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Heart2Hearth

Last Sunday, I was at a bazaar (selling) and saw an old friend (shopping). I was delighted to find out that she started her own business selling treats! What's so special and why am I so excited? They're Egg, dairy and nut free!! Anyone with allergies from any of these, can still have yummy treats!!

Praise the EFFORT

Apparently, "good job" just doesn't cut it. When we started the parenting "job" nearly 9 years ago, I learned that we should praise our children in order to help them gain confidence in life. Now, I realize that an all encompassing "you're so smart" is not all that right. As with all things, it's best to be specific that way our children know what they're being praised for. And realize that they're not entitled to everything.

Announcing - BloggerFeeds!

BloggerFeeds is an hourly updated blog aggregator composed of several member blogs writing about topics ranging from pregnancy, breastfeeding, raising teens, education, schooling, discipline, baby-wearing, baby product reviews and so on. Readers now have a one - page view of what's going on in member Mom's (and a few Dad's) minds. Readers can vote and consequently recommend favorite posts to fellow readers, encouraging member blogs to share more frequently and encouraging discussion.

And now, here's the FAQ!

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Just a quick shoutout to all the excellent Mom, Dads and Parenting Blogs out there.

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Tantrums SOS

I’m Frustrated

Not a crying Frustrated, more like a sad thrown in with frustrated. More like what’s wrong with me and why can’t I handle this and ‘I’m failing at motherhood’ sad. Adee is currently going through a challenging stage (well it’s challenging for me). It’s really the tantrums and sometimes she’ll say it over and over again even if you say NO or Don’t do that.

Try arguing with a 2 year old why don’t you. She’ll cry and she’ll whine and if she doesn’t get what she wants Daddy will come to the rescue. I’m aware that this is normal and challenging that this is supposed to happen (the baby books say so) but I’m currently at my wits end.I really can’t stand the crying and the screaming and the whining. She cries about everything and she has great lungs too.

The Importance of Sleep for Babies

The birth of a baby brings in lots of responsibilities for the parents. Though the only thing that parents want after taking care of the baby's needs the whole day, is to have a peaceful sleep at night. Newborn babies, unlike adults cannot recognize day and night and will take time to adjust to the the 24 hour clock. Hence, the first few weeks of the baby's life goes in sleeping for the most of the time in the day and as well as at night. It is said that a new born infant sleeps for an average of 16 hours in a day. 
 
I was fortunate enough to attend JOHNSON’S Baby Bedtime Discoveries: Bedtime A to Zzz’s.Dr Luis Rivera the resource person shared with us the importance of sleep and how a good night sleep will help our baby grow. And also, we were taught on how to make our baby's sleep better through Johnson's Bedtime Routine. Which includes a bath, massage and some quiet time.
 
In fact, in the first year of life, growth hormones are actively working at 3 times the normal rate. So when you encourage good sleep in your baby, you are not only helping your baby establish beneficial lifelong habits, you are also giving her the best start in life!
 Below are some general guidelines as to how many hours of sleep the average child requires at various ages.
 
Let me go ahead and discuss some of the bedtime routines that I have learned.
 

TIP: 5 Things We are Grateful For

Every night, before the kids go to bed, we lay down and talk about our day. We began this year with sharing every night, before sleeping, the five things each of us are grateful for that particular day.

The idea came to me when I was doing the same thing (gratitude journal) and I figured that it would help the boys think of things that they're happy about that day. It'll help them also realize that sometimes, some things may be small, but in fact, they're still HUGE because they're happy it happened to them.

6,927 New Schools In School Reviews

Over the past two days I've imported 6,927 new private schools from all over the country onto our School Reviews section, a major addition to the 1,586 NCR schools already there, and a major item I can finally tick off my to - do list :)

His Mom's Cuckoo

That was what I thought when I was watching the news on Marlene Aguilar's arrest. I was thinking how crazy she was to hide her son, her son who KILLED someone because of some stupid road rage incident. What gall she had when she lied to the NBI that her son was not around!

On the other hand, I think of Marlene. I think about what her parents were like to her, and their parents before them. I wonder if she's a permissive parent, or whether Jason was just a son that has gone astray?

Marlene seemed like she purposely hid Jason from the authorities. Understandable. I guess there are more parents who will hide their children than just give them up to the police. Perhaps it reflects on how they did as parents, no? She also said:

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