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    Top 10 Reasons I Appreciate my ADHD Brain!
    • Jun 10

    Top 10 Reasons I Appreciate my ADHD Brain!

    1. Multi-tasking! Have you ever tried to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time? Or maybe it’s the other way around…...
    Writing Woes
    • Jan 10

    Writing Woes

    Holy Cr-- my kid has writing homework! Can someone please cue the Jaws theme song? When schools went virtual for the first time (I can't...
    Thanksgiving 2021, The Year of Both
    • Nov 29, 2021

    Thanksgiving 2021, The Year of Both

    Thanksgiving 2021, the Year of “Both” This year I threw my family of five in the car and we headed to see family a couple of states away...
    Taking Pandemic Schooling on the Road!
    • Oct 24, 2020

    Taking Pandemic Schooling on the Road!

    When my kids’ district voted to start the school year out remotely, we decided to book a half a week in northern Michigan in our happy place
    Planning for Home Learning- Beyond the Wine and Chocolate
    • Aug 5, 2020

    Planning for Home Learning- Beyond the Wine and Chocolate

    Last week I was a mess. I had a migraine that wouldn’t go away, I couldn’t stop reading social media posts and horror story articles...
    Your Happy May Not Look Like Mine
    • Mar 7, 2020

    Your Happy May Not Look Like Mine

    Once when I worked a 9-5, I was in the middle of a stellar yearly review. Receiving top marks in every category. I felt proud, seen and...
    Ten Ways to Stay Connected to Your Teens and Tweens
    • Feb 9, 2020

    Ten Ways to Stay Connected to Your Teens and Tweens

    As you may have seen on my social media posts my oldest turned 13 last week. I am now officially a mom of a teen and tween. Though middle...
    A 13 Wishes for my Daughter on her 13th Birthday Play List
    • Feb 2, 2020

    A 13 Wishes for my Daughter on her 13th Birthday Play List

    When my almost teen asked me to write her a special birthday post just like her sister I was honored. These days she spends most of her...
    Why Every Mom Should Go on a Girl's Trip!!
    • Jan 17, 2020

    Why Every Mom Should Go on a Girl's Trip!!

    In two days (but who's counting) I'm going on my annual girl's trip to Florida. Yes, I said annual. Yes I said to Florida! And I feel...
    11 Wishes for my Daughter as She Turns 11
    • Jan 12, 2020

    11 Wishes for my Daughter as She Turns 11

    Today our middle, the literal and sometimes more figurative center of our family turns 11. Out of our 3, sometimes I feel that she has...
    Restructuring my kids responsibilities- How I did it? What worked, what bombed! Post 2-Days 2 and 3
    • Dec 20, 2019

    Restructuring my kids responsibilities- How I did it? What worked, what bombed! Post 2-Days 2 and 3

    For the first blog of this series, click here: https://www.faabconsulting.com/post/oops-my-kids-think-we-live-in-a-barn In general the...
    Oops my kids think we live in a barn...
    • Dec 15, 2019

    Oops my kids think we live in a barn...

    Restructuring my kids responsibilities-- How I did it? What worked, what bombed! The other day I was throwing away the 20th gold fish...
    Talking With Your Child About Their Behavior
    • Dec 8, 2019

    Talking With Your Child About Their Behavior

    So you have a child (or 2 or 3...) whose behavior is disrupting the whole household. Guess what, it can get better! It's going to take...
    Letting the World Revolve Around one Child -- When You Have Three
    • Dec 1, 2019

    Letting the World Revolve Around one Child -- When You Have Three

    Letting the World Revolve Around one Child -- When You Have Three How I planned the bat mitzvah weekend of my oldest daughter’s dreams,...
    What Kind of Mom Are You?
    • Nov 24, 2019

    What Kind of Mom Are You?

    Have you been following the mommy wars? People have opinions on everything!! Well today it occurred to me that my mommying career is...
    Taming Tantrums from Toddlers to Teens
    • Nov 18, 2019

    Taming Tantrums from Toddlers to Teens

    *Updated 3/13/2022 Tantrums, meltdowns, freak outs, fits... Whatever you call them they are disruptive. They can make us fear our...
    The Battle of the Socks
    • Nov 5, 2019

    The Battle of the Socks

    This made me think about what other needless battles I was fighting as a mom, as an educator, as a professional who worked with kids and beh
    7 Lessons I Learned from a 7 Year Old!
    • Oct 20, 2019

    7 Lessons I Learned from a 7 Year Old!

    I have a blonde haired, brown eyed, little, seven year old boy whose face still lights up when he sees me first thing in the morning. He...
    Empowering your Child while Improving their Behavior!
    • Oct 14, 2019

    Empowering your Child while Improving their Behavior!

    Behavior plans, reward plans, success plans, extrinsic motivators… whatever you want to call them-can be a very powerful tools if...