We’ve been traveling a great deal recently in comparison to the almost zero travel we did during the pandemic. We’re getting out! And now that springtime is nearing, the endless wide open schedule of summer is calling us. Every July we fly to Colorado. We drove once and once was enough. I will never get… Continue reading Which Pilot Are You?

If your child is unable to meet their nutritional needs by mouth, a feeding tube provides a way to obtain life-sustaining nutrients. This method of “eating” bypasses the mouth and esophagus and delivers nutrition directly into the stomach or small intestine. Tube feeding is a tool that allows your child to thrive. It’s common and… Continue reading Adjusting to Tube Feeding Your Child At Home

Valentine’s Day in elementary school was epic. You decorated your container (mine was a Keds shoebox, because, hello, it was the 80s) in construction paper and glitter stickers. You went to Walmart or Target (because there was no Amazon) and selected the pack of cards to give your class. Then, on the big day, you… Continue reading A Different Kind of Valentine’s Day Love

From February 4th – 10th, 2024, we celebrate Feeding Tube Awareness Week. Originally hosted by the Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation, Feeding Tube Awareness Week was created to increase awareness about the lifesaving benefits that tube feeding provides. It also allows us an opportunity to provide recognition and support to families overcoming the day-to-day challenges of… Continue reading National Feeding Tube Awareness Week

National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is an important time to recognize and raise awareness about individuals with disabilities and their contributions to society.

It’s so easy to have many ideas and thoughts about children, teens, and young adults with ADHD. What we often label as laziness, poor motivation, and not being able to “just do it” are not those things at all. In fact, our kids with ADHD have deep, individual struggles and resulting strengths. It is a… Continue reading What ADHD is NOT

Winter is upon us. The holidays are over. What’s left is the slog that makes it almost impossible to get out of bed in the morning and touch a warm toe to cold floor. But my son Charlie loves this time of year. He lives for the brutal (he’d call it brisk) wind and the… Continue reading How to Winterize Your Wheelchair

Parents, It’s Ok to Do Less From the minute you first become a parent, your time is no longer your own. Parents spend a great deal of time thinking about what has to be done and then figuring out the sequence in which to do it so that it can all get done most efficiently… Continue reading Time Management for Parents

Modern Healthcare reported that a thirty-seven billion dollar Aetna-Humana merger was blocked in a U.S. District Court decision by Judge John D. Bates.

Medication for ADHD is not some sort of magical solution.  Although it may help with improving your child’s ability to attend for longer periods, it will not manage the executive functioning, behavioral, social, and emotional struggles that often walk hand-in-hand with ADHD. Parents often struggle with this question: should I place my child on medication?… Continue reading Should I Medicate my Child with ADHD?