Have you ever had a child who was so tenderhearted that just “the look” would bring them to tears? Or perhaps this child was a patient who completely shut down and got very quiet under a reprimand that they needed to do a much better job of wearing their headgear or elastics? As we go through [...]
Have you ever had a child who added the element of fun to everything they did? And were so persuasive, they could talk anyone into sharing that fun with them? So how does this high energy, fun-loving child relate with a parent who is slower paced, and detail oriented? As we go through this Adult to [...]
Have you ever worked with a child who was always active, had more energy than they truly knew what to do with, while having LOTS of ideas on what they could do with all that energy and when? In other words, they are driven to be in charge and they have the ideas and the energy [...]
We just finished a week of Special Family Times Together – 27 of us on Christmas Day- that’s a lot of hugs, stories and laughing together! And I got to share in a Christmas Eve service by singing one of my favorite songs, “O Holy Night,” a wonderful piece that helps us focus on Jesus’ Birth. [...]
As I write this, Christmas is just 2 days away, I am battling Long COVID, but excited for our extended family celebration time to come. There are few things as precious to me as eyeball-to-eyeball Family Time - playing together, cooking together, talking together, laughing together, sharing life together. I soak it into my soul. In [...]
Have you ever had a child who wanted to know every detail of everything they were involved with? If you are the one putting braces on them, as many of my readers are, they pepper you with questions from the moment they arrive in your office until the door closes behind them. These children just LOVE [...]
