Educational

It has been a year since I wrote about our daughter’s journey through Infantile Spasms (IS) or West Syndrome, a “catastrophic seizure disorder” that typically comes without warning and leaves the children it touches severely disabled. Unlike epilepsy, its...

I am the mother of two children born with hearing loss. I decided to write about our journey navigating through this process on my blog, My Battle Call, and my Facebook Page. Our family chooses cochlear implants to provide our children...

My four-year-old is quite precocious and inquisitive, and his verbal reasoning ability routinely amazes me. He often has very thoughtful questions and you can just see the wheels turning in his head when he reasons out answers to things....

I often find myself thinking about how I can teach my children to be more than a passerby.  Generally, I fail at this.  It's like how you have amazing ideas right before you fall asleep or in the shower,...

My husband and I looked at each other shocked. We had just heard our daughter say something we never thought would be an issue. Our gorgeous little mixed race girl, only three years old, said she didn't think she...

Our children's dental health is so important!  And getting our children to create good dental health habits early is key. Because February is National Children's Dental Health Month, I thought that I would give you some fun facts about dental...

As long-time residents of Orange County, CA, it is easy to forget that we live in a bona fide vacation destination that millions of families visit from across the globe every single year. From Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm...

As the dawn of a new school year approaches soon, finding the right school for your children can be a daunting task, but thankfully there are many available school resources to help you narrow down your decision. In my...