children
Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
My Promise to My Daughter
Oh my little one, how time does fly. Where you once were smaller than my chest you now fill my torso with your snuggles. You reach up to gently touch my face and it melts my heart. From waking every two hours to sometimes sleeping through the night. You, my little baby, have grown so quickly and yet have so much more growing to do. Time is going way too quickly and oh how I wish could slow it down or even rewind and replay it sometimes.
By Amanda Vadeboncoeur7 years ago in Families
Independent Play
Independent play; it comes along much too quickly. We wait for a time when we can leave them on their own to play. A time when we don't have to hold them or watch them so closely. A time when we can put them in a jumper and watch them enjoy themselves. A time when we can leave them to their own devices while we take a much-needed break or catch up on things.
By Samantha Reid7 years ago in Families
Jessica
Goodnight, Jessica. Jessica has a routine before she goes to sleep at night. She puts on her pajamas, she brushes her teeth, and she gives kisses. The routine is the same as any other seven-year-old's who are going to bed. She also has a routine after going to bed.
By Nicole Cormier7 years ago in Families
Raising Tiny Humans Is Exhausting
Let me just start by saying "Whoever said ALL moms are superheroes!" lied. For those that say that they "Would love to be a stay at home mom," please stop, just STOP! Before I met my husband 4 years ago, I was already a mommy of two kids trying to be the best mom I could be. I worked my butt off to give my kids everything they needed and wanted. When I met my husband, one thing he always said to me was that he wanted me to "spend more time with the kids." At the time I seriously thought it was the best idea to come to mind. But, oh boy was I wrong!
By Alejandra Alam7 years ago in Families
Searching for Hope
My mind goes back to that first question. Why am I here and why now? I try to pinpoint when it all started. I remember August 2, 2017 because that was the day my youngest child was born. I remember getting to the hospital at 5AM and getting prepped for the C-Section. I had one with my first so there was no question; for the safety of everyone, a C-Section would have to be done. I laid in the hospital bed for just over an hour while they pumped some fluids in me. I have never been good at staying hydrated so it was a good thing this was a standard procedure when it came to C-Section patients. I played my favorite radio station to keep me calm while the surgery was happening. Just the thought of someone cutting me open freaked me out.
By Janice Page7 years ago in Families
Young Mother
Everyone knows that it is more common than not in this era for young girls to be pregnant. Most parents either go with the flow or they completely freak out on their child. My mother was the one to go with it while my dad was the one to freak out. I wasn't ever planning on being a young mother, but I knew what I was doing. Being 17 years old and finding this out was a complete shock to me, but I knew it was a possibility. Let's get this story going shall we?
By Bethany Taylor7 years ago in Families
Co-Sleeping
I am 100 percent for making your child sleep in their own bed. I was the first to announce that I was never going to co-sleep with my child. Whether they were 6-months-old or 5-years, it wasn't going to happen. Let's all laugh at that statement together. This—if you're a parent, for obvious reasons—didn't happen. I held true for a bit, but eventually, like I'm assuming most parents do, I caved.
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Families
5 Alternative Halloween Ideas
Holidays can be stressful; twice as stressful if you have a kid with sensory issues. You want to give them good memories and something to talk about at school, but the usual activities might be too much for them. So here are five sensory-sensitive ideas for alternative Halloween celebrations this year.
By Hannah Shannon7 years ago in Families
Code Brown
Have you ever heard of the phrase, code brown? The first time I heard it was when my newborn son was in the hospital for dehydration (Mommy wasn’t producing enough boobie juice). Like most hospitals, they had codes to alert staff of emergency events. Some examples of what that would be include: code red for fire, code blue for cardiac arrest, code black for bomb threat/other dangerous threats, and so on. My husband, who was curious of what all the codes were called, and what they were used for, questioned one of the nursing staff. After sharing the codes to him, she then mentioned code brown, and then laughed. My husband quizzically asked, “What is code brown?” The nurse laughed again, and told us that it was an inside code among the nursing and CNA staff... standing for, and you probably guessed it, POOP! And not just any poop. Poop everywhere! The patient, the bed, the walls, floor, you name it!
By Daycare Momma7 years ago in Families
Effective Strategies for Behavioral Interventions in Defiant Children
Behavioral interventions for children go far beyond changing poor behavior. The development of the theory of behavior modification completely altered the way people of the time thought about children’s motivation to behave. Studies on behavior modification began with behaviorist experts B.F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov. Regardless of their methods of research, they were able to develop techniques that behavior strategists still use today, decades later. Jay Belsky, a psychology professor, asserts, “We now have a better idea why rewards work better than punishment with pre-adolescent children.”
By StephanieCristi7 years ago in Families
