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Mama, Do You Love Me?
August 22nd, 2008. Published under parenting. 4 Comments.
My eight-year-old son loves this book. He told me so. He’s asked me to read it to him so many times. It’s a board book and usually board books are meant to be read to preschool kids. But I really bought this with him in mind.
I thought it would be a useful parenting tool. My son, like all children I suppose, is always testing the limits of my patience. We clash during mealtimes and homework time. Everyday. Most of the time I snap, raise my voice and nag. When I do, I feel bad. He looks like a wounded animal and I feel like a big bully. Everytime I lose my calm, I have a hard time changing back into a loving parent. To mend things between us I would make it a point to read this book to him at bedtime. It helps me reassure him that no matter what he does and no matter how I react, I will always love him.
A Mother’s Big Helper
August 13th, 2008. Published under parenting. 4 Comments.
Several days ago I called up my sister to congratulate her on her first baby. I found myself dispensing unsolicited advice. I’m sure I must have sounded like some fountain of wisdom on all things baby. (Mental Note: I must curb my teaching tendancies.)
I asked her if she was already breastfeeding. She explained that Naya (that’s the name of my new niece) was always asleep so she hasn’t started yet. Then she added that maybe the infant was always full because the nurses were feeding her at the nursery. It became clear to me that my sister has not thoroughly read the book that I had passed on to her: Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathy Kendall-Tackett. (more…)
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