Tag Archives: children
Enhancing Kids’ Social Skills
With the holidays approaching, TikTok has been serving me an endless stream of toy ads, but one made me stop scrolling. It was an ad for video walkie-talkies, basically FaceTime screens. My first thought was “Oh, my children would love … Continue reading
Kid stuff’s a drag? Time for a drag
Regarding the June 30 Health & Science article “The warning that you should delay swimming after eating holds no water”: My friends and I figured out the reason behind the myth of having to wait 30 minutes after eating before … Continue reading
fiercely proud
“Your son might work in a grocery store bagging groceries for the rest of his life.” Someone said this to me right after my son Jack was diagnosed with autism. The words stuck with me for years. I thought about … Continue reading
Gift Giver
We have given Christmas gifts to eight of our son’s friends since middle school. I recently retired and do not make the kind of money I used to. I want to tactfully tell them that I love them all dearly … Continue reading
Visiting mom with memory loss
My mom has memory loss and probably depression, and visiting her is just really hard. She’s in assisted living not far from us, and I love her, but I frankly dread visits with her and have a hard time making … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 