Help – My Baby Will Only Sleep On Me!
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NO Diapers, Bottles,Cribs,Strollers or Daycare. Five Assumptions About Attachment Parenting Debunked.
Recently a few news segments, blogs and articles have reported on Attachment Parenting, making it seem a little bit…out there.
Grand Plans for Motherhood…Slammed and Revised
Like any first time mom I had grand plans about how I was going to welcome my child into the world, all the wonderfully earth-conscious, natural choices we were going to make…While I rushed though the grocery store in fear of a crying baby, looking slovenly and in need of a nap, other moms were taking their time, toting around a napping babe, hair washed and in clean clothes.
Sharing Sunday
It’s Sunday again! We started the day as we usually do on Sundays with pancakes & pajamas breakfast and spent
That Was Then…This is Now: 10 Things that Have Changed After Having Children.
From disposable income to disposable diapers, from going out to dance, to passing out on the couch – life with children is sometimes really different from what it was before children. Read on to discover 10 things that have changed meaning after having children.
4 Ways to Foster Attachment to Distant Family Members
The biggest challenge is somehow creating opportunities for the children to share laughter, milestones and celebrations as well as everyday life so the distance doesn’t feel so great. With face to face visits being limited to a few times a year, in the interim, we have figured out these four ways to help maintain attachment:
Special Time Series: A list of 60 Activities To Do With Preschoolers and School Aged Children
A sure fire way to have successful special time with pre-schoolers is letting them choose the activity and lead the way.
School age children sometimes start thinking time with mom and dad is lame so keeping special time as a ritual, a weekly tradition on a set day/time possibly, is a great way to not lose this very important time together.
This list has 60 Activitiy ideas for special time with Preschoolers and School Aged children.
40 Special Time Activities for Infants and Toddlers
Special time is a priceless time between a parent and a child. It’s a time set aside to create and strengthen the bond that helps parents and children live and learn in harmony.Listed below are 40 activity ideas for having special time with Infants and Toddlers. Part 2 has 60 More activity ideas for Special time with preschoolers and School Aged Children:
Finding your mama-groove: 5 ways to Eliminate Judge/Be Judged Mentality
Parents go through so many of the same situations, trying to step into another parents shoes and trying to understand what they are going through is a sure fire way to erase judgement and replace it with empathy, understanding and care.
Kindness During a Tantrum: 10 Ways to Show you Care
Kindness is a wonderful thing. Surprising your child with a new book, fresh whipped cream atop their favorite fruits or letting