Tag: emotions
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Mommy’s Emotions: Educating My Toddler on Feelings and Empathy
Get Pregnant Fast “Is Mommy happy?” My 2-year-old recently began asking me this question whenever she sensed my stress or frustration, or when she did something that she knew might upset me. Initially, I was taken aback. It saddened me to realize my little one could detect my frustration and was concerned about how her…
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School Is Back, and I’m the One in Tears
Get Pregnant Fast As the new school year approaches, I find myself standing in the school supply aisle, feeling overwhelmed and emotional. I’m the parent who is buying shoes two sizes too big because, somehow, my child has grown overnight. Trying to hide my tears from the young sales associate, I can’t help but feel…
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Five-Year-Olds: The Most Delightful (Yet Occasionally Frustrating) Little Humans
Get Pregnant Fast There’s something undeniably enchanting about five-year-olds. Their adorable antics can easily lure you in, only to leave you entangled in a perplexing debate over the letter “B.” One moment they are bursting with humor, insight, and affection, and the next, their stubbornness can make you reach for those Girl Scout cookies for…