Jun 10Top 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…...
Jan 10Writing WoesHoly 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...
Nov 29, 2021Thanksgiving 2021, The Year of BothThanksgiving 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...
Oct 24, 2020Taking 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
Aug 5, 2020Planning for Home Learning- Beyond the Wine and ChocolateLast 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...
Mar 7, 2020Your Happy May Not Look Like MineOnce 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...
Feb 9, 2020Ten Ways to Stay Connected to Your Teens and TweensAs 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...
Feb 2, 2020A 13 Wishes for my Daughter on her 13th Birthday Play ListWhen 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...
Jan 17, 2020Why 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...
Jan 12, 202011 Wishes for my Daughter as She Turns 11Today our middle, the literal and sometimes more figurative center of our family turns 11. Out of our 3, sometimes I feel that she has...
Dec 20, 2019Restructuring my kids responsibilities- How I did it? What worked, what bombed! Post 2-Days 2 and 3For 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...
Dec 15, 2019Oops 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...
Dec 8, 2019Talking With Your Child About Their BehaviorSo 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...
Dec 1, 2019Letting the World Revolve Around one Child -- When You Have ThreeLetting the World Revolve Around one Child -- When You Have Three How I planned the bat mitzvah weekend of my oldest daughter’s dreams,...
Nov 24, 2019What 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...
Nov 18, 2019Taming 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...
Nov 5, 2019The Battle of the SocksThis 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
Oct 20, 20197 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...
Oct 14, 2019Empowering 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...