Stories for Dads and Moms who Need a Laugh

JP Rende and Kat Raio-Rende Photo: earwormny.com Emmy Award-winning composers JP Rende and Kat Raio-Rende have released "Nothing Rhymes with Orange". The album supports neurodivergent children with a musical tool to help them navigate life. "Nothing Rhymes with Orange" is released through the couple's project "Aidee", which supports children with ADHD. "Nothing Rhymes with Orange" and Aidee "Aidee's World" photo: Jolly Good Communications "Aidee" is a fictional character created by the JP and Kat, who were inspired by their own experience of raising two children who were diagnosed with ADHD. Aidee and her catchy music empowers children by providing them with a helpful tool which incorporates movement and visual storytelling. She is an eight-year-old girl with a big imagination and even bigger heart. Aidee meets challenges with wonder and curiosity, although she often needs some reminders to stay on task. Aidee doesn...

Life is busy. Every daddy and mommy knows that. It's not always easy staying on top of things, and if it looks like you are on top of things, something will come along and dash those carefully laid plans. There are times when we want to scream. There are times when we want to cry. Unfortunately, we need to just pick up the pieces and move on. Life moves fast, and we don't always have the time to sit and mope, but there are other reasons to get back up and try again. When something doesn't go right, we need to recognize that things won't always work out for us. In life, there is no easy option. There may be "easier" options, but we always have to find our own way through the trouble, the problem, the mess. The story starts on a beach, which is a great way to start this book. You hear a lot about meditation, yoga, centering, and ways to calm yourself down. Parents are always trying to get our children to calm down. There are a lot of issues that kids face today....

Peer pressure is something we all know about. We, as mommies and daddies, dealt with it when we were kids in school. Sometimes, unfortunately, we have to deal with it as grown-ups. People may not realize it, but sometimes they can be the ones using peer pressure on others. Children are taught to deal with peer pressure in school. When I was in elementary school, peer pressure was usually associated with underage drinking or smoking. It can go a lot farther than that, though. When kids are growing up, they try to make friends. That can be easier for some than for others. Children who have a hard time making friends might think there is something wrong with them. Maybe it's the way they look. The way they dress. They might feel like they're not good enough to make friends, and more people might like them if they changed. Sometimes change can be a good thing. If someone tries to be a better person, that is change and it's a good thing because they are trying to be a better fri...