Two years ago when my then four year old daughter was quite sick and in the hospital we were getting ready to leave, without a diagnosis or any sort of real plan to help her, but with an offer for…
It seems like every other day is an awareness day for some cause or an other. Some times you wonder do we really need an awareness day for that? Do people not know donuts are a thing? But if there…
Mommy my tummy hurts! This is one of those statements that I’m never quite sure what to do with. My tummy hurts is so vague and hard to diagnose coming out of the mouth of a little one. It can…
22 minutes. A man from Denmark set the Guinness World Record by holding his breath for 22 minutes. That is about 20 minutes longer than the average person can hold their breath (under water). But it’s currently about 6 months…
Imagine watching your 4 year old change, literally, over night into a child that you barely recognize anymore. One day she is happy, healthy and beyond bright – the next day she is consumed with fear and obsessions to the…
Well that was quite a summer. If you are a regular reader you will know that we had a pretty stressful time when our daughter was ill and spent some time in the hospital this summer. It was very hard…
Just a brief note before I get into this post – I am not writing this in an attempt to instill fear into anyone. I am not a fan of fear mongering, at all. The condition I am going to…
This whole parenting thing has not come easy to me. And it’s not that I think being a parent is “easy” for anybody. I just never anticipated how difficult it was going to be. From the moment my baby girl…
Life with a three year old is always an adventure. Life with a three year old that also has some anxiety issues is a HUGE adventure. Just when you believe you’ve gotten into nice nice smooth open water a big…
Anxiety and Imagination If you have followed Mommy Outside at all you know that I have a little girl with some anxiety issues. Most of the time she is a happy, silly three year old. But every once in a…
We have lots of books in our home. One of our favorite authors is Robert Munsch and one of our favorite books is Smelly Socks. Smelly Socks tells the story of a spunky little girl named Tina and her quest…
Helping the Anxious Child – The Journey Begins I have an amazing daughter. She is three years old and full of life and love. She is incredibly bright with a huge imagination. I am in awe of her. And some…
Saturday Today was a difficult day. Very difficult. We had wonderful plans. We were going to have a great day. A family day. A day filled with fun and giggles. There would be treats and hugs and lots of pictures…
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