This week is National Poison Prevention Week, and as one of the KYOTC blogger ambassadors, today I wanted to talk to you about something that literally only takes five minutes, but has the potential to save your child’s life. Lots of us are not always storing our medicine safely. [Read more…]
Nicholas had a birthday this week. I can’t believe that this little guy
is now this BIG guy!
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When I was in college I lived with my aging grandmother and I remember her buying her clothing based on how easy it was for her to use. She would not buy coats that had zippers. She preferred her jackets to have snaps instead and would purchase elastic waist bands over anything with buttons. In her eighties it was just too hard for her to make her hands do what she wanted them to do, but she wanted to still be able to dress herself.
Now my son has the same problem. He struggles with the dexterity in his fingers, but wants to be able to be independent. Most of the clothes they sell in his size at stores have button flies and he can’t just wear sweat pants every day. Sometimes he has activities or commitments that require him to dress up. As his mom, I worry about things like complicated belts or clothing causing embarrassing problems for him at school. So it has become my job to try to eliminate as many of those issues as possible. He can practice buttons in other places, but they should not stand between him and the bathroom.
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