When to help the strugglers

Every spring my kids and I incubate and hatch chicken eggs. It is our Easter tradition. When I first started hatching eggs, a farmer told me that it is very important that the chicks break out of the shells completely on their own. It strengthens them to peck their way out and prepares them for survival. This was a good warning our first year, because it took over twenty-four hours for a few of the chicks to finally make it out of the shell!

Goodbye Good Friend

Yesterday our little hamster friend passed away. We knew it was coming. She was at least two and a half years old, which is a good long life for a hamster. She was very elderly and was becoming less and less mobile. Our son knew it was coming too, and we were bracing ourselves for this loss. Sometimes these emotional issues can be very trying for a child with Asperger’s Syndrome.