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Quarantined and Working from Home, with Kids
I am not sure what day of lock down this is. I can't remember if I social distanced before the shelter in place started. The reality of what is happening right now is so surreal that I can't do much besides function day to day in a weird twilight zone world. Grabbing groceries makes me feel like I am in Outbreak, or some movie about Zombies. What I do know is that it feels like eternity that my kids and I have been in close quarters. They certainly do not understand social distancing. From other people, absolutely. But from me? Nope.
By Jenn Pautsch6 years ago in Families
Becoming a Heart Mom
Earlier this year, my family experienced one of the scariest moments of our lives. The series of events that occurred were things we never thought we’d have to go through, but that happen to hundreds of families across the globe. Before this experience, I was just a mom. My son was just a regular 7-year-old kid. Although I am still a mom and he is still my son, a few things have changed, and I’d be lying if I said it isn’t scary.
By Shaley Speaks6 years ago in Families
Tips and Tricks for Designing Your Baby Nursery
Welcoming a tiny human into your life can feel daunting and amazing all at the same time. Creating your baby's nursery doesn't have to be complicated. The most important thing is to create a space that invites you and your baby to relax and enjoy. After all, you will be spending lots of time in there together. Not sure how to get started, and have fun while doing it? Here are some tips and tricks....
By Tamara Jacobs6 years ago in Families
Stop Telling your Kids The Easter Bunny is Real
I think we've all heard or asked the question "When should I tell my child that Santa(Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, etc) isn't real?" It might break our baby's heart. It might take away some of the "magic" over the holidays. Well there's a simple solution to this issue that we might all want to get on board with! Stop letting your children believe myths and lies that aren't true.
By Stephanie Nail6 years ago in Families
Olivia
Olivia lived in big gigantic house in the beautiful countryside. It was warm and breezy most of the time but the sun made her happy when it shined upon her. Olivia was just about to turn eleven and the only thing she wanted was a pair of yellow shoes. Fancy ones with a cute little buckle on the side. She had seen them in a department story her mother took her to just yesterday. She had to have them she thought. She asked her mother for them for her birthday party. Mother thought for a long while but finally bought them for her. Olivia was so excited and could not wait to get them home. But what Olivia did not know was that these shoes had magical powers. On the long drive home Olivia imagined playing in the shoes and dancing around her room in them.
By Theresa Renteria6 years ago in Families
Best Way to Teach Kids to Read
By: ChildrenLearningReading.com What's the best way to teach children to read? According to the National Reading Panel, "teaching children to manipulate phonemes in words was highly effective under a variety of teaching conditions with a variety of learners across a range of grade and age levels and that teaching phonemic awareness to children significantly improves their reading more than instruction that lacks any attention to Phonemic Awareness." [1] This is a statement made by the National Reading Panel (NRP) in their report titled "TEACHING CHILDREN TO READ: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction."
By kingkart6 years ago in Families
Life lessons from a 5 month old
To look off in the distance and smile, joy in simplicity. Full reliance not a question of rejection. Naturally authentic,
By Madeline Keys6 years ago in Families
Quarantine Activities for 8-10-year olds
As a kid, it was always seemed like we were constantly on the go and if we were home for more than a couple of days, it felt like an eternity. Now, with the world under quarantine, kids and adults everywhere are bored out of their minds.
By Mary Knutson6 years ago in Families
I don’t want to be rich and famous
- I don’t want to be rich and famous mummy my son exclaimed while I was trying to open the door to enter the building and escape the freezing cold.
By Laureta Dudumi6 years ago in Families
Ravyn
I first met her in a dream. My Ravyn. We were walking, hand-in-hand, backs turned to me, the dreamer, and my nighttime dream eyes. We were talking, she and I. I loved her so much. The love permeated the dream state. I did not know, of course, that I was dreaming of her, of Ravyn and that this was not just some silly, fantastical, meaningless collection of images sprung from somewhere deep in my unconscious erupting into my subconscious while I was deep in r.e.m. Nope. This was not that at all. This was prophetic. Of course I was unaware of this then. At the time, approximately 28 years ago, I did not believe in such things as prophecy, vision questing, shamanic journeying, astral projection, soul groups and the like, let alone something so utterly insane as a spirit of one who has yet to be coming to me, communicating to me in my dreams. Unheard of! (my then younger self would have proclaimed, accompanied with a guffaw and snort of protest). Preposterous (there is the guffawing and snorting part).
By Joah Kane6 years ago in Families
My daughter, Ola. The cancer, and double organ transplant survivor and disability rights advocate.
I remember it like it was yesterday, though it was over two decades ago. My c-section was scheduled for New Year's Eve. I had a bouncing baby girl that weighed in 8 pounds and 13 ounces. Ola Ojewumi was born a healthy and happy baby. She's brought me so much happiness as a mother. Her father knew she was special and gave her a name in his native tongue of Yoruba, Odunola. Ola for short. In Nigeria, her name means gift from God. My daughter is now all grown up and has lived up to her name.
By Nse Ojewumi6 years ago in Families
She Inspired Her
I'd like to vote for my adult daughter Crystal Emmanuel who is the Editor of www.SheInspiredHer.com – an exciting, fast-moving, dynamic, inspiring, nurturing platform for women in business and for female entrepreneurs.
By ANKH Place6 years ago in Families