Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Couch Potatoes
Here's my monthly contribution to Hopeful Parents . I hate to break it to you, but your preschooler watching Sponge Bob Square Pants that's not a good thing. Your cute little child that is now sitting in front of the TV screen will one day turn into a teenager that will want to watch You Tube and anime movies all day. I remember the days when Jacob was little. Such a beautiful boy and such challenging behaviors. His bright blue eyes beautifully accentuated his golden blonde hair. But that sweet angelic face masked the challenges that lie within his small little body. I look at pictures of him when he had just turned 5 and I remember thinking back then that he if only he wasn't so challenging, if he could just do what people told him to do, maybe he could give modeling or acting a try. The behaviors caused by his autism prevented that from even being a remote possibility, but I've never let that bother me. Jacob is a terrific young man who will find his way