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Craft Idea: Paper Flowers for Mother’s Day
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Mother’s Day is on Sunday and if your child hasn’t already gotten you something why not let them make you some beautiful flowers that won’t wilt. Paper Flowers are the tried and true classic Mother’s Day gift craft for kids.
Tissue flowers for Mother’s Day are very simple and easy to make. They can be made easily by anyone who is not too inclined on spending hours on creating a craft, but wants some simple ways of pleasing the mother and add a splash of color to the table.
All You Need Is Some:
- Tissue Papers
- Pipe Cleaners
- Markers
- Cut squares out of the tissue paper making sure that all the squares are of the same size.
- Decorate these tissue papers using the markers or however your child wants (maybe a little glitter?)
- Crinkle the individual pieces of tissue to give flowers a more natural look. After you crinkle lay them lay flat on a table.
- Place the tissue papers on top of each other and fold them into a rectangle. Cut a small v shaped notch in the center of the rectangle.
- Slide in the layers of tissue up the pipe cleaner and twist it around the notch.
- Once all the layers have been pulled, fluff them up for a more natural look.
- Make as many flowers as you want in different colors and sizes to team them up together into a bouquet.
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May 1, 2012
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Co-Sleeping Pros and Cons
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I have heard a lot about co-sleeping here lately and was very curious. Co-Sleeping is where you allow your baby to sleep in the same bed as you. So after a little research I found that parents on both sides are very passionate. Most parents are either completely for or completely against co-sleeping.
PROS:
- Makes nighttime nursing more convenient
- Helps sync mom an baby’s sleep cycle
- Helps baby fall asleep more easily when they wake up in the night
- Leads to more overall nighttime sleep for baby
- Helps parents have a sense of intimacy and bond with their baby
CONS:
- American Academy of Pediatrics is against co-sleeping for safety concerns and a higher risk of SIDS
- Infants can be noisy which may mean less sleep for you
- Your super-attentive acts such as picking up baby the slightest may mean less sleep for baby
- Less intimacy for you and your spouse/partner
- You may have trouble later making the transition to your child’s own bed
Whichever you decide make sure you do your research so that you make the right decision for you. I don’t co-sleep simply because I toss and turn so much that I am afraid I would roll over and smother the baby .
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April 23, 2012
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Hello Ideas for Home and Family Blog!
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First I just want to say HELLO! I am so thrilled to be a part of the Ideas for Home and Family Blog but I am sure you are wondering what I will bring to this wonderful blog. My hope is to bring you ideas that inspire you to act and do. Some of the topics I will be sharing with you is: homeshool (is it the choice for you, planning, lessons, and more), home cleaning ideas (I have some great non-chemical cleaning tips) food and nutrition ideas (such as using brownies to get veggies into your kids), parenting techniques (co-sleeping, attachment parenting), literacy ideas (I am huge reading fan and promote it a lot) along with many other project ideas that I have.
There is a lot of information out there and I will share as much of it as I possibly care with you, along with my ideas of it all. I look forward to this journey with you and hope that you will jump in and join the conversation as we go along.
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September 13, 2011
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A village isn’t necessary
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Although popular belief states that it takes a village to raise a child, recent research shows that’s just not true. A researcher at the University of Michigan has recently shown that in African villages children raised in nuclear families do just as well as those in extended families.
The research actually showed that the mother’s presence alone in a child’s life was more related to whether or not a child survived. In fact she found that kids were more than 4 times likely to die before five if their mothers were not alive.
You can read more about the study here: Raising a child doesn’t take a village, U-M research shows
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August 16, 2011
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Helping teenagers avoid anxiety now and later in life
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Teenage years can be difficult and challenging to anyone, so finding ways to influence factors that may reduce short term or life long anxiety may make a big difference in the quality of life for many people.
The journal Child Psychiatry and Human Development reports that if teenagers are taught to look at social situation in a more positive manner, it could help to reduce social anxiety and may also help them later in life.
You can read more about this study here: Accentuating the positive may eliminate the negative in teenagers with anxiety
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August 10, 2011
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Family Ideas: Tantrum prevention
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Toddler temper tantrums can be quite upsetting to everyone in the family. So how best to deal with them and keep your family calmer and more relaxed?
First, see if you can prevent them before they start. Keep records and write down the time of day, if he or she might have been too hungry, thirsty, hot, cold, etc. You might find a pattern and be able to prevent some future tantrums.
Second make a mental note of how he or she behaves right before one starts – the next time you see that behavior you might be able to change the direction your headed in and avoid the tantrum.
Third, stay calm when you suspect one is about to erupt. Even if this doesn’t prevent the tantrum it will at least keep it from being as intense as it might have been.
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August 1, 2011
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Family Ideas: Sibling rivalry
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Sibling rivalry is something that can’t really be avoided, but isn’t something to get too upset about. Some ideas to keep it under control are:
- Remember that everything doesn’t have to be the same to be equal, each child has different needs to be met.
- Try to spend some time alone with each child, if possible, so that you can have some special times together with each of them getting your full attention.
- Understand that they probably won’t be best friends as adults but if they grow up with parents that love and respect them and give them each a chance to express themselves and their needs – they will eventually grow up to respect each other and their uniqueness and will be supportive and caring of each other as the years pass.
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July 19, 2011
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Family Ideas: Help your child to develop empathy
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Empathy is the ability to see and understand situations from another person’s perspective. It is a necessary skill to be able to love and care for another person. As infants are cared for by a loving adult who makes sure their needs are met the first necessary steps for developing empathy are being laid. As babies get a little bit older they start to notice and recognize the emotions of others. Eventually they might even start mimicking the emotions of other toddlers and will later start offering comfort to others if the behavior has been modeled for them.
As kids get older they will start to understand the feelings of others better and be able to understand what another person might be feeling in a given situation even if it is different from how they feel. Children still need help from adults to develop real empathy for others. Some things you can do to help include:
- Talk to them about emotions and the facial expressions that go along with them.
- Talk to them about the feelings of others and things they might be able to do to help someone else feel better.
- Be a good role model by showing empathy toward others with both your words and actions.
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July 14, 2011
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Family Ideas: Baby sitters and emergencies
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If you are looking for a baby sitter that your child will spend a lot of time with some important things to consider include whether or not the sitter knows CPR and has had first aid training or not. Discussing possible emergency situations with them is also important – make sure they know what to do in a variety of emergency situations and that he or she will follow through with what they are supposed to do. If you won’t be reachable by phone while you are gone, leave a phone number for another family member, neighbor or close friend for the sitter to contact until you can be reached.
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July 5, 2011
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Family Ideas: Child growth charts
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Growth charts are great way to keep track of how tall your child has grown! And as they get older they will be excited to see how much they are growing also! There are many, many different growth charts available – Amazon has a lot to choose from.
Things to consider when choosing one include picking a design that isn’t too babyish or they might not be too cooperative as they get older when being measured. See how tall it goes to also – if your family tends to be tall you may find that your child outgrows it physically when he or she is still a bit young. Also if you want to keep it to give to your child when they are an adult, don’t get one that needs to be permanently affixed to a wall. Marking heights directly on a wall has the same problem – and if you move you also lose your child’s growth records.
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