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There are many types of moms nowadays. Work-at-home moms, homeschooling moms, military moms and one of the most common ones, stay-at-home moms. I fit none of those categories. Not even remotely. You could say I'm a long-distance mom. You could go on further to say I'm a not-at-home mom.
What is the most common concern other people have about your only child? In my world, it's socialization. If I had a dollar for every time I heard "only children are loners" or "only children are awkward" or "she needs a playmate or she'll be weird," I could retire now, at the ripe old age of 29. Only children are no more awkward or lonely than any other subset of children. Still, only children do need time to interact and play with other kids. We parents of onlies need to plan ahead to make sure we meet that need. Tags: only childrensocializing
When you announced you were pregnant, what did your parent friends tell you about what you can expect when you become a parent?
Did they say "Oh man, being a parent is going to change your whole life." or "You better catch up on your sleep, man, 'cause you're not going to get any after the baby comes." And did you take their advice seriously? Or did you just shrug it off and think to yourself "Ah, that's okay. How hard can it be? I mean, it's temporary, right? A couple of weeks after the baby is born everything will go back to normal and I'll have my old life back, plus a cute little baby." Um. Not so fast.
Most, if not all, parents have heard about and used time outs to help shape their child's behavior. However, do we all know how to implement them correctly? I'm not so sure about that. Time outs are a form of punishment. Literally, it means 'time out from reinforcement' in applied behavior analysis lingo. It's all about taking your child out of the situation and away from any things that can encourage the behavior you don't want. Below, I'm going to outline some basic fundamentals on how to use time outs to help decrease those unwanted behaviors. Tags: time outspunishmentbehavioral interventions
In early pregnancy, mom may only be aware of the symptoms she is feeling. However, both mom and baby undergo many dramatic changes in the first trimester. Learn what to expect, and what you need to do, in these early months of pregnancy.
As a mother, you always know that day is going to come. The day your baby, goes into the care of some other person for eight hours out of the day. Maybe more, when if their bused. However, I was not prepared for that day coming so soon. He’s only three years old. Children are expected to start learning in a social situation, such as pre-school by three years old. He just started to use the potty on a regular basis and using full sentences when talking. Now, I’m sending him off with strangers, with an apple in his hand and a number two pencil in his Blue’s Clue’s backpack.
Whether you are a twin, the parent of twins, related to
twins, acquainted with twins or just simply fascinated with twins, you’re sure
to have an inspirational, humorous, or touching story about this relationship! Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for stories and poems that highlight the special bond that twins
share, the joys and challenges of raising twins, the unique circumstances of
their arrival, the “double trouble” that twins get into, the “multiple
blessings” of being a twin or having them in the family, and much more! We’d
love to hear about triplets, quads and more, too. As with all Chicken Soup for the Soul stories, they
should be told in the first person, not be previously published, and not exceed
1,200 words. Tags: twinsmultiplesstoriesChicken Soup for the Soul
This was what my fortune cookie read the other night while out to dinner with my family. The only problem is, whose mom’s advice are they talking about?
Hey, moms and dads! Getting ready for back to school isn't easy. We
deserve a bash, don't we? Come to this back to school bash for a chance
to connect with other moms and win some cool prizes (not JUST back to
school gear for kids, but some great goodies for mom too).
Hi Mom! You work hard, you play hard. You juggle life and love and
kids, and you do it all with style. You wipe butts and kick butt.
You're a Type-A Mom! Type-A Mom is a site designed to be created and maintained by the real
know-it-alls in parenting, the moms.
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action has designated this week, August 1 through 7, as World Breastfeeding Week. In conjunction with the 2008 Olympics, the theme this year is "Mother Support: Going for the Gold."
