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Balancing the Holidays: Simplify, Blend and Schedule

I don’t know about you, but December tends to be the busiest month of the year.  There is so much to do, so many preparations to make, gifts to buy and a house to clean. Yet this is also the time of year for being with family.  So how can you balance it all?  I think it comes down to three things:  simplifying, blending and scheduling. Let me explain.  First, simplify.  What are some things you can skip doing?  Are there areas of the home that really don’t need to be cleaned? Could you cut down on the amount of … Continue reading →

Schedule Yourself A Happy Holiday Season

It is that time of year again, time for everyone who works at home to get out their calendars and make sure that they plan ahead for a successful holiday season. With all of the family gatherings and other fun things that you want to do within the next couple of months, it is easy to get distracted from your work. However, if deadlines get missed or work piles up into an overwhelmingly large work load, you might not be feeling so merry or bright. By planning ahead for work and play, you can set yourself up for a successful … Continue reading →

A Playdate for the Girls

While I was pregnant with my daughter, I wrote a blog about the pregnant women in my family and extended family. The short version of those blogs is that my sister, my husband’s sister-in-law, and I were all pregnant within eight weeks of each other with girls. We had made attempts to get the girls together in the midst of our diverse and busy schedules, but our efforts were thwarted by naps or illness … until today. This playdate was not planned weeks in advance but happened more by happenstance than anything else. My sister needed me to watch her … Continue reading →

Help Your Child Cope With Fireworks Displays

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Traditionally, the way to celebrate the Fourth of July is to observe a loud, colorful, fireworks display. Kids with certain types of special needs may have difficulty coping with what many adults see as an enjoyable form of entertainment. Here are some tips parents can use to help their child cope with the sensory aspects of Independence Day. The Fourth of July might very well be the loudest holiday of the entire year. We have bright and booming fireworks displays at night, and start the day with the screaming sirens of fire engines in the Independence Day parade. This can … Continue reading →

A Play Date

Every once in a while, a few times a month, I try to schedule a time for my son (and daughter) to get together with other children their age. Most often our play dates are with their cousins (brother and sister) the boy is ten months older than my son and the girl is four weeks older than my daughter (who is only three months old). Every few months I plan a play date with one of my long time friends, who has three boys. Recently, I was able to plan a play date with a mom that I met … Continue reading →

Schedules

One of the things about high school that was true was the consistency. You showed up every day at a certain time. You left every day at a certain time. You had classes in-between those times. Depending on what type of scheduling the school used you would have the same class every day (or, perhaps, the same classes every other day). In general, though, there was a schedule that sort of repeated. While the classes would change every quarter or semester, the time frame would stay the same. That was the benefit of the high school schedule. It was something … Continue reading →

Play Dates

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This week we are on Spring Break from my daughter’s preschool. In an effort to keep her entertained and busy, I scheduled play dates, and ended up with one for everyday of the week this week! I thought, that’s just crazy! But, it’s interesting to watch how she plays with each of these children in a different way. Our first play date was with a friend in our neighborhood. This little girl is a few months older than my daughter, and used to go to the same preschool. She recently made the decision to stop going, and my daughter has … Continue reading →

To Schedule or Not to Schedule

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I can only share my own experience, but I’m a schedule abiding Mom. Now, after having 2 kids, I feel strongly about keeping children on a routine, and being a consistent parent in their sleeping, eating, and play schedule. It has worked well for my family. However, I have a friend who is a little more laid back. She puts her baby to bed late, let’s her nap, or not nap depending on how she’s acting, and that system works good for her family. So, really, there is no right or wrong in parenting. It is all about what works … Continue reading →

Disney’s Comic-Con 2010 Schedule

If there’s one place I maybe want to visit more than Disney, it’s Comic-Con. The crowds at Comic-Con turn me off a bit, but they are part of the experience as much as queuing in line at a Disney park. Since its inception in the late 1970s, Comic-Con has morphed from a smallish gathering for fans of comic books, to the mother of mega-conventions including not only “genre” entertainment like science fiction and fantasy films, but hosting panels on popular movies, television shows, and other media. Of course Disney has a presence at Comic-Con, especially because many years Disney fare … Continue reading →

Flex Schedules: A Balancing Act for Preschool Parents

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Tonight I got together with a number of moms I know. Around the table, we chatted. I realized that a number of them are like me in terms of work. Yes, it looks like we work part time. We’re only gone some of the time during the day. However, in reality we work full time. We freelance, we teach night classes, we act as web designers and writers and all sorts of other bits and pieces. I live in a very, very expensive city. Unfortunately and fortunately, it is also the place where my parents and my husband’s parents live, … Continue reading →