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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
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My mom had this thing of listening to classical music on her small radio. I could be wrong, but I think that brown box had only two stations: classical and country. When dad was working, mom turned on the radio. More often than not, we listened to classical. It was her favorite.
By Margaret Brennan3 years ago in Families
Fuck - our parents are getting older!
When I watched the final season of "Grace and Frankie" the other day, it struck me again: we're all going to die. The big spoiler of life. Before we die, we'll get even older. And before we get older, so will our parents. This is very creepy. Just as shocking and just as obvious as the realization that Mom and Dad must have had sex. You can smile away that over time, dementia and heart attack not really.
By Ghani Mengal3 years ago in Families
The Problem with Manners
I grew up in a household where manners were weaponized as tools of control. If you have spent much time with any children, you will know that for most, proper etiquette does not come naturally. Children are curious and excitable creatures, with bounds of energy I remain jealous of it as an adult. It's normal for kids to accidently get loud about something that strikes fascination. It's normal for them to rush through questions about things without much thought to how they are asking them. It's normal for them to get distracted or simply forget the rules of etiquette. And, the curiosity and energy that spawns this in them is not a bad thing.
By Laura Lann3 years ago in Families
Meet and Greet Adventure with Thomas & Friends at Northlandz, NJ
Peep! Peep! Children's all-time favorite TV character, Thomas & Friends, is coming to Northlandz from the Island of Sodor, for a meet and greet and live performance. Northlandz has prepared a fantastic day for all the children that adore Thomas the Tank Engine. Come on down and have a first-rate time exclusively for those who love trains by experiencing Thomas's involvement with the largest railroad miniature world!
By Frank Smith3 years ago in Families
6 Benefits of Hip Hop Dance Classes For Kids
6 Benefits of Hip Hop Dance Classes For Kids Hip-hop dancing is a type of dance that is traditionally done to hip-hop music. The dance includes moves like the robot, the moonwalk, and the running man. Hip-hop dancing is usually done in a group setting and can be done by people of any age. Hip-hop dancing classes for kids are available at many studios and schools around the world.
By MyBlog Journey3 years ago in Families
Best Ways of Developing Writing Skills in Toddlers
Children must have some creative writing skills in order to express their emotions with assistive technology for preschoolers and show their true selves. To make it work, parents must plan age-appropriate, level-appropriate, and class-appropriate activities for their children. If you are a parent who wishes for your children to write in a fluent and proper manner or to think deeply about various topics, a variety of activities and processes may be beneficial. Parents can assist their children by showing them how to visualize and make decisions when working with ideas. Teachers must teach students how to generate and sort ideas by showing them how to use resources to construct ideas. Kids' schools are known to perform such tasks, which is why parents enroll their children in such schools.
By Amit Kumar3 years ago in Families
Parenting is a process of seeing yourself
Your sons and daughters are not your sons and daughters. They are children born of life's desire for itself. They came into the world through you, but not because of you. They are beside you, but they do not belong to you. What you can give them is your love, but not your thoughts. For they have a mind of their own. You can shelter their bodies, but not their souls. Because their souls belong to tomorrow. A tomorrow that you can't even dream of reaching. You can try your best to become like them, but don't let them become like you. Because life does not go backward, nor does it stay in the past. You are the bow from which your children shoot their arrows. The archer looks at the target of the arrow on the road to the future. He pulls you away with all his strength, so that his arrows may shoot fast and far. Bend it in the archer's hand with joy, with joy in your heart For he loves the arrow that flies all the way and the incomparably stable bow.
By Opperferman3 years ago in Families
Stay at Home or Working Parent
As a single parent, I have had the opportunity to be both, a working mom and a stay-at-home mom. While some have never been granted the chance to choose, both roles are extremely important for the growth of both yourself and your children. As a working parent, you have an important role in making the money and ensuring that there is a roof over your head at all times. You wake up every morning and rush through your routine of getting dressed, brushing your teeth, and barely having enough time to grab a to-go cup of coffee. You shout at your kids to hurry out the door and all pile into your low-on-gas car for school drop-off. Your job isn’t just getting up and going to work but making sure everyone is up and out the door on time and in one piece. Time is of the essence and isn’t as easy as it sounds. Kids have their own clocks that have nothing to do with actual time. They are up when you wake them but can’t find one shoe. They are completely dressed but forgot to brush their teeth. When you almost reach their school for drop-off, they remember they left their homework at home but can’t remember where. As a working parent, you continuously have two jobs at all times. You sometimes find yourself staring at the moms or dads that are the easy-going, down-to-earth, stay-at-home parents. You sit in your car as your kids jump out of your vehicle and say bye to you. You commend all the other parents as they say goodbye to their kids without an ounce of rush in their steps. You think of how easy it is being able to go home and relax after drop-off. You desire that things could be as easy as that for you as well. You admire and even envy them for the life you wish you had.
By VANESSA MARTINEZ3 years ago in Families
Polygamy Creates Poverty & Children Without Fathers
Wyckliffe Obwoge Ogenche my husband behind my back took on a second wife, just a few short months after we married at the end of 2019. She was ten years his junior and had given birth to a child he had previously abandoned. In the village near where they're both from, they had their wedding.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in Families
Life Twice Given
When I was about 5 years old, I had a recurring dream where everyone I knew and loved stood with me in a radiant field with one lone tree full of leaves covered in the hint of fall. Just yards away, poised resplendently in front of us, was a brilliantly colored hot air balloon. I remember thinking it was so magnificent and alluring. I could feel the warm breeze blow through my wispy blonde hair and closed my eyes as I turned to the sun. I was happy. I wanted to share this blissful moment with those around me, but when I opened my eyes, I was alone in the field. All of those cherished people had climbed into the basket of the balloon which was ascending to the sky too fast for me to catch. I stood there with panic filling my entire soul and cried as I was powerless to stop it. Then I would awake again to reality, but the panic would not subside and I would scream until my mom came to calm me and lay in my bed while I held the ties of her robe so she couldn’t leave. There was no significant event that I can remember that stopped these dreams from happening, but they just stopped one day. Far too young to understand why this nightmare would be occurring every night while I slept, I completely forgot about it until the memory came back to me as a young adult. I realized then, that my exploration of identity, though normal, might be a little bit more unique.
By Kali Fox-Jirgl3 years ago in Families
