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Becca Ludlum
Becca Ludlum was born and raised in upstate New York and currently lives in Arizona with her sons Michael and Jack, her amazing husband, and many icky desert creatures. She graduated from the U of A with her bachelor’s degree in speech therapy and master’s degree in special education, and works part time as a speech therapist in a middle school. She spends a lot of time looking for humor within the everyday stresses that raising two boys can bring on and is always looking to make people smile. You can find her personal blog at http://ourcrazyboys.com.
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Read More PermalinkI see so many tweens with earphones stuck in their ears. I see them walking, skateboarding, playing video games, and listening to iPods. And every time I see them, I cringe. The speech and hearing specialist in me dies a... -
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Read More PermalinkThey miss the hamper. They miss the toilet. What can moms do about messy boys? Jack (my six year-old) has recently taken a liking to my shower. I think the curtain in his shower makes him a... -
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Read More PermalinkDo you require your tweens to play sports, or do you let them make that decision? I guess there are several factors to consider in that decision. I should back up and tell you mine. Our family has a tween that doesn't... -
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Read More PermalinkI have recently started to let my 10-year-old son stay home alone for short periods of time—no more than an hour or so—and am looking ahead to when I won't need to hire a sitter or ask friends to... -
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Read More PermalinkIt seems that the “new thing” in my tween’s school is to wash your hair, then comb it straight forward and let it dry that way. Kind of like Justin Bieber, but … greasier looking - a bad hairstyle... -
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Read More PermalinkLaundry. Cooking. Cleaning. Playing. Supporting. Cheering. Encouraging. Nursing. Coaching. Teaching. Organizing. Driving. Relaxing. Guess which one doesn’t belong. Hint: It's the one that requires us to give something to... -
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Read More PermalinkLast week, I received an email receipt from Apple. It was for $57 worth of applications (apps) and songs that were downloaded to our family’s Apple account. I don’t normally look at the receipts too closely because with... -
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Read More PermalinkAs a middle school speech and language therapist, I work with students who have trouble understanding language concepts, need help with their social skills, or have difficulty saying correct sounds. Between providing therapy and...Behavior & Development, communication skills, eighth grade, eleventh grade, lisp, middle school, ninth grade, School, seventh grade, sixth grade, speech and language development, speech and language therapist, speech class, speech issues, speech problems, speech therapist, speech therapy, teacher concerns, teasing, tenth grade -
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Read More PermalinkT-ball, soccer, football, swimming, rock climbing… he did it all. And he hated it all. As parents we were frustrated that he could attend three games/meets, show an obvious talent for the sport,... -
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Read More Permalink1. Leave them a note. No, not in their lunchbox – that would be embarrassing! At night, leave a note on the bathroom mirror (with a dry erase marker), a sticky note in their shoe, or a card under the...
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