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Parenting is personal journey, I hope to bring you the knowledge, creativity and confidence needed to enjoy parenting within your unique and beautiful family. As people, we become parents in many different ways, but no matter how you joined the Parenting Club, it is probably full of unexpected twists and turns. If you are here, you are probably looking to normalize your experience and get some support. Take comfort, you are not alone, and you've found your place. New baby, to

Is your young child experiencing a delay, asynchronous development or is a disability more accurate. This is a very complicated and emotionally complicated topic. I'm bringing it up to open the discussion... Asynchronous skills development can speed up or delay the emergence of skills. What is asynchronous development though? It means developmental skills are coming at a rate or emergence that is unique and doesn't fit a statistical norm. Sometimes gifted children have deep t

Teens are supposed to gain independence and autonomy from parents. They are hard wired to go over the proverbial ridge and experience the other village to share DNA, exchange cultural norms and knowledge. They seek some adventure and your job it to help them fill that need in a developmentally appropriate way that supports them and their future. The pathway through teen years is often challenging to the family relationship as rudeness and boundary setting take hold. Actively

Parents naturally want the best for their children. When a child is diagnosed as autistic, parents may feel uncertain about what developmental milestones to expect and fret about when. We might try to spend so many hours of the day working to catch up or "fix" and miss connection or recharge time. Uncertainty and future fears can lead to comparisons with other children (neurotypical or autistic), which might not always be helpful. It can also exacerbate or create anxiety and