Author: Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama

Published author, artist and lover of family, friends and community. Caregiver and motivational speaker with a desire to educate about living with paraplegia, living with grief and loss and marital challenges. I am caregiver to my husband who had a motorcycle accident in 2015 that left him a paraplegic. My husband and I are available to speak and share our journey of love and hope with paraplegics, wheelchair users, families of people with disabilities. Ours is a love story, a story of hope. Without my faith, we wouldn't be together. I wouldn't have any peace with the trials I've been through. Remember, when we hold each other up through support, education and prayer, we can accomplish the impossible. Italians like big happy families and we have enough love to give so remember, you're like family!
Business

“I can make that!” Thoughts when the public says this about your product!

Crafters and artisans hear this all the time.  You’re at a craft fair and you overhear someone looking at your beautiful product saying, “I can make that!” Sure you can!  But will you?? Will you take the time to find 300 buttons in the size and color that you need to re-create one of my beautiful bouquets?  And put in the hours spent creating it? … Continue reading “I can make that!” Thoughts when the public says this about your product!

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Parenting

You and your Partner: Communication

My husband and I make a great team, when we communicate.  When the communication is not there, it is a struggle to connect at all.  There are many reasons why marriages don’t work, but one large reason is lack of communication.  This is heightened after children are born. When a baby is added to the family, whether it is your first or your 5th, the family dynamic … Continue reading You and your Partner: Communication

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Parenting

Activities for Babies: 3-6 Months

Babies start learning from the minute they are born.  Over the course of their first year they learn so much, there are a lot of activities that you can do with infants to help with development. Below are a few activities for ages 3-6 months: What’s Cooking?: Whenever you are in the kitchen, talk about each thing you do.  Let your baby play with kitchen utensils, bowls, pots and … Continue reading Activities for Babies: 3-6 Months

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Parenting

Activities for Babies: 0-3 Months

Babies start learning from the minute they are born.  Over the course of their first year they learn so much, there are a lot of activities that you can do with infants to help with development. Below are a few activities for ages 0-3 months: Kick, Kick, Kick: To help your baby practice kicking, place items at the baby’s feet such a stuffed animals, squeaky toys, or your … Continue reading Activities for Babies: 0-3 Months

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Parenting

Kids Korner: Harvest Time

Fall has long been a season of celebration.  Harvest parties have been in existence for centuries.  Why not have a party this year using suggestions from “The Penny Whistle Halloween Book” by Meredith Brokaw and Annie Gilbar?  We’ve excerpted a few of our favorite ideas. PUMPKIN DECORATIONS Hollow out and fill with dried flowers, leaves, and branches. Make a “family” by using pumpkins of different sizes. As … Continue reading Kids Korner: Harvest Time

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Business

10 Tips When you feel discouraged with your business

Feeling discouraged about your business?  From what I’ve read and heard, it’s normal.  Businesses go through flush times and lean times. And if you’re not where you want to be financially, there can be an added element of fear, despondency, a sense of wanting to give up. So what do you do about feeling discouraged?  Here are a few tips I’ve gleaned:   Make a list … Continue reading 10 Tips When you feel discouraged with your business

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Parenting

Creating a Sensory Environment

Learning about the 5 senses can be a lot of fun.  Below are some suggestions for ways to teach the 5 different senses Sound Wind: Pinwheel, windsocks Running water: ponds, bridge over a wet spot Instruments: Bottle to blow through, windchimes, birdhouses & feeders to attract song birds, dry leaves, sticks in paper bags Piping taped sounds outdoors Songs which encourage making nature noises Play … Continue reading Creating a Sensory Environment

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