Mary’s Favorite Posts: 2024

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

What is my favorite post of 2024? While many contenders vied for this coveted spot, I’d have to say it would be Course Notes: The ADHD Brain.

At the beginning of the year, I found myself needing professional direction during a lull in my career. Becoming an ADHD Certified Rehabilitation Services Provider (ADHD-RSP) seemed like the perfect jumpstart. If I’m being honest, I believed this certification would just review what I already knew about ADHD, given my extensive experience treating children with the diagnosis. I was wrong.

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Child(ish) Reads: Class Mom

| Patti Webb

To close out the year, we picked a quick fiction book for Child(ish) Reads.  A nice little palate cleanser for the holidays.

Class Mom by Laurie Gelman is the first book in a series starring Jen Dixon, a SAHM mom in Kansas City. She’s been given the Class Mom position in her son’s Kindergarten class and we’re following her throughout the school year, one email at a time.

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Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Things Patti Would Love

| Patti Webb

Yesterday, one of the bloggers I follow shared her “delusional wishlist”. TBH, this absolutely hits. I feel like everything off the top of my head that I would love as a Christmas present fall into two categories: things that just go in my bathroom and things that are way bigger and don’t necessarily fit into a present box.

To close out our gift guides and the month of November, here are the things Patti (would) love for the holidays:

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Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Things Mary Would Love

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

As the holiday season approaches, my friends and family inevitably ask, “What do you want for Christmas?”
Honestly, I never know how to respond. Since I usually buy what I need or want as part of the never-ending Mom To-Do list, it’s hard to come up with thoughtful gift ideas. But this year, social media has definitely given me some inspiration. So call me influenced.

Here are the things I (would) love this holiday season:

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Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Child(ish) Reads

| Patti Webb

We’re ending the week with books for kids 0-10. Publishing categories fairly closely match up with age groups, so we’re listing books by type this time. It also should go without saying that these should be physical books. We would hold off with eBooks until middle school, or when your kid can read on a device without it affecting their vision or attention.

Here are our book picks for 2024:

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