Frequently Asked Questions

What is happening? You’re finally okay with bringing your child to the playground.  He was born a few months premature, so you’ve always been very careful about his health.  That’s why he’s nearly two and a half and this is his first time around slides and swings and running on tanbark.  Except, he’s not running.  He’s not really doing much walking either.  He’s mostly falling down…a lot.   Or maybe your child has behavioral issues.  You’ve tried everything you can think of, even the advice of friends and family,  but nothing works.   Or he keeps dropping his sippy cup, his toys, basically anything that he tries to grab.  Even if you put something into his hand, eventually it falls out.   Or perhaps you have a child with autism, and you just wish he was able to do the things other kids his age are doing, like brush his teeth, tie his shoes, even … Keep Reading…

Your personal angel Your little guy is such a sweetheart.  He’s always giving you hugs and covering your face with kisses.  He’s constantly smiling and he’ll just start laughing and giggling for no reason.  It just makes your heart glad to have such a well-behaved child. One day you’re picking him up from preschool and his teacher wants a quick word. You’re sure it’s going to be some sort of glowing report so you’re all ears.  At first you don’t register what they’re saying, it’s almost like they’re speaking a foreign language.  Then it finally sinks in: your little angel is biting and hitting other kids!   Confusion It’s a little hard to believe because he doesn’t act that way at all when he’s at home with you.  A part of you wants to think his teacher could be making it all up.  But you see the teeth marks and bruises on one of the poor … Keep Reading…

I need help! Do you miss the days when you could drop off your baby at daycare or your kiddo at preschool?  As much as you love your kids and being around them, there’s always a bunch of things you need to accomplish.  While someone else responsible and capable had them you would go to work, or keep up the house, or did chores, or took care of one of the million and one other things that needed to be done. These days, for the most part, it’s all the same. Your demanding schedule hasn’t changed.  You have to put in the hours to bring in the bacon, the house needs to be maintained, and chores and other important tasks are waiting to be taken care of.   But now that schools and daycares have closed, you have your little one basically every hour of every day. What do you do? How can you get it … Keep Reading…