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The BearTwinsMom's Den is a blog that hosts a spectrum of topics from autism/Asperger's syndrome, mental health, parenting, and conservative politics. The author is a stay-at-home mom of fraternal twins, who is also a certified teacher in English, Spanish, and Bilingual Education.
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The BearTwinsMom's Den

English - Autism, Mental Health, Parenting
http://beartwinsmom.wordpress.com
The BearTwinsMom's Den · 8M ago

Curriculum Review: Visual Latin from Timberdoodle

I’m currently reviewing the new product from Timberdoodle, called Visual Latin. As a member of Timberdoodle’s Blogger Review Team I received a free copy of the Visual Latin program: Lessons 1-10, in exchange for a frank and unbiased review. Timberdoodle has a Facebook page, where you can stay up to
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 8M ago

Curriculum Review: VocabularySpellingCity.com

I’ve been given a premium membership to VocabularySpellingCity.com for a candid, personal, online review. VocabularySpellingCity.com helps students study word lists using 25 different learning activities such as MatchIt Sentences, HangMouse, and Word-O-Rama.  Parents can create their own spelling li
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 9M ago

Why mental health stigma angers me

It usually takes a lot to get me angry. Cut in front of me in traffic? I’ll just smile and nod. But when people are just outright rude and mean, that’s a hot button issue for me. Recently it seems, there have been many celebrities/sports stars who have disclosed that they have a mental health [...]
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 1Y ago

Mental Health Awareness Month: Adding New Links to Resource List

I’ve added two new links to my Mental Health Resources link list. You can access my links/blog roll on the right hand side of my blog. The first is PsyWeb.  It’s a website that hosts a ton of information about mental health issues. Plus, they have their own bloggers that write about different mental
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 1Y ago

Mental Health Awareness Month: The Power of Hobbies

When I was younger, I was a dancer. I was a tap, jazz, ballet, and Hawaiian dancer until I was in 7th grade. I remember those years very fondly because it was so much fun to be creative, active, and with other people my age. As I aged, my extracurricular activities drifted into drama and [...]
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 1Y ago

Mental Health Awareness Month: When it’s hard to reach out

Experts will be the first to tell you that in order to recover from a mental illness, you need to reach out for help. For many people, reaching out for help is the biggest obstacle in getting any kind of help. I know first-hand because I’ve been there I’m still there. For me, it’s been [...]
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 1Y ago

It’s a blog makeover!

After having the same theme for my blog for 4 years, I decided it was time for a makeover. I chose a new theme, and I’m trying to figure out a better layout for my widgets and such. How do you like the new theme so far? Filed under: Daily Life
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 1Y ago

Mental Health Awareness Month

Here we go into another awareness month. I’m coming off the hyper-aware autism awareness month (because for me, EVERY day is autism awareness day), and entering mental health awareness month. For me, these awareness months are like a double edged sword. I can tell people all about facts and figures
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 1Y ago

Starting to like laundry with Purex Complete Crystals Softener

*Disclosure- I am a member of the Purex Insiders. I was compensated with a free sample of the Purex Complete Crystals Softener so I could write a review for their product*                     I am not a fan of doing laundry. Mention the word “laundry”, and I [...]
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The BearTwinsMom's Den · 1Y ago

It’s 2011 already???

Yikes, was it just me or did 2010 rocket by at warp speed?? Last year was definitely a year I won’t soon forget. For starters, I had three surgeries. Yup, three. I had shoulder surgery, thumb surgery, and gall bladder surgery. The shoulder surgery took out bone spurs. I had thumb surgery because I i
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