See these water balloons? This is what we do for today's attachment therapy. How awesome is Water Balloon Therapy? Aaron, our Continue Reading
When Kids Take Medication for Behavior
As a parent of a children with behavior or emotional issues, one of the most difficult (and controversial) decisions you face is whether or not your Continue Reading
Tough Vacation Decisions for Kids with Special Needs
Vacations are exciting. Kids who have special needs do not often handle excitement well. Kids with special needs don't always handle vacation well. Continue Reading
Top 25 Trick or Treat Buckets and Bags
Halloween and Fall party time is just around the corner. Check out these top 25 Trick or Treat buckets and bags for your little ones. Pass me a Continue Reading
When You Beg God for a Miracle
I've been begging God for a miracle. Sunday at church, this is the Bible reading. I sit listening as the story begins with a man who comes to beg Continue Reading
Attachment Therapy: When a New Start is Scary
The first visit with the attachment therapist is intense. Aaron had warned Mike and me that the first session would be tough. He told us to be Continue Reading
When Grief and Hope Come in Waves
My husband and I sit in the car in the cemetery parking lot. We are about to visit a grave we've never been to before. Today is a day when grief and Continue Reading
What Life is Like When Your Child Has Mental Health Issues
Dressed in a black suit and purple shirt and tie, my son looks adorable on the last day of the school year for his elementary school graduation. He Continue Reading
What Visits Are Like When Your Child Gets Inpatient Mental Health Care
When your child is receiving inpatient mental health care, you love and hate visit days. You miss your child desperately, yet visit times are painful Continue Reading
What It’s Like When Your Child Needs Inpatient Mental Health Care
With mental illness in the family, you don't get lasagna. It has been said that mental illness is not a casserole sickness. You won't get showers of Continue Reading
What It’s Like to Take Your Child to the Hospital for Mental Health Care
If you've been a parent for very long, it's highly likely you've taken your child to the hospital for some type of emergency situation. Toddlers and Continue Reading
The Worst Father’s Day…but it Wasn’t
That Father's Day was the worst Father's Day...but then again it wasn't. Ten minutes of vacuuming. I'll always remember Father's Day that year blew Continue Reading
