attain this balance? How do we help our children learn to build community without gadgets? The problem of gadgets is especially visible when attending social gatherings
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“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all people cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” Maya Angelou In a world where equality has become the “It” term and where female empowerment dominates headlines, campaigns, social
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