Helping Moms Raise Kids With Special Needs
This post contains affiliate links. I adore garbanzo beans, but it wasn’t always so. My first introduction to these was in the brand of canned Minestrone soup my mom used to give me growing up. Minestrone is a vegetable soup in a thin tomato-like soup that tastes more like Italian tomato sauce than tomato soup. I think its best with tubed pasta in and grated
Going gluten-free or dairy-free can help relieve symptoms that are common in kids with special needs. The autism diet can have benefits, but it’s not easy. Part of my mission is to help parents with kids that can benefit from this diet. This post contains affiliate links. As far as I can tell, that means everyone who has tried this lifestyle. If you have a child
If you’re watching your kid’s diet so that they don’t eat food that will make them melt down, you know how tricky it can be if you are not affected by those same foods. Errors will happen, mistakes will be made, your kid will have a serious diet infraction. Like what happened to us last month. On my 50th birthday, my husband surprised me by
Nothing is worse than when the kids are home for the holidays and pitching fits for no logical reason, know what I mean? Yesterday was so challenging I poured a glass of wine before bed. The kids were at each other’s throats all day, but worse than that, Zoe was crying over every little thing most of the day. My nerves were on edge and I
I received samples of this product to facilitate this review; all opinions are my own. So, you want to give out Halloween candy but you hate the idea of handing out junk foods. Well, never fear! Bitsy’s Brainfood has the solution. Their Fruit and Vegetable Smart Cookies are the perfect handout for Halloween fair. What’s so great about Bitsy’s? They are USDA Organic certified, meaning
Halloween is here again, and for many of parents, it’s a scary time of year for kids on special diets and allergies. How do we keep our kids safe from the many foods they can’t eat at this time of year? For example, here is my daily list of foods my kids avoid: glutens dairy and caseins dyes/preservatives soy corn GMOs MSG Of course, one option
Do you want the truth about living GMO free? Well, it ain’t easy. For me, this summer, indeed, this year, has been all about soul searching, self improvement, admitting the ugly things about myself and following God’s lead to become a better person all around. And my pursuit of authenticity means that I want to be painfully honest with you, even at the risk of losing
One of the joys of owning a smartphone is the money you can save or get rebated with apps. For those of us with tight budgets who eat allergen-free and organic, saving money on groceries is a critical skill! In addition to coupons from lots of places, there are websites and apps that pay you to shop! Ready to make some money with your receipts?
This week social media has been abuzz with the story of the “awful” parents who were eating out with their kid (toddler) and let her scream for 40 (or 120 or 4) minutes in a diner, prompting the establishment owner (or “hero”) to go all drill sergeant on the poor child, screaming at said child in order for her to shut up. Following that, the mom posted (as
Looking back is a good thing, sometimes. You need to see where you’ve been to understand how far you’ve come. This is an article I originally posted on December 13, 2010, before our journey had really started. The photo above was taken a few years earlier at Zoe’s 3rd birthday. Those two photos are within a short span of each other. On the left, before she blew
