Family Travel Survival Guide: How to Make Trips with Kids Suck Less
Let’s get one thing straight: if you’re traveling with children, you’re not on vacation. You’re on a trip. A logistical expedition powered by snacks,…
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Not Broken, Just Tired: Why Disability Leave Is Critical for PMAD Recovery | Part 1
Somewhere between the baby shower and the first diaper change, or month 3, 6 or 9 or 12 something shifts. Sleep becomes fragmented. Identity…
When the System Feels Like a Second Job: What Northern Virginia Parents Need to Know About Special Education, Waivers, and Advocacy
The first time a parent sat on my couch and wept after an IEP meeting, she wasn’t mourning a diagnosis. She knew her child…
On Fatherhood: What It Can Be, and What Our Sons and Daughters Deserve
There is a particular grace to fatherhood when it is chosen not merely biologically, but emotionally, relationally, and ethically. In a world saturated with…
Time Management, Headaches, and the Myth of Getting It All Done
What If Every Morning Was Your Sunday? I was on a Zoom call with someone from the Small Business Administration. If you are building…
Burn the Parenting Books: Why “Gentle” and “Attachment” Parenting Need a Reality Check
When I hear people wax poetic about gentle parenting or attachment parenting, I want to scream into a pillow or, depending on the day,…
What Is Self-Compassion-Based Care? A Neurodivergent-Affirming Approach to Healing
In June of 2007, Vermont pulsed with life. The landscape was drenched in chlorophyll and ferns unfurling along the edges of trails with possibility,…
What Is Neurodiversity Affirming Support? A Compassionate Approach to Autism, ADHD, and Sensory Differences
At The Parents and Children Project, there is a moment we witness again and again. It is a moment with a visible exhale. A…
Therapy Across the Lifespan: Inclusive Care for All Ages and Identities
There is something quietly radical about bearing witness to the full spectrum of a human life: not only the grief and rupture, but the…
Debunking the Myth: Academic Success Doesn’t Bar Special Ed Eligibility
If you’ve ever been told by a school administrator or special education team, “Your child isn’t struggling academically, so they don’t qualify for special…
