Barb's Blog

If you've ever wondered why your child seems to "fall apart" every afternoon or evening, you're certainly not alone. Many caregivers describe a predictable pattern. School may report that their child had a fairly good day. They walk through the front door, and within minutes everything seems to unravel. Small requests suddenly become overwhelming. Emotions escalate quickly. Siblings argue. Rages become more likely. Tears flow over seemingly insignificant problems. The evening

When a child steals, caregivers often feel embarrassed, confused, or frightened. It can quickly raise painful questions about what the behavior means. Will they grow up to be dishonest?Do they understand what they are doing?Why do consequences not seem to work? For caregivers raising children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders-FASD, and other neurobehavioral challenges, stealing is a fairly common behavior. Understanding why it happens can change how we respond and improve

There are days when it feels like nothing is changing. The same struggles. The same crises. The same worries keeping you up at night. And yet. That word matters. For individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), development doesn’t follow a straight path. Some skills show up right on time. Others are years behind. A young adult might reason like a teenager in one area, a child in another, and show deep insight somewhere else entirely. That scatter is exhausting to