Have you ever heard of “stealth dyslexia/resilient dyslexia”? I hadn’t heard about it until a few weeks ago. Colton did so well in first grade. Read more about Colton here. I had some concerns as he had to work very hard on spelling. I couldn’t figure out how a child who could “read” words wasn’t able […]
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Conversations With Colton, Parentingf you don’t know-PaperPie (formerly Usborne Books & More) recently added a product line from SmartLab toys to their catalog. They are fabulous. Now I know you are probably thinking I’m biased but, as a mom with a child who doesn’t love science and is obsessed with sports, I can tell you they are definitely
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ParentingI am a huge believer in letting children read what they want to read! So often I hear that parents want their kids to read at a certain level or that they should be reading XYZ because of their age and while that is true in a sense, leaving those leveled readers and tests to
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PaperPie, ParentingIf you have never raised a picky eater, consider yourself blessed. Throw in the strong will and it’s a messy combo. I try to remind myself that my child weighed 3lbs at birth so it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that he has always been on the lower end of the growth chart if
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ParentingDid you know that the average American will spend 23 hours on road trips with their families this summer? That’s crazy in and of itself BUT… On average, that equals out to hearing… “𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺” — 19 times “𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵?” — 16 times “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳?” — 18 times “𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥” — 17
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PaperPie, Parenting, Road Trip, TravelI’m often asked if I always wanted to be an author and write a book and the short answer is NO! Which leads to the second most frequently asked question… Who encouraged you to write this book? The short answer to that would be my Facebook friends! But I’d love to share a little backstory with you!!!
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Conversations With Colton, Parenting, Writing A BookParenting is confusing! One second, you’re questioning all your decisions and the next second you’re thankful you made those decisions. 💙 One minute you’re wondering why you move heaven and earth to do all the things longing for a break and the next minute you’re adjusting your spring break plans to get your kid to
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ParentingThree years ago to the day we were dealing with tears when my child learned that soccer shots gave EVERYONE a participation medal! That should have been a clue about what was to come. 😂 The boy LOVES to win, he is without a doubt the hardest worker I know. Things (especially sports) do NOT
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Conversations With Colton, Parenting“Things Aren’t Always As Bad As You THINK” C-Mom can we talk about the most traumatic moment of my life. Me-OK….. (While I braced myself for his answer-my mind flashed back to everything I have done wrong as a parent. I thought of the days I beat myself up for loosing my temper, the time
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Conversations With Colton, ParentingOR when your child unexpectedly gets sick the week before Christmas and it forces you to slow down! 😳 Sometimes “FORCED” rest is good. It can be a sign that you need to SLOW down! But let’s put aside the “forced” rest in my house this week and all agree that we ALL have a very busy schedule and it’s SO
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Julie
