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5 Things to Say to Your Kids More Often
As a parent, we know there are things that a child needs such as food, shelter, and an education. However, there are also things that children need that can be expressed through words. These things may not occur to us to tell our children because we are too busy trying to support them, but these are things that children need to hear a lot more often, nonetheless.
By Danielle McDougal7 years ago in Families
There's a Deeper Secret Why Women Have Waterbirths
Waterbirth might seem like a modern fad. Social media is full of images of women in the iconic blue blow-up pool, wearing bikinis and surrounded by loved ones, breathing their baby down with Hypno techniques.
By Natalie Lennard7 years ago in Families
Tips for Moms to Make Mornings Easier
Mornings can be a struggle for anyone. Getting up at 6:00 AM (or earlier) and getting ready to get to work on time can suck the life out of someone. It's even worse when you have to get up, get kids to school, and to work as well. This means that there is a need for some sorts of "morning hacks" to make mornings go a bit smoother, and also to help you save some time.
By Sasha McGregor7 years ago in Families
I Didn't Believe in God
When I was younger, I remember, I didn’t believe in God. I remember repeating what my father had once told me in a rare moment of genuine sharing. My cousin died and my Dad sat alone on the swing in our backyard. I had never seen him not engaged in some activity, whether it was chopping wood, or raking leaves, or digging a ditch. He was always working. On this day he was on the swing, not swinging just sitting. I was young, but not too young. My mother had just approached me as I walked in the house, and told me my cousin had been in a fatal accident. Unable to understand, I asked if he was ok, and she said, no, he died. I walked through the garage into the green shady vast green expanse of the back yard and saw my father. I walked up to him, he was crying.
By MJ Dunn7 years ago in Families
Newborn Checklist: Everything You Need Before Your Baby Arrives
When you’re expecting, it’s easy to forget about your shopping tasks and simply enjoy the time you have for yourself and your baby bump. But, once the baby arrives, it will need a lot of stuff. And you can bet that everything’s going to be really hectic. You most definitely won’t feel like shopping after giving birth. In that respect, it’s really important that you take the time to get all of the baby essentials in time. And if you need some help with what you need to buy, just consult the following checklist.
By Marie Nieves7 years ago in Families
Does Parenting Teen/Young Adult Indigos Feel Unnerving at Times?
Are you in the midst of a parenting change or transition with your Indigo/Sensitive/Empath child or Young Adult? Have you noticed, whether your Indigo*Sensitive* Empath child is 10 or 35, that being the parent can have its days when it stretches you to your emotional limits? Do you ever wonder why?
By Annette Ducharme Agabob The Conscious Cowgirl7 years ago in Families
You and Me, Babe
Beginning of the End Remembering high school is the equivalent of interpreting a thesis paper in a language you don't speak, write, or read. Irrelevant, counterintuitive, and uncomfortable. Yet here we are. Standing before each other in ruins, thinking only of time spent in our youth. What is it about young love that causes a grown man to hesitate, what is it about the ghost of a laugh that causes the words to die on my tongue? Why, in all this heartbreak—this chaos—are we choosing to endure more? And for what? The memory of half a dozen chocolate roses tucked haphazardly into a school bag?
By Beth S7 years ago in Families
Time to Improve the Backyard for the Kids!
Most people who were born in the 90s or before have some kind of memory of playing outside doing activities such as kick ball, jumping rope, or any other kind of fun activities. Now a days, kids don't play outside as much as they did before. They would rather play on their electronic tablets or watch television. As kids grow, getting them outside and off of their tables or in front of the television can be helpful for getting their creative minds working and also improve their physical fitness. Playing outside has been proven to help with kids creativity and imagination. Being outside can also help get them the vitamin D that they need. Getting different kinds of play equipment can help make outside time for more fun for them. You can do different things whether you have a small backyard or a large backyard.
By Damien Justus7 years ago in Families
Improve the Health of Your Family and Children
In life, there is just about nothing more important than your health. Keeping your family in great health is something that you should be doing on a regular basis. However, it can be difficult to work on your family’s health when you are overwhelmed in your daily life. There are many things that you will want to learn about when it comes to improving the health of your family and children. Once you are able to start taking the steps in order to have a healthier family, you will notice a great change in everyones’ overall mood.
By Jade Pulman7 years ago in Families
What Your Infertile Friends Want You to Know
I married my husband back in 2010. For eight years of our marriage, we had no plans of starting a family, no means to support a child; at the time, we were living with family and the idea of bringing a baby into an already unstable situation would not be the wisest of ideas. We needed a place of our own, we needed to make sure we could provide for a little one. I wasn’t worried about being a mother. I had nieces and nephews that called me Aunt and that was good enough for me.
By Christina Scanlon7 years ago in Families
The Book of Wisdom
I've started writing a book. Well, not a real book. More like a Word document that I add to now and then. It's based on an idea I've had for ages now. I want to make something that I can give to my children, maybe on their eleventh, or twelve birthday, as a little Life Bible.
By Louisa Jane7 years ago in Families
How I Came Out to My Mom... Again
An unedited excerpt from by upcoming book—Dysphoria Diaries—coming April 2030. My second coming out I don’t think any lgbtq+ person would enjoy coming out twice. I know that some have, but I never in a million years would think that I would be the one coming out again. When I came out as a bisexual person, my personal style was evolving; at that time I wanted to wear a mixture of both “men’s” and “women’s” clothing. I wanted my style to be gender neutral. I wanted to have faux dreadlocks, and I wanted to wear them in a messy bun all the time. I wanted to wear makeup, and I wanted to have acrylic nails. At the time, I came to terms with this. I had plans on getting all of this eventually. But when I came out as bisexual, I didn’t tell my mom all of this, I felt like coming out as bisexual was enough “disappointment” for the day. So I just knew that coming out as non-binary was gonna be hard.
By Chris Edwards7 years ago in Families