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• To Children, One Spectrum: A Collaboration

  This week, I kick off a series in collaboration with Flannery of Living on the Spectrum: The Connor Chronicles.This is a new series about two children on the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Big Data, Little Boy

  

  According to the CDC, 1 in 68 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder. The rate is five times higher for boys than for girls. These are... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Suffering is Not a Spectator Sport

  I've been thinking about something for a few days. I'm not quite sure if it's worthy of a full blog post or if I'll be able to accurately or adequately express... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jelly Goes to Kindergarten

  

  Alef: the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet Yesterday was Jelly's first day of kindergarten. It was all the things I suppose the first day of kindergarten... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Could Have Been

  

  I watch Jelly playing with some nine year old boys at the beach. These aren't just any nine year old boys, these are my best friend's twins. They've known... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Positivity and Authenticity: A Blogger's Dilemma

  As a writer, blogger, and participant in social media, I make choices everyday about how much to share of my family's lives. This responsibility takes on even... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Feel Your Pain

  This is a post that has needed to be written for some time now.If your kid was anxious or being bullied, how would you feel? Probably pretty bad. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Top 10 Things I Learned at BlogHer. Okay, Top 11.

  I just returned home from BlogHer '14. This was my second BlogHer conference, and although nothing can compare to your first BlogHer, I still learned quite a... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• A World of Pure Imagination

  

  “But that’s impossible!” said little Charlie, staring at his grandfather.“Of course it’s impossible!” cried Grandpa Joe. “It’s completely absurd! But Mr. Willy... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Still Blogging

  It's been a while since I've blogged here, a couple of months, at least. But since I'll be attending the BlogHer conference in another week, I thought I should... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Uncomfortable Truth

  I'm in a Yahoo! group for parents of special needs kids. It is a great group, made up only of parents—no professionals, teachers or anyone involved in... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reasons My Kids Are Smiling

  

  Reasons I'm smiling? Those two.This post was inspire by the book Reasons My Kid is Crying by Greg Pembroke who captures frustrating and often hilarious parentin... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Pain of Childhood

  I wore long sleeves today, despite the 80 degree weather. Didn't want anyone at work asking about the fresh scratches on my arm. I mean, they know, but sometime... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Book Review: The Idea of Him

  

  Sometimes I think that I should have stayed in New York for a while after business school. Or maybe I should have at least moved to San Francisco instead of... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Think Applying to College Was Easier

  

  There are a lot of things I feel like I should be writing about. Another celebrity who read stuff and has decided that she's an expert in epidemiology and... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ways to Connect

  I've been struggling with figuring out how to connect with both kids. I've been struggling with the idea that I may never have a conversation with Moe of any... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Musical Memories

  

  I recently got a new car and still have the free trial of satellite radio. During my commute, I like to flip between channels 7, 8 and 9: the seventies, eightie... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Many Moving Parts (AKA Life is Complicated)

  As I've mentioned before, Jelly starts kindergarten next year. And while I expected it to be easy to find a school for her, it isn't. Our options are:Send her t... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding the Right School

  Moe does not currently attend school. He is homeschooled, and we have crafted a program that we think best meets his needs right now. As I have written about... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Work of Happiness

  

  What does it take to be happy?Happiness seems to be a popular topic these days, inspiring research, TED talks, and lots and lots of books. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION