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Author :: Barbara A. Eastom Bates  |
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| Article Title :: The Pregnancy Glow and Other Myths of Motherhood |
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The Pregnancy Glow and Other Myths of Motherhood
by: Barbara A. Eastom Bates
It happened during the ninth month of my first pregnancy. I was going through a department store check-out lane where a teenage girl was ringing up my purchases. She looked shyly at my burgeoning belly with an expression that could only be described as reverent.
With eyes full of dreams of future motherhood she asked, “Is pregnancy really as bad as everyone says?”
Without the slightest guilt, I replied, “No. It’s worse.”
The Deception
When my husband and I announced the birth of our blessed expectation some months prior, along with endless congratulations, I received the good news of the many w (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Charles wheeler |
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| Article Title :: Spending time with Chuck |
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Spending time with Chuck
by: Charles wheeler
I have been waking up thinking about something that happening to me and my son Chuck. I have decided to write it down while it’s on my mind.
Chuck was seventeen, we had him when I was seventeen, a child dad . This was not a good combination I thought I knew it all ,he knew he did. Needless to say we had not been getting along very well for quite a while.
My wife told me, honey you need to find a way to spend more time with Chuck. Well I have not been spending very much time with him the last few years. Honey he will be grown and gone before you know it, I said ok. Chuck is my oldest son. I have seven children, fourteen grand kids (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: David Leonhardt |
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| Article Title :: Am I Really A Stroller-Monger? |
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Am I Really A Stroller-Monger?
by: David Leonhardt
I was reading "A Modern Infant Armada", a humor column in Maclean's Magazine written by a fellow humor columnist. Writing about it now is a bit like a painter painting another painter or a singer singing about another singer (but it not like a cook cooking another cook.).
David Russell (yes, another humor columnist named David) laughs at his neighbor for parking both cars in the driveway to make room in the garage for four strollers for just one child. I laughed with him. Four strollers for just one baby is ridiculous, right?
However, David Russell becomes a parent himself, a condition that afflicts many unsuspecting homo sapiens, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Alternative Parenting |
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| Article Title :: Parenting Predicaments |
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Parenting Predicaments
by: Alternative Parenting
Predicament:
My son is 4 1/2 years old. His younger brother is 2 1/2. From the time his brother was born, until now, he has been loving, giving, and caring. Like all siblings sharing has not always come as easy. In the last few weeks he has made comments that I pay more attention to his brother. I have evaluated it and even though my husband and I think he is wrong...I have tried to spend more one on one time with him. He has become very quiet, withdrawn, and when ever we ask what is wrong he has a sad look and just shrugs and says nothing. The other day I heard him playing and he was dialoging that a toy needed to be sad to get attention (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Cathy Strahl |
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| Article Title :: Preventing Obesity in Young Children |
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Preventing Obesity in Young Children
by: Cathy Strahl
Do you have a young child whose weight or eating habits are out of control? Need some real world help with ‘taming the cookie monster'? Here are some things that worked for our family.
Our daughter, now 14 years old, was plump from birth and thrived happily for her first year on a combination of breast milk and formula. When she was completely weaned and eating only solid foods, however, she began to gain a great deal of weight at an unhealthy rate. This continued for the next year until, on the advice of her pediatrician, we began to modify our daughter's eating habits. She was barely two years old, but her doctor felt strongly (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: David Leonhardt |
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| Article Title :: So You Want to Start a Home Daycare |
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So You Want to Start a Home Daycare
by: David Leonhardt
I hang out with the other mommies. No, I am not a "Mister Mom" or a "Househusband". I do have one enviable situation, though. I work from home and I have the flexibility to say, "This morning I am going to spend with my daughters. I can play with them. I can sing with them. I can laugh with them. I can clean up their ice cream that drips all over me."
Or I can say, "This morning I am taking my daughters to the play center, where they can play with other children, sing with other children, laugh with other children and spill ice cream on other children instead of on me."
So I hang out with the other mommies.
I've notice (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jacquie McTaggart |
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| Article Title :: The "B" Word |
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The "B" Word
by: Jacquie McTaggart
Former students would probably attest to the fact that few things tried my patience as much as did the statement, “This is boring!” As I reflect back on my many years in the classroom, I can’t help but feel a tad bit sorry for the first kid who made the mistake of uttering those words each year. (It was rare to hear the phrase a second time because most kids vividly recalled my “sermon,” and they didn’t want to risk a repeat performance.)
The sermon went something like this. “Nobody is BORED in my classroom. I work hard to plan fun and interesting activities that will allow you to learn. When you finish your work earlier than others, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Sarah Mitchell |
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| Article Title :: Choosing Baby Names for Twins |
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Choosing Baby Names for Twins
by: Sarah Mitchell
Choosing a baby name for your new born can be quite a stressful decision. With thousands upon thousands of names at your disposal, you may begin to feel a little over whelmed. Well, for twins, you can double the trouble! This article is aimed at helping soon to be moms and dads of twins to choose those perfect baby names.
Using anagrams for naming twins
One way of choosing baby names for twins is to take one name that you like and rearrange the letters to make another name. A few examples of this are:
Reva & Vera
Ira & Ria
Mary & Myra
If you are a fan of traditional baby names, then your choices are slightly limited with thi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Patty Hone |
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| Article Title :: When Parents Disagree |
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When Parents Disagree
by: Patty Hone
Moms and dads, are there times you think that parenting would be easier if you didn't have to make family decisions? Having a partner that is not in agreement with your parenting ideas or discipline approaches is more than just frustrating. It can be a cause of division in even the best of relationships. Furthermore, how you handle your disagreements will have a direct impact on your relationship with your partner and with your children.
It would be great if every couple agreed on everything but that is an unlikely event. One partner may have been raised in a relaxed environment; another may have been raised in a very strict home. What is acce (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Nicole Brekelbaum |
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| Article Title :: Developing Fluency in Young Children |
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Developing Fluency in Young Children
by: Nicole Brekelbaum
Questions to Ask when Developing Your Child’s Literacy Skills.
Does Your Child have the Ability to Link Letters and Sounds Together?
We all know that letters of the alphabet form words and that learning letters and sounds is usually the predecessor to developing fluency in young children. But how can we stimulate an early interest in the alphabet? To keep a child’s mind engaged in the learning process, it is a good idea to use fun, exciting hands-on games. Many parents have had success arranging magnetic letters on their kitchen refrigerator and allowing children to touch, manipulate and sound out the letters. Another v (read full article) |
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