How I Learned To Stop Being A Tattletale

I once read in a book about palmistry that a person whose hands can’t lay completely flat on a surface without their fingers being bent is a sign of being disloyal. At the time, I was unable to lay my hands flat, and it bothered me. I refused to see myself that way,...

Why We Need Intergenerational Friendships

When you’re in elementary school, having friends from a different grade can be an indicator of your social status. Hanging around with kids in the grade below yours might be seen as a negative, but if you manage to get in with the older kids, you must be doing...

The Girl Full Of Sunshine And A Zest For Life

“Bang!” We heard something loud and stopped dead in our tracks. Could we have just heard what we thought we heard? We waited a moment and listened, then continued ahead on our trek through the woods. We had been there many times before. Not this particular place, but...

How To Lose A Friendship

It’s not intentional—well, not always, anyway. Life changes; it takes you along different paths. Interests change. People grow apart. They find new jobs and new lovers and move on to something or somewhere far away. But sometimes, people just choose to be different,...

How Can I Help My Child With Autism Make Friends?

Helping your child make friends in a brand new town during a pandemic would be difficult for any parent. But parents of children on the autism spectrum are likely to find it even more challenging. The masks and social distancing still required of us and our kids,...