Bronx Zoo 1
I split this entry into two blog posts to talk about a couple of different things. Sometimes one day just has so much fun packed in, it’s tough to get it all down.
I grew up closer to the Bronx Zoo than we live right now, but it was such a big part of my childhood that it felt important for me to share that with our boys. I loved being there with them and seeing some of the same exhibits I had seen as a kid. It made it feel special to me.
When I look at these photos, I remember that I used to sometimes have the boys wear matching brightly colored shirts when we went to a busy, crowded location. In this case, we were with another family too which meant that one (or both) of the boys might be heading in different directions with a pal. Great fun for them, but stressful if you’re the one responsible for making sure you have both kids back in the car at the end of the day.
The matching bright shirts just let me focus a little more on the fun and less on worrying about where the kids were…I could always pick them out of the crowd.
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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