Monday, March 9, 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
5 Reasons We Should Stop Distracting Toddlers
""Distraction is a popular “redirection” tactic for dealing with an infant or toddler’s undesirable behavior. Its appeal is understandable, because it’s about aiming a child to another activity rather than confronting an issue directly. It helps us dodge the bullet of our child’s resistance, which might include anger, tears or a total meltdown (and we’re all eager to avoid those things, especially in public)........""
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Before You Lose Your Temper
"The one thing I’ve struggled with more than anything else in the last nine years of parenting has been temper.
My own.
Nothing and no one has caused in me the kind of rage that my own children can elicit. It shocks me.
It shocks me to find myself nose-to-nose with a six year old screaming my lungs out. This is not something I ever would have pictured about myself."
Monday, March 2, 2015
Motherhood is a Calling
".... The truth is that years ago, before this generation of mothers was even born, our society decided where children rank in the list of important things. When abortion was legalized, we wrote it into law.
"Children rank way below college. Below world travel for sure. Below the ability to go out at night at your leisure. Below honing your body at the gym. Below any job you may have or hope to get. In fact, children rate below your desire to sit around and pick your toes, if that is what you want to do. Below everything. Children are the last thing you should ever spend your time doing......"
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Buy Experiences, Not Things
"Forty-seven percent of the time, the average mind is wandering. It wanders about a third of the time while a person is reading, talking with other people, or taking care of children. It wanders 10 percent of the time, even, during sex. And that wandering, according to psychologist Matthew Killingsworth, is not good for well-being. A mind belongs in one place. During his training at Harvard, Killingsworth compiled those numbers and built a scientific case for every cliché about living in the moment. In a 2010 Science paper co-authored with psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, the two wrote that "a wandering mind is an unhappy mind."..........."
Buy Experiences, Not Things
And on that note::
Ultimate List of Non-toy Gift Ideas
Ultimate List of Non-toy Gift Ideas
http://www.raisingmemories.com/2013/12/ultimate-list-100-non-toy-gift-ideas.html
Friday, February 27, 2015
How American Parenting is Killing American Marriages
""Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America. As with many religions, complete unthinking devotion is required from its practitioners. Nothing in life is allowed to be more important than our children, and we must never speak a disloyal word about our relationships with our offspring. Children always come first. We accept this premise so reflexively today that we forget that it was not always so.....""
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Breastfeeding Brains
""A study using brain images from “quiet” MRI machines adds to the growing body of evidence that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants. Breastfeeding alone produced better brain development than a combination of breastfeeding and formula, which produced better development than formula alone.""
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Why I Tell My Daughter She's Pretty, But Won't Tell Her She's Smart
""I know pretty girls, non-actors, regular people with many wonderful qualities, who insist they can’t get a boyfriend until their dress size is no longer in the double digits. And I know women who passed double digits in middle school who are happily married and can pass a mirror without wincing. Heck, they can pass a mirror without bothering to look in it.
Sure, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Except the beholder is usually the person themselves. Everyone else just follows along...........""
Monday, February 23, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Veggie Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup carrots, grated
- 1/2 cup broccoli, raw
- 1 tablespoon chives, diced
- 1 small garlic clove
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
Preparation
- 1. Place the first 5 ingredients in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
- 2. Add the cream cheese and puree until combined.
- 3. Serve.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Healthy Eating Diagrams
http://pulptastic.com/24-must-see-diagrams-will-make-eating-healthy-super-easy/
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Glow in the Dark Sensory Bottle
Glow in the Dark Sensory Bottle
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/59195/glowing-sensory-bottle-for-bedtime
Pumpkin goodness
Perfect Fall Baking Recipes
http://www.theidearoom.net/2014/09/pumpkin-recipes-perfect-fall-baking.html
50 Pumpkin Recipes
http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/50-pumpkin-recipes-for-fall/
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