Do you know when to seek occupational therapy for your kids?? I have to admit, I didn’t understand what kinds of benefits children could achieve through with the help of an occupational therapist. First what does an occupational therapist do? Well, in a nutshell they help your kids complete the activities that occupy their day,  for kids it helps their ability to play and learn as an individual. A therapist can help your child if they have trouble focusing. Does your child have trouble staying focused on homework? Or even during school hours? Are they easily distracted, beyond the normal kid stuff? What about fine motor skills and coordination. Does your older…

This year I made a promise to myself I would read more, not as a chore but as a way of reclaiming my identity. Reading has always topped my list of things I do solely for myself, it makes me a better conversationalist, improves my vocabulary (especially with naughty words and concepts I learn from mommy bloggers and satirists) and a nicer person (downtime always makes for a nicer person). What I noticed earlier this year is that since becoming a mommy, my literary adventures have veered drastically off course. My shelves of macabre true crime, mysteries and sarcastic hilarity of Laurie Notaro and Jenny Lawson have morphed into a…