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Our Enlightened Children
By: Annette Rugolo
Tags: Dowsing, Multi Dimension, Childhood, Parenting Advice, Parenting

I recently taught a class on Space Clearing and one of the tools I offer to help others space clear their spaces is a Quantum Energy Ring. This energy ring is designed and activated to bring in higher vibrational energy and light wherever it is placed.

One young mother brought this ring home and her young, 2–1/2 year- old son was immediately drawn to it and called it his hula hoop. The mother was surprised, however, when her son started putting it over himself and telling his mother that his color was changing to blue. When he put the ring over his mother, he said she was turning to white.

There are many stories of children who see color and energy, inform their parents that there are spirits in the house, and espouse all kinds of wisdom that surprise their parents.

When my oldest granddaughter was young, she told her mom that her grandma Mary came to visit her. Grandma Mary had died before my granddaughter was born but when she was shown a picture, she confirmed that she was the one who visited her.

Many of our children entering this world are coming in with their spiritual senses awakened and are very connected to a multi-dimensional universe. It is normal for them to see auras, to be aware of energy in spaces or of other people, and are connected in ways we are just beginning to realize. They are also here to help us.

Many of the parents call me because they want to help their children. Their children are having nightmares, emotional challenges, are seeing spirits in the house or simply because they want to know how to support their energetically aware child.

Ann is a piano teacher in a small town in North Dakota. Recently, one of her students shared with her that she sees the color of the music as she plays. When asked if she also sees color around people, the young girl responded ‘yes, but my mom thinks I’m crazy and need therapy’. Ann assured her that she was not crazy and that this was a wonderful gift and to please continue to stay open to seeing the colors.

It is so important as parents and adults that we support our enlightened children coming into this world with their spiritual senses already awakened and activated. When we support them, we are helping their gifts to expand and their light to shine even brighter. The world needs their light and they came in to share it.
Sharing is caring
Tags: Parenthood, Parenting Toddlers, Sharing Is Caring, Parenting Advice, Parenting

Sharing is caring

You REALLY want your child to be “a good sharer”. After all, don’t all “good” parents teach their children how to share?

It has now become a power struggle. Your child hates sharing only as much as you hate him NOT sharing.

Any time a friend, cousin or even siblings wants what your child has, you’re filled with embarrassment and dread! You plead nicely for him to “please share my dear… sharing is caring… we share our things!”

“No! Mine!” comes the resounding reply.

You sink a little deeper into the ground.

Am I raising a selfish and miserly child?

No, you’re not. And I have proof.

Well, the proof was kindly provided by this really smart guy called Piaget who was a ground-breaking psychologist of his time. He came up with a bunch of experiments to show HOW young kids (less than ages 6–7) are “egocentric”… Like basically their own being is the only existing entity. It’s an evolutionary survival skill… in other words… your well-meaning “teachings” aren’t gonna change squat!

Here are some things you CAN do though.

1- Give them some power back. Let them choose what to share and what not to share.

2- Accept that even siblings need space from each other. Help them figure out how they can get that space. Like sometimes when siblings are fighting a lot, just draw a taped line in the middle of the room and allot a portion of room to each child.

3- Model sharing for them. Whenever appropriate, share your stuff HAPPILY:) (But also feel free to respectfully decline when you don’t want to share something- this teaches boundaries:))

4- When they don’t want to share, acknowledge their need. “You don’t feel like sharing right now.. can you take turns when you’re ready?”

Sure, Your sister in law will give you killer eyes because you didn’t force your child to share with her child but hey… ask her to read this story too.

5- Have faith. This phase passes. If you did all the above, your kids WILL turn out to be wonderful sharers. And hey… no one wants to share EVERYTHING at ALL times anyway, right?! (No one ask to share my lava cake dessert, please! 😏)
Why Does a Mother Giraffe Kick Its Newborn Baby?
Tags: Childhood, Children, Parents, Parenting Advice, Parenting

Why should you push them out of their comfort zone?

Building confidence

Think of the day your kid tried the big slide for the first time. There was a moment of hesitation before he held the ladder to climb. At that moment, he was debating whether to move out of his comfort zone. But after the thrill of sliding down, he would have run back to do it again.

Because he was much more confident now.

When kids are encouraged to make a move, they are more confident about things. The next time he would be more encouraged to try something new.

Dealing with failures

There cannot be a more uncomfortable place than being in the failure zone. But that is inevitable. Moving into new things, trying new things exposes children to various outcomes, and they are bound to fail in some. But these instances teaches them to take failure in their stride and understand that it is not a big deal.

It is better to fall now and have visible scars, than fall later and have deeper wounds that don’t show.

Emotionally stronger and independent

Life will hand out all sorts of lemons. Sweet, sour, stale, or fresh. Being able to make the lemonade is our job. We can’t wait for the freshest of the lemons to make our lemonade.

Rather than being a blanket for our kids and protecting them from all non-pleasant emotions, we are just making them dependent on us. Every time they stumble, they would turn back and look at us rather than try to move ahead.

As parents, we are responsible for teaching them to accept the nuances of life.

More flexible

The inertia of today’s parents is to be accommodative. We tend to take great measures to listen to our children a lot. But that has a major drawback. It inhibits the ability to be flexible in them. Life is unpredictable, where flexibility is a virtue.

A perfectly scheduled day will only make a small change look humungous. Moving away from the usual path enables them to handle changes and work around them. Later on, a small challenge in life will not rattle them.
Inheritance For Children..
By: Dada Bhagwan
Tags: Life, Life Lessons, Parents, Parenting Advice, Parenting

All you need to give to your son is the house you live in, if you own it. You should let your son know that he will become the owner of the house only upon your death. When you die, everything will be his, but if he does not live properly and misbehaves, then you will have to ask him and his wife to leave. But as long as you are alive the property is yours. You should also make a will. Give to your son, whatever you inherited from your own father. Do not divulge all your assets to him. If he thinks that you have half the amount of what you actually have, let him think that. He may have expectations of inheriting that amount from you. Let him be with his greed until the end. And in his greed, he will instruct his wife to take good care of you. Live your life with pride. Pass on your inheritance to your son.

No one is allowed to take anything along with him. They burn us on the funeral pyre when we go. If you leave an excessive amount of wealth behind, the children will think that there is no need for them to work for a living. They will lose themselves to a life of alcohol and other vices; they will fall into the company of alcoholics. So you should give to your children, but within limits. If you leave them an excessive amount of money, they will end up abusing it. Make it so that they will have to work for their living. If they are idle, they will fall prey to all kinds of vices.

If your son likes a particular business, help him establish it. Help him borrow about fifty percent from the bank and you may provide the rest. Let him make regular payments on the loan from the bank. This will make him financially responsible.

Help him just enough to get started and use the rest of your wealth to give happiness to others. How can you give happiness to others? By appeasing their hearts. It is this wealth that will follow you into your next life. It does not come in the form of cash, but in the form of an ‘overdraft’ from this life. By helping the needy people and soothing their sorrows, you will acquire a ‘draft’ for use in your next life. So use your money wisely. Do not worry about anything. Eat well and do not be miserly when it comes to food. Enhance other people’s lives and collect all the overdrafts.
When Your Kids Make You Feel Old, Odd Or Just Plain Weird!
Tags: Parenting Advice, Parenting, Raising Kids, Kids

I was always adamant that I would be a cool parent that I would take an interest in the things that my kids were into. You see as a child I always felt that as much as I loved them and they loved me that my parents just did not get me. That was not going to be the case when I had kids. I was going to make a real effort to understand the things they like. well as hard as I have tried there are still many, many times when my kids have made me feel old or have gave me an embarrassed look in public. just like I used to do to my own parents. Here are a few of the times when I have felt old, odd and weird!

Baku..What: Wow I am Old And Out Of Touch

There is this TV show, toy line, video game and a whole bunch of other merchandise called Bakugan. I am not even going to try and explain what the heck this is all about as my son has explained to me about 100 times, I have watched the TV show with him numerous times and I have even played the video game with him. And I even looked at the rules of the game online and I am still no closer to understanding how the heck you play this game. I just do not get it. And this Bakugan thing has succeeded in making me feel like an old out of touch parent! This was the first thing that made me realize as cool as I thought I was that me and my kids are from different generations.

Just Press The A Button: Video Games Make Me Feel Bad!

I grew up in the 80’s so video games have been a part of my life and I still do actually have a passing interest to this day. My kids though are addicted and love nothing more than running to their Xbox’s as soon as they are home from school. I love to play games with my kids, but now they are a bit older, what they think is a cool and interesting game is different from what I do. I was playing this game called Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare. It’s a shooting game where plants fight zombies. yeah exactly! Anyway I was kind of having fun, but I was having a tough time playing the game. I would ask my son questions such as who is shooting at me, how do I do this and how do I pick that up. How do I pick that up was the question that put him over the edge as he snapped at me JUST PRESS A ITS NOT THAT HARD eventually he took the controller off me and just did it himself. Video games made me feel bad L

What Is Wrong With My Work Out Gear: Do I Look Weird?

Every day I would drop my kids off at school I would do so in my work out gear and my hair tied back as I would always go straight to the gym after I had left them. A few other parents did this from time to time and I never thought nothing of it. until one day when my eldest was in his fourth year of school, I went into my sons room with my good old trusty workout gear on to tell him it was time to go. I was greeted with this oh my god why do you have to wear that it’s so embarrassing. I laughed and said this is what people wear to the gym. He shook his head and said no you just look weird. I should have just shrugged it off, but that little. lovely child made me feel like I was an embarrassing weirdo!
Children Learning Reading
Tags: Parenting Advice

Children Learning Reading

How to teach reading

1.Phonics:

Reading requires bringing together a child’s knowledge of the sound system of his or her native language and the letters and letter combinations that represent different phonemes. For this reason, some phonics instruction is essential.



2.Familiar words:

Because they are fluent speakers, kids have a base vocabulary to begin with. That’s why learning how to read words they are already familiar with is a good place to start. This might include their own name and other concrete nouns that can be prompted using pictures.



3.One word at a time:

In the beginning, too much text can be overwhelming for a new reader. Make sure there are not too many words on a page and start by having them sound out single terms before progressing to phrases and sentences.



4.Ample exposure and lots of repetition:

Reading words that contain the same letters and letter combinations and seeing those words multiple times helps kids practice early reading skills. Did you know that 50-75% of the words in most children’s books come from the Dolch list?



5.Illustrations and big print:

Images can help a child in the beginning by prompting him or her to recognize the word they are reading. It helps if words are large enough and printed in bold, easy to read font.



6.High frequency vocabulary:

Memorizing words that are likely to show up in most books for children helps reduce the cognitive load associated with sounding out phrases and simple sentences. Kids can use flashcards and practice spelling at the same time.



7.Books they want to read:

Children are often more motivated to read if they are interested in the material to begin with. Take kids to the library and let them select the books they want to start with. If the text proves too challenging, at least you have an idea of what topics they are interested in.



8.Taking on a challenge:

Starting with books that are too hard can be discouraging for an early reader. Keep kids motivated by selecting a mix of easy material that is at their level, interspersed with challenging books that are one step beyond. A good way to tell how hard a book is by having the child read a page and lift a finger for every word they don’t recognize. If any page contains more than 5 words the child doesn’t know, save the book for later.



9.Graded readers:

Many English novels and stories have been adapted for readers of different levels. Check out graded readers and try using several levels in progression to ensure familiar vocabulary and a consistent increase in difficulty.



10.Construct and interaction:

It’s a good idea to encourage active vs. passive reading by asking children about what they have read. In the beginning they will be focused on recognizing words but later on they’ll need to get the gist of the text and be able to tell you more about the details too!

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8 Ways to Handle your Picky Eaters 🍉
By: The Molly Coddle
Tags: Toddlers, Kids Food, Toddler Tantrums, Parenting Advice, Parenting

Picky eaters are the most common traits that toddlers have. Especially when they are starting to develop their taste. They become choosy and try to skip eating time. Sometimes they come up with unreasonable explanations or tantrums for not eating.

If your baby loves carrots one day but pushes them away from the next, or if you find yourself begging your little one to eat, you’re not alone.

Research shows that about 20% of parents say their 2- to 5-year-olds are picky eaters. Most will eventually outgrow it, but what’s a parent to do in the meantime?

Here are some tips that can help you get through the picky eater stage.

1. Serve them a variety of different foods: Who doesn’t like to eat a different variety every day. And same goes for our kids. They need some variation like different colors, shapes, aroma, texture, etc. so that they don’t get bored of eating the same food.

2. Serve new food at least 10–15 times: We often get disappointed when our kids don’t want to try a new food or make their decision even without seeing what you’re serving to them. But don’t lose hope because research shows that children need to be offered a new food as many as 10–15 times before they will eat it.

3. Serve Mix food: To make your picky eaters fall for new food, you must try to identify healthy foods your child loves and mix them often throughout the week. We are sure they will love ❤️ it.

4. Stick to Mealtime: Try to serve meals and snacks at about the same times every day. Because it will help you in setting expectations in front of kids and they will be well prepared for the mealtime. You can also provide milk or juice with the food, but offer water between meals and snacks.

5. Serve Healthy Dips: Being a parent we always strive for a perfect healthy meal for our kids. Sometimes our kids demand unhealthy food like french fries, Pizza, etc. But if that’s the case, then don’t need to worry, you can still make it a healthy one. Use healthy dips such as yogurt, hummus, apple dips, or low-fat salad dressings along with it to encourage children to eat fruits, vegetables, and meats.

6. Don’t make food a Reward: Giving sweets, chips, or junk food as a reward often leads to overeating. Sometimes kids take this privilege to eat when they’re not hungry to reward themselves.

7. Start with a Small Portion: Don’t jump into introducing new food to your kids. Because if you do that then chances are they might start making excuses. So, better to introduce a new food in small portions just like in the form of dip, smoothies, or side dishes.

Young children often touch or smell new foods, and might even put tiny bits in their mouths and then take them back out again. Your child might need repeated exposure to a new food before he or she takes the first bite.

8. Try with Smoothies: You can try giving fruit or veggies that your kids don’t like into the form of smoothies. We are sure they will not even realize that they have eaten it. 😊
Connecting With Your Child Through Color
By: Annette Rugolo
Tags: Dowsing, Meditation, Parenting Advice, Color Theory, Color Therapy

A good way to connect and learn more about the children in our lives is through the language of color. Every color has its own unique frequency and when you begin to work with color with your child, they will show you what they need.

I was working with a mom recently who asked how she could best support her 7-year-old son. When I connected with her son at a soul level, he gave me some information on how she could support him.

What he showed me was a poster board with his picture placed in the lower center portion of the board. Around the top of the board were placed round circles of the 24 colors that his mom had started working with after taking the Inner Diamond meditation class.

He wanted his mom to create this board and then, each day, ask him what color or colors he needed for that day. He would then choose some colors and place them around his picture. Based on the colors he would choose, his mother could determine what he needed.

For instance, if he chose the color royal blue, he was needing some energetic protection. If he chose the color peach, he needed some joy in his day. Choosing emerald green was showing his mom he needed some healing.

Especially when a child is young, using color is a great way for parents to know what they need and to help them. In my next blog, I will be sharing a story of how color helped a mom and her 3-year-old at her daycare.
HOW TO TEACH CHILD TO READ
By: Parenting Tips
Tags: Preschool, Parenting Toddlers, Preschool Learning, Parenting Advice, Parenting

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✪ Talk to your infant and toddler to help him learn to speak and understand the meaning of words. Point to objects that are near and describe them as you play and do daily activities together. Having a large vocabulary gives a child a great start when he enters school.

✪ Read to your baby every day starting at six months of age. Reading and playing with books is a wonderful way to spend special time with her. Hearing words over and over helps her become familiar with them. Reading to your baby is one of the best ways to help her learn.

✪ Use sounds, songs, gestures and words that rhyme to help your baby learn about language and its many uses. Babies need to hear language from a human being. Television is just noise to a baby.

✪ Point out the printed words in your home and other places you take your child such as the grocery store. Spend as much time listening to your child as you do talking to him.

✪ Take children’s books and writing materials with you whenever you leave home. This gives your child fun activities to entertain and occupy him while traveling and going to the doctor’s office or other appointments.

✪ Create a quiet, special place in your home for your child to read, write and draw. Keep books and other reading materials where your child can easily reach them.

✪ Help your child see that reading is important. Set a good example for your child by reading books, newspapers and magazines.

✪ Limit the amount and type of television you and your child watch. Better yet, turn off the television and spend more time cuddling and reading books with your child. The time and attention you give your child has many benefits beyond helping him be ready for success in school

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Science proves that displaying family photos boosts children’s self-esteem.
By: Inna Yurchuk-Kostukovsky
Tags: Parenting Advice, Childrens Stories, Photography, Child Psychology

According to psychologists, photography has a positive benefit for children’s self-esteem and helps them develop stronger confidence.

Scientists have proven that it is valuable for children to see themselves as part of a family unit and this is where photographers come in.

During family sessions, photographer’s job is to create safe and loving environment, centered around kids. Photo session is a happy play time with rules and boundaries but also games, fun activities, lots of hugs, kisses and cuddles.

However, turns out, a photo session is not enough by itself.

Photographers are increasingly delivering images electronically and families view them in a digital form on their computers, phones or on social media. So does this really have the same impact when it comes to boosting a child’s self-esteem?

Well, not really. It is important that kids live in the house where the photos are displayed.

Growing up in the space where they see themselves in photos, surrounded by their loved ones, helps them learn who they are and where they fit. They understand the story of their family and grow up with a stronger sense of belonging.

Traditional approach of displaying photos prominently in the home also ensures that the child internalises the idea that those in the photos are important to one another. That child will grow up with a sense of comfort and a feeling of being protected.

Additionally, photographs are powerful symbols that elevate everyday moments and turn them into art. Kids will feel important and worthy of professional documentation and also appreciate the art itself. The photographer takes the utmost care when it comes to light, composition, posing and editing the images and the child will analyse and learn from this.

I believe that tactile experience of holding a physical print in your hands or flipping through a family Album stimulates the brain and makes a child engage with the object more. Photos are also miraculous windows into the past — strangeness of seeing parents once young, or great-grandparents in uniform will make kids curious about their heritage.

Psychologists recommend having photographs of your child with their family placed in the kids’s room so they can see it before sleep and then first thing upon waking and beginning their day.

They will know they are cherished, cared for and loved.
10 simple tips for the parents of adolescents
By: Rajesh Chandra Verma
Tags: Good Parenting Tips, Parenting Teenagers, Parents, Parenting Advice, Parenting

Photo by Yogendra Singh on Unsplash

So, you think that your child has changed suddenly. The author has written another post titled “Is it difficult to be the parent of an adolescent?” in this space earlier. It will be worthwhile to take up a case study, first.

Case-It is about a boy, John. His parents are Henry and Martha. Henry is a successful Executive, a go-getter, known for his dynamism. He cannot tolerate even small shortcomings. John was good at studies and played cricket regularly. Having reached adolescence, he had been facing the changes associated with puberty. Somehow, he could not score good marks in one test even after working hard. This infuriated Henry who felt that efforts did not mean anything, if not translated into good marks. He punished John by stopping his cricket activity. Martha resisted and explained about John’s efforts. She also said that outdoor activity was good for John and multi-tasking would only help him in the long run but Henry did not agree. It led to the arguments between them and John’s frustration increased. His grades deteriorated even further.

Analysis- study suggested that Henry’s behavior was unreasonable. He should have supported John by spending time with him, and not stopped his cricket activity. Instead of arguments with Martha, he should have been more friendly with john and helped him in his studies. This would have improved the situation in the best possible manner.

This case study brings us to 10 simple tips for the parents of such adolescents.

These simple tips tell us what do we, as parents of these adolescents need to do.

Read in detail in the author’s blog under the same title. The blog, as you are aware, is Education 2020 (Link: eduoday.blogspot.com). The author is keen to know about your views too. Please express them on the blogpost or mail to:

vermarajesh55@gmail.com
Roast dinners, mothers, and a Christmas away from home.
By: Sam Jenkinson
Tags: Food, Mothers, New Years Eve, Christmas, Family

But I am getting a little beyond what I wanted to write about here, which is Roast pork.

Well, not Roast Pork exactly, but simply what it got me thinking about and the warm fuzzy memories, like the above, that I began to reflect on because of it.

Last week was my 33rd Birthday. I have been stuck in Belgium all year. I haven’t seen my mum since the 4th of January 2020. I likely will not until at least the spring 2021.

I want to say that I don’t like complaining or talking about this, but I seem to regularly do so, and so that would be lying. What I will do is acknowledge that it is not that bad, and, that many people are in a much worse position in that regard than I am. There are people who have lost their parents. And I am beyond grateful every day that so far both of my parents are OK. Though still, in that respect, I am frightened about the coming months.

That said, it has been a big struggle for me. Being home for Christmas and New Year’s Eve with my mum is the thing I look forward to in the calendar most of all.

We call New Years Eve “our quiet night in”. Arne, my mum, her partner Dave and myself. We always have the usual roast. Likely roast pork. Then, the usual TV shows. Some I loathe, such as the chase, others I have grown to like as a consequence of how much they make my mother laugh, Mrs Browns Boys, and some I could not miss out on and still watch religiously even though I now live in Belgium, Eastenders.

We may call it quiet, but in reality it is anything but. My step dad begins making cocktails. Typically gin martinis. My mother drinking prosecco, or as she calls it, “proscechio”.

At midnight we walk outside to the bridge in front of our house, wrapped in our winter coats and scarves, drink in hand. Our neighbours also come out to meet us, toast in the year and sing “auld lang syne”. Though even now I do not know the words. From the bridge we can see the fireworks from the ships in Hull, as well as hearing their horns. They’re very far away, but you can just make out the lights. Piercing the pitch black of the countryside sky, dotted with stars.

By 3 am my step dad will be the last one awake, with the rest of us unconscious, sometimes not remembering how we got to bed. Our neighbours will have come in for a drink. Maybe played a board game, though rarely as I hate them.
Sharline and Her Son Michael
Tags: Son, Motherhood, Sorrow, Mothers, Illness

Faithful mother, full of ups and downs,

But from the first, upon the scene you were,

With joy and faith to trump the doubt that drowns;

You birthed a boy to raise into a sir.

And well I see the early newborn days:

The cries at night, the sleepless losing grips,

The hidden strength unveiled in stunning ways,

The smile; on your breast to sleep he slips.

And then I view the crawling, speeding times:

Those moving, eager, yearning, learning eyes,

The pride, the laughs, the joy inside which chimes,

Appraise this little wonder; him your prize!

Ah! Next to mind the speaking years are come,

And what a boisterous babbler he is, too!

And then as you or I the language drum,

He beats a beat as none had drummed for you:

The times he came confused or deeply sad,

The things which you explained, the hugs you save,

The times he left displeased or even mad,

The waits you had, the sorries that you gave.

And after that the quiet years arrive:

Young man he is, and making his own life,

And though you slightly part, he seems to thrive,

And still from time to time you ease his strife.

And ev’rything appears the best of hope,

And all is going well as things are good,

Yet sometimes that is but the slack of rope;

The lack of tension slacked how long it could.

Leukemia….Was that the name they said?

Good Lord! My boy is not two decades old!

And all the doubts and fears inside your head

Were swarming like a blizzard; freezing cold.

With sense arose resolve to hold and fight,

And from his eighteenth year so hard you did,

In searching out with faith each bit of light,

Elusive though it seemed; a panicked bid,

And maybe at the first he still was well,

I seem to see his smile shining bright,

But then begin to fade each weary hell;

The prods of doctors offered little light.

The years are ripe to take their greedy toll,

And naught is seen to sate the hungry beast;

Weak your boy, grows strong the leeching troll,

With ev’ry year it seems to further feast.

He looked to you, and yet, what could you do?

Amid the blizzard, children in the cold!

It wore him down, but you were wearing, too,

As though a garment; chewed by moths and old.

But he, your son, your joy, your hope, your pride!

To watch that great potential fade away?

That ten long years, your hopes had sweetly lied,

While thoughts of happy maybes lit the day?

But now the truth was all that you had heard,

Your son, your only son, would fade at last,

His tongue was tied and uttered not a word;

His eyes beheld as strangers friends of past,

His pain beyond the darkest deepest thought,

And you, no doubt, had felt each piercing spear,

It was enough; too much this fading brought,

And you alone were there to face the fear.

As always you had been his mother, friend,

You had them pull the plug; the time was sure.

You sat long after life had breathed its end,

And gazed in grief and pain at twenty-eight years no more.

Copyright Jesse Stiemann 2021
My First Blog ❤
By: Muhammad Asfandyar
Tags: First Post, Love, Letters, Mothers, Blog

Well. I am so much nervous. I never ever thought that I can write a blog or something like that. But i am doing it right now. Readers please please ignore my mistakes for two reasons.

1- English is not my native language.

2- I am writing a blog for very first time.

I dedicate my 1st blog to my mother. The best mother in the world. We are 4 siblings but my mom love me the most among all her children. She is far away from me but I miss every inch of her. The way she serve me food. The way she talks to me. Mom give too much sacrifices for me. Even she stood against his husband (My father). But I never ever thanks her for her blessings on me. Now I came to realize that I should say thanks to my mother for everything she did for me.

The letter for my mother ❤

All credit goes my new fellowship (Amal Fellowship). Only because of my fellowship I want to able to understand this. To understand the act of kindness. I am very thankful to Program manager Ma’am Zeryab who encourage me and give motivation about this.

I hope guys you will like my first blog of my life. I will improve my writing skills. I need your feedback on this. Positive as well as negative both feedback will be accepted.

Thank You so much for reading my blog.
Beauty Blog
By: Beauty Blog
Tags: Motherblog, Healthblog, Mother, Health, Beauty

There are some important moments in a person’s life. Health comes first among them. When a person’s health deteriorates, nothing else really matters. Or if a woman becomes a mother for the first time, this is the most beautiful feeling in the world, and this moment will never be forgotten from now on. While all this is so important, it will always come to the fore in matters related to health and motherhood. A Health blog is an essential tool that makes it easier for women or men to access all the information about their health. In other words, while days used to be spent on a curious piece of information, today, thanks to the smart devices and internet connection we have, many resources are at our fingertips in a matter of seconds. For example, in the Mother blog, there are all topics such as how to care for the newborn baby, breastfeed, and tie a diaper.

It is possible to talk about the same within the Beauty blog. In short, whether it is a man or a woman, they may want to research a subject that they are curious about at some point in their life, and it means the right source, the correct information, and the proper learning. Our site is full of resources that can provide you with all the information you wonder about these issues. All you have to do is visit our site and write the subject you are curious about in the search bar. As a result, we can now access up-to-date and fresh information very easily and make our lives more colorful.
Mothers have earned their super hero status by leading crazed lives filled family, work, schedules…
By: Susana Benz
Tags: Motherhood, Self Care, Healthy Lifestyle, Mothers

Mothers have earned their super hero status by leading crazed lives filled family, work, schedules and endless chores. Just a few moments to collect your thoughts does wonders to relax, recharge and face the day again. But carving out that time often poses a challenge. While a trip to the spa is the ultimate in restoration, usually a much more mundane errand is delegated as Mommy Me Time. Welcome to the wonderful world of Motherhood. If a tropical vacation is not in your immediate future, here are a few ways to carve out thin slices of time to find your zen. The trick is finding peace in places you have to be anyway.

The shower is the number one choice, but be sure to lock the door as those with Littles know this is considered public space for the under 5 crowd. Fill the room with candles, flowers, music or whatever helps you unwind.

Turn your commute into a sanctuary. Pack a book or magazine for the train. Download your favorite podcast or soothing music. Or just zone out, be careful if you are behind the wheel.

A trip to the gourmet grocery store provides endless entertainment. Linger in the self care aisle. Treat yourself to a bath bomb or a bonbon. Try out a new food or attend a cooking demo. Pick up a yummy pre-made meal and check dinner off your to do list.

You can steal a few moments to yourself when playing with your kids. While playing hide and seek, be clever and carefully tuck yourself away to sneak in a quick meditation or moment of solitude.

Give yourself a Mommy TimeOut. Children understand if you need to sit quietly by yourself to think about your behaviour.

The public library is a little gem that offers long stretches of enforced blissful silence.

Find a gym that offers childcare and this will quickly become your go to escape. If you don’t have the energy for a work out, the sauna and steam are perfect spots to recharge.

Sometimes life forces us to take breaks. Long lines and traffic jams provide one of the few opportunities to do nothing. Put down your phone as scrolling through your facebook feed is a time suck and an energy drain. Our overstimulated brains need time to recalibrate and daydream and this is the simplest way to recharge, by simply doing nothing.
A Midweek Sojourn On The Ocean Bed
By: Monique Chasteau
Tags: Poetry, Self, Mothers

Pohutakawa and mudflats. Photo by Monique Chasteau

While my children are at school, I will escape to the beach

Wearing the hand me down clothes of their father

The shabbier the better

I’ll go for a walk on my own

Hoping that the tide is out so that I can clamber on the slippery crunchy mudflats

Climb over sea slimed branches of Pohutakawa, wintery and bare

Plant my hands in rotten leaves and shell, mustiness rising when I stumble

When I try to jump puddles, the sea will seep into my socks

It will be cold and bright, rocks and crabs exposed while the tide is right out

Small flocks of birds may snap into the clear air and disappear

Damp and residue will blend into breathing as muscles loosen

As I move and heat, I’ll shed a layer and become steady

Far from the shore on the ocean bed exposed

Look back towards the empty beach, sunny and benign in the middle of the week

Play ground still and quiet

I hope that, like last time, there will be that strange sensation when the world stops for an impossible instant out there

Then the tide will turn

Mothers in well fitting jeans will gather at the classroom and pick up conversations that they had yesterday and will continue tomorrow

What did you do today?

Oh, went to the supermarket, had coffee, the dentist, looked at a house, did the books, made muffins for the kids

I did those things too
Super Humans
By: Hatim Bekhushi
Tags: Sisters, Daughters, Mothers, Superhuman, Women Day

Ladkiya hai to sukun hai, ladkiya hai to hum hai.

Have you ever seen superhumans? Nope! We all are surrounded by superhumans. They are the most protected and unbreakable walls that shield’s us. We are under our beautiful and peaceful shadows that are our mother, sisters, wife, and daughters.

Seriously, women are superhumans. One woman is handling multiple roles, at a time woman is a daughter, wife, sister, mother altogether. Not only a woman is a stick with these tags, she is giving more than 100% in every role, without getting noticed by someone. Just look around!

One woman handling two houses. Yes just imagine two houses. She solves the problems of both houses holding them together. She is there anytime for both the houses. women are the best examples of multitasking.

Woman by being a mother she is not helping their children she is also helping his husband by running the house, mentally, physically, and financially. I can’t describe mother, no one can, the word mother says everything. They are incredible.

Woman by being sister, she is not the only sister, by her smart moves, by everything she is mother to her elder and younger brothers. Sisters are always there for brothers. They are amazing.

The woman being a daughter, here comes the most most beautiful relationship. Having a daughter is an amazing thing in life. A true father wants only one thing in life and that is a daughter. Daughters cannot be compared by 10 sons, daughters are daughters. The most careful woman to a father is his daughter. They are great.

Women by being a wife, shows that how much women can have patience, the sweetest part of a man for his life is his wife. He gets relief and peace looking to his wife, as Allah T.A states in his Holy Quran “He who made of yourselves wives for you to dwell in”. Husband is all alone without his wife. They are beautiful.

Without women, this world is nothing but a cart without wheels.
No, I Don’t Want to Be Like My Mother
By: Kabita Maharana
Tags: Women, Mothers, Womens Rights, Blog, Womens Health

Image courtesy: Wallpaper Cave

Growing up I believed, my mother is the strongest, and she was, OR probably she was trying to be one before us. I never saw her falling sick, never saw her waking up late in the morning, never saw the house untidy, and never saw her serving us the food we didn’t want to eat. Her “never say never” spirit would inspire me to face the world with a fresh zest of life. I never saw her putting her guards down, even in her most vulnerable moments. She was everything I wanted to be.

“No matter how life treats you, remember one thing, don’t try to be me,” she told me once. “I want you to live for yourself and not sacrifice your existence to serve everyone you love. You have every right to expect their love and dedication in return.”

It took years for me to realize how broken she was inside. Her heart was shattered to pieces by her loved ones, be it the closest person, siblings, or parents. She never showed us her weakest moments, but I witnessed her pain and the tears of despair on the rarest occasions. I wish I would have raised my voice for her, but I didn’t because she never allowed me to go beyond her wish.

As her daughters, we often protested her silent endurance, but she would stop us by saying, “I am born to tolerate, but you are not my children. Promise me; you won’t be like me; rather, you will fight any injustice towards you.” To this, I asked her, “Why Maa, why you tolerate their rudeness toward you? Why you still serve them with all your love?”

“Because my child, I love them,” she would answer with a smile, “and I’ll do my duty of loving them unconditionally.” And she did, they continued to hurt her, and she kept serving them until she was diagnosed with cancer.

Her suffering gave us the greatest lesson of our life. We decided not to lose our identities for anyone and not sacrifice our wishes for anyone trying to downgrade our efforts and confidence.

Today on Women’s Day, I wish all women to win over their fear, find their voice, and not be trapped under the burden of duty and responsibilities.

Courage begins the moment you face your fears. It’s OK to fear and cry. But remember, there will be a time when you will feel the ground crumble beneath your feet. So take the leap of faith and reach the highs you deserve.
Hello Great Minds,
By: Navaneeth Kumar Reddy
Tags: Love, Girls, Mothers, Womens Day, Women In Tech

Hello Great Minds,

As we all know 8th March is an International Women’s Day. Some had a doubt that, “Do we really need to celebrate this day”. Then the damn sure answer is YES, because it’s really a great thing to show our respect towards them. Their efforts & patience always reaches to sky. But many times we won’t understand them, because we are Men. Being from embryo in a Mother’s stomach until she became a skinless skeleton, in all stages she is useful to everyone in anyways. After she born she made a Couple as Parents, during girls stage she develops caring and sensitivity towards her brothers & parents, in adult stage she is ready to face the world, when she is a Lady she’ll worry for her parents since she’ll leave the parents home after marriage with her life partner. Thus she turns into Women and take care of her husband and children. Finally she created one family. If we are a family member, then it’s a story of our ‘Mother`s’.

THE REASON BEHIND OUR HAPPINESS

If there’s a talk about Love, Caring, Sacrifices, Patience, Sharing Moments, Beauty, Affection then again all those qualities relates to our women only. I learned all these by my MOM. If we observe transparently then your MOM’s also have same qualities. Forget to say one more thing- Every mother is a First teacher to her child, First person who loved you, First care taker, First happiest person when you achieve something, First cried woman when something happened bad to you. Likewise in all matters of you she is the only one, without selfishness always occupies first place in all the cases. As a baby, as a girl & as a lady may not have all these qualities. But when they turned into women they’ll get all the above said qualities. We no need to celebrate all the 365 days for them. Just understanding their pain & being with them at that time, Spend sometime with them daily, share your talks, if possible go out with them on weekends. That’s it. They even won’t expect from us even too.

Please never treat women badly in any case. Never show attitude towards your mother. Even you may be a Ruler to this World but SHE is a ‘Goddess of this universe’.

THE END OF UNIVERSE IS WITH THE END OF WOMEN ONLY

NO DISASTER TAKES OVER THE END OF WOMEN TO END THE UNIVERSE
Leap 1: Desi Perkins
By: Ariel Goncalves Tavares
Tags: Desiperkins, Com250, Mother, Leap 1, Fertility

For as long as I can remember I have always watched youtubers ranging in different varieties. From singing artists, to comedians, to makeup artists, I was a fan of it all. Now as I grow older, I’m becoming more aware of who I am, what I like and dislike in terms of media and a lot of it has filtered out over the years. No longer am I watching the comedy or the cringey stuff as I see it now but rather videos that gain my interest or help me learn something useful.

One influencer I had found on this journey of discovering myself is Desi Perkins, she is a beauty, fashion, and lifestyle influencer who I’ve been following for years now. Not only is it her style that I love but the content she puts out with her family. The spending time with her aunts and siblings to the gardening and even traveling the world. It reminds me of my own life, but it also drives me to want to be more creative and do more.

Most digital authors aren’t as raw and transparent on real issues going on and just show the happy side of who they are or their industry. Desi however shows it all and displays it with little hesitation. This is one of the many things I admire about her.

When I began re-watching a lot of her videos for the assignment, I found it difficult to write and record. I had written over and over things I could say, and it didn’t seem to flow together at all. When it came to finding clips to put in that go along with what I’m saying it was difficult and re-filming myself speak was also getting difficult. However, cutting down the clips whenever I felt myself getting tongue tied and working my way around certain problems helped.

One video that truly helped was re-watching her fertility journey, it brought back my awareness on the topic at hand and also reminded me of what she kept saying in each of her videos. Being thankful, forgiving, and pushing through. I took a small break and refocused finding it to be much simpler to find what I wanted to speak on. Looking on her media pages as well as through her YouTube helped with finding clips for the video.

Desi Perkins is one digital author I admire so re-watching her clips not only gave me another point of view and helped me learn something new; It also reminded me why she is one of my favorites. I think a lot of times when we watch someone on the internet it’s hard to separate the fake from reality and realizing that they have gone through a lot of what we have. Desi came from humble beginnings with nothing along with her husband and they both worked extremely hard to get where they are today. It shows that if I work as hard and put my all into it my dream can come true as well.