But I like this idea. Its a temporary ID tattoo for a child with Autism. I have often thought about how if Pookie was lost it would take someone a LOOOOOONNNG time to figure out he needed help. Mostly, that is because he always looks so confident. He would be walking around, playing, laughing and [...]
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I was supposed to start volunteering at Geetle’s school today. But then the schools went on Lockdown due to an “armed and dangerous” escapee in the area, so they would not allow any visitors to the school. The escapee was a bank robber who was being transported to the Cook County Courts yesterday and overpowered [...]
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On the way to the Pig Roast on Saturday, BAGD and I saw a woman breast-feeding her tiny infant in the passenger seat of a car, moving 70 mph down the interstate. We were pretty shocked. In Illinois, we can call a “Be A Buckle Buddy” hotline set up by Children’s Hospital and report the [...]
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Surely you have taken your kids to the mall to play on those soft play grounds.¬† You’ve seen the signs out front. No food No drinks No shoes Socks Required! Why? ¬† I assure you that my children’s feet are among the cleanest parts of their bodies.¬† Are we worried about preschool athlete’s foot?¬† According [...]
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I did not want to jinx it, so I waited to write about the final chapter in Pookie’s bus drama.¬† But here is what has happened lately. About 10 days ago- he was reading his “No Standing on the Bus” sign every day and seeming to get it.¬† But then one day took off his [...]
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Pookie had trouble on the bus again last week.¬† On Day 2 of using his homemade seat belt cover, he thwarted it.¬† He stood up, moved around the bus and eventually made his way to the emergency door where he tried to do the bus driver a favor and “lock” what appeared to be an [...]
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Know what guarantees a bad day?  Having to see your 5 year old wearing bus safety harness that makes him look like a parachutist caught in a tree. This happened yesterday and it was a hard afternoon for me. Pookie rides a bus to preschool, a regular yellow school bus, with lapbelts.  On the way [...]
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One thing I learned as a parent is to never say never. But this is one I feel comfortable saying. My kids will NEVER wear wheelie shoes. I hate them. Why? They turn otherwise well-behaved kids into run-away freight trains careening out of control down the aisles in Walmart. Rude and inconsiderate. When the kids [...]
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OK! I have been promising to answer the last great unsolved question on the internet…and here it is: What is the best stroller board and stroller combination to buy for a family that uses Graco Saferide carseats and needs a stroller board that can hold a preschooler who weighs over 40 pounds? The answer is: [...]
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BAGD and I have always believed in giving our kids some personal freedom, but enforcing boundaries. Sometimes the boundaries are well-known, but sometimes they are hidden. Kind of like underground fencing for dogs. Only when the kids exceed those boundaries do they find out they exist. As strange as that sounds, we do it because [...]
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