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Boundaries, being settled, and growing

July 13, 2016 by Aprille 6 Comments

This past Sunday night, after a long battle with my digital TV antennae, I settled myself down in the basement couch to watch the USA Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Trials. I found myself a little overcome with emotion. Four years ago, I watched the Fierce Five win gold from the same couch set in our little … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Grow in Grace 2016, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: boundaries, Ezra, gymnastics, olympics, parenting, racism

Babies Need Boundaries and Limits, Too!

April 28, 2016 by Aprille 10 Comments

This post is an unplanned followup to my post, What I’m doing differently with my second baby (based on 5 years of parenting a special needs first baby). As babies grow, we learn more about how to raise them. With this post, I’d like to share more realizations I’ve had about Little Brother, Ezra, myself, and parenting in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Little Brother, Motherhood Tagged: boundaries, breastfeeding, cry it out, formula, limits, little brother, motherhood, nursing, parenting, pumping, sleep training, teething

Visual boundaries for children: why kids need them and how to use them

January 19, 2015 by Aprille 6 Comments

Over the course of Ezra’s treatment in behavioral therapy, we have learned about certain parenting strategies that have been incredibly effective. One of those strategies is the use of visual boundaries. Children need boundaries. They seek boundaries, they test boundaries, they break boundaries. It is how they learn where they end and the rest of … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Special Needs Parenting, The Preschool Years Tagged: ADHD, boundaries, children, independent play, toddlers, visual boundaries

What toddlers learn from taking walks with their parents

August 29, 2012 by Aprille 3 Comments

Walking with a toddler provides a learning experience filled with endless discovery!

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Posted in: Ezra, Motherhood, The Preschool Years Tagged: animals, boundaries, colors, danger, Ezra, letters, nature, numbers, walks

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