Super Bowl losers don’t get to go to Disney World only the winners and sure it’s nice to be nominated, but we only remember Oscar winners And why? Because life is full of disappointments and someone has to lose. In theory, it’s nice that no one wants to hurt a six year old’s feelings. hence […]
The Chair is Now a Fort – Therapy Thursday
Once there was a chair (click here to read the history of the chair) that kept me up at night because it was filled with papers, magazines and god knows what and now it has been turned into a fort for an eight year old girl. I sucked it up, took a weekend and […]
How Did A Chair Take Over My Life – Therapy Thursday
Stephen King has Christine and I have the Chair. No, my living room chair is not possessed but I feel it has possessed me and is slowly driving me nuts. Yes, a chair, this chair. This simple pull out chair from Target. Can you believe it’s from Target? Of course, you can’t believe it because […]
Leveraging your Pediatrician to Help You Parent – Therapy Thursday
At our annual check-up, our pediatrician, Dr. M reminded us that she has been seeing my daughter since she was 22 days old. This really hit me. Adoptions and pediatricians are a tricky thing. Way before I got the call that my two and half year wait to become a mother was over, I went […]
8 Suggestions on How to Talk to Your Child about Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami – Therapy Thursday
Since my late mother’s family still lives in Japan (they are fine, by the way), I have had to deal with multiple questions from daughter about Japan and the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami. Below are some suggestions on how to talk to your child about the situation in Japan but also with tragedies and […]
Using Skype to Deal with Death and Dying: Therapy Thursday
At some point, death and dying is a topic of worry for children but I did not think that I would have to deal with so soon. For the last few months, my daughter randomly breaks down into tears worrying that I will die. This obsession started soon after I received a late night phone […]
Therapy Thursday – You Mean Your Child’s Bedtime isn’t 11pm
They say that it can take multiple tries to break a habit. If that is the case, then I am in big trouble. My daughter is now in second grade. In that time period, she has had five school breaks, multiple three-day weekends and of course, summers off from school. Instead of sending her to […]
Therapy Thursday – Read How it All Began
Therapy Thursday – Read How it All Began
Therapy Thursday – Investigating My Adoptive Daughter’s Medical History by Hiring a Private Investigator
Last week, I just happened to be watching the Today Show Health segment in which their NBC News Chief Medical Editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman was discussing knowing what diseases are in your family and how that information can predict your risk in getting certain diseases. Her comment was based on a recent report from the […]
Therapy Thursday – Dating Again but
My last Therapy Thursday post discussed my brother moving in with us and how his presence has changed the dynamics of our mini-household. It got me thinking, oh, who am I kidding, I have been thinking about this for a long time, that I should start dating again. And then I think, good grief, I […]
