children
Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
Babee
Up until this point, it's been much preparation for the arrival of our baby. We painted the room and decorated it in a Dr. Seuss theme throughout. There's Horton here, Who there, and The Cat in the Hat brightly shines down from above. One fish here, Green Eggs, an Eye, The Grinch, an Ear, a Wocket, and a book I had never even heard of called, "The King's Stilts". We found it on Ebay; it's from 1939. It isn't written in Dr. Seuss or even Geisel style, but it is fascinating. All in all, we have a hundred or better books in this room already. We have many hundreds of trinkets and toys-some cool retro stuff, as well-for Elsee to train her mind with when she get here.
By Vincent Maertz6 years ago in Families
Proper Fractions
A proper fraction is a number whose value is less than one and the numerator is less than the denominator. So what does mathematics have to do with this challenge? Well, for my open letter to a best friend I have chosen to write to my four children. When I think of whom my best friend is I have to include them all. Each child representing one quarter of a whole has unique attributes that when combined together, create one amazing unit.
By Marilyn Glover6 years ago in Families
Why Do Babies Need Teether?
Teething is one of the uncomfortable phases for babies. In this stage, babies might get cranky and frustrated easily, which creates anxiety for the parents. As teething is the major milestone development, the first few teeth will be painful for babies. The teething phase for a baby will differ from one another. From the first few months of through the first year, babies can experience teething. It is believed that babies are teething when they start to drool. But, sometimes teething babies do not drool at all. Every baby is unique, so is their development phase.
By TruCare Dentistry6 years ago in Families
105
Writing has always been intimate for me, maybe it's the way I write, or the way my stories seem to sound made up; someone asked recently, why am I writing this on plain ol internet when I can write it in a book; they were referring to entry 104. I replied " He is not my story: I am " and all the doubt that had started in the back of my mind, was put to bed. I am a great writer, always been; I've written since I could spell, in both languages; Spanish and English. I wrote stories, related to experiences I had growing up, but I've never had the balls to write MY story and doing so now, is the most amazing feeling I've felt in a thousand years.
By Lucinet Luna - The Author 6 years ago in Families
Rory came to Stay
The ray gun is meant for shooting but my nephew likes to just bonk me on the head with his. This makes a very prickly aunt sharper and more dangerous than the cactus glaring at me from the window. I am not a morning person the cogs in my brain don’t start whirling until approximately eleven, which is tea and toast time. There is no point resisting I offered to babysit, nobody made me. I do love the little bugger as much as anybody but just not at the ungodly hour of half seven.
By Susan O'Reilly6 years ago in Families
I am NOT a Rock Star
I will never forget the day my daughter came to me and said, "Mom - I feel like I was meant to be a man." A large part of me wanted to quip back something short and humorous..."Yeah, well me too sweetie! Most women feel that way!" But deep inside, with that part of you that knows the difference between a casual comment and a plea for help, I knew she was telling me to brace myself. Changes were coming. And they did.
By Ms. Ignite6 years ago in Families
LIFE CHAPTER #1-19-02253
LIFE CHAPTER #1-19-02253 "THE SECRET OF HAPYEE" CHAPTER 1 I lay there for another hour or so, in her bed remembering her little feet running through my Grandma’s house singing, “You are my suuunshiiiine, my only suuunshiiiine…,” always screeching just a bit when she got to the happy part in the next verse. Her little 8 year old, then tongue tied, tongue turned happy into hapyee, more often than not. “You make me HaaPyEEE when skies are graaayy….” Maybe how she never stopped smiling and never stayed still, played into why her little innocently optimistic self also never cared about the trickiness of that note...or the trickiness of happiness itself.
By L.S. Diamond6 years ago in Families
Diversity. Equality. Inclusion. (In a Children's Setting)
Diversity - Different types of people being included in something; a range of different things or people Equality - The right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the same treatment
By Rebecca Smith6 years ago in Families
Parents: Understanding the EYFS
Scope and Legal Status of the EYFS The EYFS is a mandatory comprehensive statutory framework that sets the standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five, impacting on childcare providers, such as: nurseries, private nurseries, schools, etc. All providers are required to use it and this allows parents to confidently place their child in a nursery of their choice.
By Rebecca Smith6 years ago in Families
Bentley Thomas
My son was born a “super premie”, and weighed only 1.8 pounds. He came at just a mere 24 weeks. It was super scary and I had no idea how to control the uncontrollable. He had to stay in the NICU for 3.5 months. He had some breathing problems at first and had to be intubated. It was hard seeing all the wires and tubes coming out of my little boy. I was extremely scared to even feed him at first. He was so small he literally got in the palm of my hand. I know people say thy a lot and may even exaggerate a little, but he was actually smaller than the inside of my palm. I was just scared to hurt him so I didn’t feed him for a couple weeks. It was scary at first but as time went on he finally came off the assisted breathing and was able to breathe on his own. No easy feat for a human this size and under this circumstance, but he did it. I was finally able to hold my baby boy and feed him. It was a relieving feeling. Everything was turning out for the better. After the 3.5 months of being in the NICU, we were finally able to take this little guy home. He had so much therapy to do the first couple of years of his life. It was just so daunting and draining. I felt bad for him having to go through everything he has gone through. Doctor appointment after doctor appointment, shot after shot, therapy after therapy. It was just so much for anyone to go through. Fast forward 6 years and other than a mild case of autism, you would have never known the complications and rough start to this little guy has had to endure through his life. He is my little fighter and if he can accomplish what he has in the span and under the circumstances that he has, anyone can do anything. I wanted to get a tattoo for him but couldn’t decide on what. I saw this Bruce lee tattoo in a magazine and I know what an amazing fighter Bruce lee was. So, I got the tattoo for my little fighter. I know my son will do great things in life and this tattoo is to remind me that if my son can do it, so can I.
By Philip Thomas6 years ago in Families
Confessions of Thief
The other day I was listening to the radio while driving when the topic of stories came up. As I listened attentively to the host's discuss the subject of "A story you like to tell that never gets old", I began to recall my own stories. Truth be told I couldn't think of anything as my morning coffee hadn't quite my insomniac brain.
By Jeremiah Rodriguez6 years ago in Families
