If a child can't hear clearly, they are not getting good models for clear speech sounds, and they are not picking up on all the language around them.
One thing I have learned about anxiety is that it is hereditary. This has become a burden on its own, because it is quite apparent that my oldest suffers anxiety. I worry about how that will play out throughout his life, so I decided to be proactive and teach him ways to control his emotions and anxiety. Check out some tips and ideas below. Even if anxiety isn’t a struggle in your family, I promise these are helpful tips to get through those toddler and preschool tantrums too!
My stepson was only 5 years old when his father and I began dating. Now 21, he swears he doesn’t remember a time before I was in his life; I like to say the same back to him. But entering the military was never in my plan for him; I envisioned four years of college, a full-time job not too far away and, eventually, a wedding and couple of kids in a house with a white picket fence. But just as life doesn’t always go the way we anticipate for ourselves, the same is also true for our kids. His path, instead, has taken him to 12 weeks of boot camp in San Diego this summer. And after that? God only knows.
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As a mom of four life is hectic. And, by the time May rolls around life enters a whole new level of chaos. Between soccer, baseball, swimming and other activities Monday-Thursday evenings are maxed out. Many of those nights work bags are exchanged for sports bags and we head out the door within five minutes of entering. 
I recognize my emotions, their emotions, and approach the situation logically in spite of those. Sure, it’s tough to separate my stress level from the interaction...sure, it’s tough for me to look past their flailing arms and legs and try to talk logic. But you know what, sometimes it works!
Most are free, but several are State Parks that require a day pass or park sticker to gain entrance. My goal is to visit all of these beaches this Summer. Are you up for the challenge too?
My niece is pregnant with her first baby at the same time as I am pregnant with my fourth. How fun is that?! This is my third pregnancy, and I still feel completely surprised sometimes at the things that...
I am an educator, and I am a mother, and I will take on the responsibility of every child that walks through my classroom door; however, I can only hope that one day I will be confident that my child will be safe inside the walls of a school. 

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5 Mother’s Day Mini Road Trips for Mom in Northeast Wisconsin

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Want to do something special for mom this Mother’s Day but not sure just what? Shake up your usual Mother’s Day breakfast-in-bed and venture out in your car to one of these great Mother’s Day activities taking place in your Northeast Wisconsin backyard.