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If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?

Child Development

I studied education and learned about child development. I believe it is important to know how children learn for parents. Jean Piaget came up with different stages of development. Children learn by actively constructing knowledge and going through four distinct stages of cognitive development. The first stage is sensorimotor stage, and this takes place from…

Early Attachment

Children need a consistent caregiver who is empathetic and warm to show up in their lives. Early development and learning are extremely important to children. The early years are when the personality development takes place. By age five years the personality is pretty much formed. Children from the time that they come into the world…

Hot Air Balloons

I’ve had this fascination with hot air balloons since I was a child. I even had some fabric ones that would hang from my ceiling in my room growing up. I’ve never had the desire to ride in one but, find them to be incredibly beautiful to look at. There is something about a big…

Mothers often don’t find the time to do things for themselves. A nice cup of tea, a warm bath, a phone call to a friend, baking your favorite recipe, reading a good book. We need to be able to find the time in our days to relax, unwind and refill our tanks. Often times as parents we do not find the time to do the things we enjoy doing to taking care of our family. If we want to have enough energy to give back to our families, we also need to refill our tanks. Often times stay at home moms especially don’t receive much appreciation for all the things that they do. We are the ones taking the kids to appointments, activities, budgeting groceries, keeping the house clean and scheduling all the family events and birthday parties. All women whether working in or outside the home such take the time to refresh themselves. It could be something as simple as getting your nails done, going for a walk in nature, reading your favorite book or enjoying time with a friend. In this world where it is a badge of courage to be doing more and producing more, we need to refresh our souls.

What will you do today to refresh yourself? It is so important to fill up your tank so that you can give back to others.

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