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Adulting Is Kicking My Butt

By: Kathleen March 30, 2020March 29, 2020

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Normally, I’d say I do pretty well at “adulting.” Let’s be honest, I was probably more adult at twelve than some people are at twenty. But adulting is really kicking my butt right now. Last week, midweek, I had a really black moment. My oldest was mad at me–mad in a way every parent is…

Julianna and the Ticking Clock of Approaching Adolescence

By: Kathleen August 3, 2016August 2, 2016

adolescence, Down Syndrome, Julianna, Uncategorizedadolescence, children, Down Syndrome, Julianna, parentingLeave a Comment

I have this parenting theory: It’s not that a child is too young to learn a particular lesson (like, say, toileting). It’s really a matter of when the parent decides he or she is ready to take on the task of teaching it. When the parent makes it a priority, the child learns.* I…