By: Kathy Trainor Each holiday season thousands of families drive across Massachusetts for light displays and musical light displays. Sometimes neighborhoods get together to create those magnificent ideas or it might just be the kindness of just one family. This holiday season my boys and I set out for five Mondays in a row to see lights … More Winter Lights Display
We asked the Signature Mom Bloggers to share their favorite Christmas traditions. Check out what they had to say and then tell us about your favorite holiday traditions! Do you leave special cookies for Santa on Christmas eve? Or do you have a favorite movie you watch with your family? We want to know! Tanya Pimenta: We … More Christmas Traditions
By: Kathy Trainor Sometimes moms have a moment where they are playing on social media and a local news station will post and ask you to show you a proud fan moment. I can remember getting the paper when I was a kid and seeing other families in the paper for for similar things. These days, news … More Social media is the new newspaper clipping
By: Kathy Trainor My son’s school did an event for Thanksgiving called the “Family Feast” where they invited all the students and their families to come to the school and enjoy a Thanksgiving feast. The day started with the class greeting the parents in the school foyer. My son was next to the teacher on the walk … More Tears of Autism : When a whole classroom knows it is YOUR kid
By: Heather O’Neill It’s the most wonderful time of the year …. I love the holiday season- I really do! I love hot chocolate, Christmas trees and decorating the house with festive lights. However there is one part of the holiday season that I really could do without. I do not love the “Elf on the Shelf.” Honestly, … More To Elf, Or Not To Elf…
By: Carolyn Coleman Some mothers pick up her baby as soon as she hears a cry; some mothers turn and walk away. Both mothers love their children, but express their love in different ways. In my years of working and always sharing day to day thoughts on how we raise our kids, I’ve learned that … More Mothering Across Cultures
By: Jessica Aldred For many families, it seems like the holiday season has become increasingly material focused- at least that’s the honest truth in our house. As Christmas approaches, our children become increasingly aware that the big man is watching and we’re all too guilty of using their naughty or nice status as a threat … More Raising Humble Children
By: Martianne Stanger The first flakes of the season have fallen in our area and no doubt feet of the white stuff are just around the corner. Thus, I thought I would re-share a piece I wrote in 2011 for a now defunct Sensory Processing Disorder Blogger Network site. The activities included in the piece … More Sensory Fun in the Snow
By: Rachel Ventura I’ve always admired people who donate their hair for charity. I even attempted to do it once. I grew my hair out for a long time, which is a painful experience, especially for someone with fine, thin hair like me. But it was something I really wanted to do. After about a … More Donations
By: Kathy Trainor The holiday season is fast approaching! There are always SO many gifts to buy and often people think to send one to a teacher. As a teacher I never expect a gift, but I am so thankful when someone has thought of me. Most teachers often feel it is a waste, as we … More A Teacher’s Rant
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