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Incredibly Amazing Facts About Baby Sling Carriers
When the parents are expecting a baby, they forget about all the hassle of the world and they’re going to feel once the baby arrives. There are many baby accessories that you need to take care of before the baby arrives.Baby sling carrier is one of the most essential baby accessories that you will require when the baby is with you. As soon as the baby enters your home, you will have to create a space for the baby in your heart as well as your home. This is why the baby sling wraps are designed for new parents.
By Daisy Bell6 years ago in Families
The Wisdom of a Single Mom
So this week one of the most prevalent subjects between my friends and I, has been the utter chaos of putting our kids to bed on time. For years, this has been a struggle. Not just for myself, as I mistakenly believed, but for all parents. Imagine my joy at finding out I am not the only mother who after wrestling with the horrid, mundane routine of fighting with my kids to stay in bed, and giving in to extra tv time or tablet time just so they stay in bed, only to have them stay up an extra 3 hours. Last week, I decided I had reached my breaking point. I was too stressed, too moody and out of my element. I felt like I was failing my kids and myself. So, I sat down one night and reached out on Facebook to other moms and some of my friends, about what their kids bedtime ritual looked like sometimes. And so was born the greatest week of my life! I actually love bedtime with my kids now. I can schedule work and class assignments around it. Armed with this extremely important information, I feel, no-I know, I must share it with all parents. I know that everyone has different schedules or routines for their kids and it may need to be adjusted for your particular lifestyle.
By marion scott6 years ago in Families
Where The Brolgas Dance
Crunch and rumble. That is a sound that I didn’t know that I missed. It is a sound that marks the end of the sealed road and the start of the dirt track that lines my Nan’s farm. The tyres of my car no longer securely placed on the asphalt but having to content with the variable landscape into which we venture. There is no crunch or rumble in the city it is all smooth and metallic, polished to a sheen to appease the mass hypochondria that settled upon the world in what felt like overnight. Don’t go outside into the big bad world, strangers with strange illnesses will infect your lungs, if they don’t infect your mind first. You must get your food delivered by a man who’s face you can’t see behind his safety mask. Crunch and rumble. Like the dust in my rear-view mirror, the rules of the city, once so abrasive to take in, are now behind me and begin to settle.
By Archibald Jacobs6 years ago in Families
Set Your Child Up For Success With Storytime
We all have fond memories of listening to our favorite bedtime tales. Hearing stories is ingrained in our DNA as something that’s always been important to humankind, but the positive implications of reading out loud go well beyond the simple pleasures of story time.
By Karie Kirkpatrick6 years ago in Families
My Little Sister
The day my sister Mollie was born she was bought back into the hospital because she was having seizures which they then did tests to try and find out what it was and what the reason was to her having the seizures. She was home within 24 hours and she kept jerking and my mum turned to full parent mode and just thought she was cold so they wrapped her in a blanket then the jerking stopped and that all my parents thought it was. A few minutes later tho, it happened again, and again, and again. But then she kept touching her mouth the exact same way, over and over again, they knew something wasn't right. It was like she was in a time loop where if she did something it would just repeat the exact same way.
By Isabelle Carruthers6 years ago in Families
Plum Jam
While organizing all of the files on my computer of my old writing assignments from college, current projects, and screengrabs of favorite pieces from places like "Brevity" and "SmokeLong Quarterly," I found a short piece I wrote during my second quarter at WWU in Bellingham, Washington in 2019.
By Sierra O’Brien6 years ago in Families
Childhood Memories
They are the most unforgettable memories in your in memory lane. That's because you have them from birth, since the time you are born and you come into this world.These memories are very delicate and precious right till the time you die.Well you are very delicate when you try to capture these memories when you are born into this world. But as you come into this world you tend to capture all these beautiful memories.
By karan koshy6 years ago in Families
‘Beyond Foster’ Short Film Review: Learning How to Forgive & Move Forward
Greetings, readers, its Michael Reynoso here. Welcome to “Writer’s Harmony!” Today, I will be doing a film review about the short film “Beyond Foster”. After watching this short film, I immediately take a step back and is completely blown away. In each segment, the film gives a lot of meaning and insight into the early struggles of my mother, Crystal Melville’s life as a foster child.
By Michael Reynoso6 years ago in Families
The Day the World Stopped
"Oh today is gonna be another busy day for me, so pick your sister up from school for me" I yelled to my half-awake daughter as I hurried out the door. I had to leave home an hour before my scheduled arrival time because traffic was always hectic during the week and I had to stop to get breakfast. I have this routine down packed, I have been running this rat race for years. I was headed to get breakfast and listening to Steve Harvey in the morning. I felt the side eyes as I laughed at Nephew Tommy and his prank call. People were so uptight they didn't value a good laugh anymore. I didn't care though, I needed my daily dose of laughter to make it through the day. I ordered my usual breakfast and some how was able to squeeze breakfast, morning car meditation, and a prayer call all in on my forty-five minute commute to work.
By Skittlez Sneed6 years ago in Families
