Tag: child development
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Navigating Life with a Hyperactive Child: My Little Dynamo Never Stops Moving
Get Pregnant Fast Last night, my youngest son, Alex, helped me assemble a bathroom cabinet that seemed to have a million parts. Unlike me, he skips the instructions and dives right in. He unwraps everything, meticulously organizes the pieces (sorting is his thing), and then gets down to business. “We can figure this out, Mom,”…
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Why Do Kids Hear Their Mom’s Voice But Still Manage to Tune Us Out?
Get Pregnant Fast When it comes to parenting, moms often seem to possess extraordinary abilities. We can sense when our children are lying, feeling unwell, or simply in need of some attention with just a glance. Interestingly, research shows that kids are biologically wired to recognize their mothers’ voices more readily than anyone else’s. So…
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Your Child Is Likely Better Behaved Than You Think
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Understanding My Daughter with Special Needs: What You May Not Realize
Get Pregnant Fast To those who notice my daughter’s unique gait and deliberate pace with physical activities and assume she lacks ability: You really don’t know my daughter. To those who see her speech delays and think she’s not aware of her surroundings: You don’t know my daughter. To those who see her struggle to…
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5 Essential Tips for Parenting and Marriage
Get Pregnant Fast Navigating the world of parenting and marriage can be overwhelming, especially if you’re new to it. After two years in this journey, and having sifted through countless advice articles, I’ve come to realize that much of the guidance available seems to come from a one-size-fits-all approach. Here’s the truth: both you and…
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Navigating the Challenges of Parenting Spirited, Emotional, or Difficult Children
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting can be an incredible journey filled with joy, but for those raising spirited, emotional, or challenging children, it can often feel like an uphill battle. My first experience with this was when my daughter, Lily, now 20, was born. She was an exceptionally colicky baby, crying incessantly for nearly the first…
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25 Things I Completely Overlooked About Raising a Toddler
Get Pregnant Fast According to age-old wisdom, it’s said that mothers swiftly forget the agony of childbirth as soon as they cradle their newborns. It’s almost like magic; the moment that little one is placed in their arms, the pain seems to fade away. Some may argue there’s a truth to this, as otherwise, we…
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Why I Give My Introverted Child Time Alone
Get Pregnant Fast As I sit at my kitchen desk, typing on my laptop, I hear my 11-year-old son, Jake, engrossed in a book in the living room. He expressed a desire for some alone time, and I couldn’t be more pleased. We used to live in a house with an open layout, where the…
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Teaching Our Kids to Appreciate the Ordinary
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: Dec. 20, 2023 Originally Published: June 8, 2023 Today was, by most standards, just another ordinary day. We all experience countless days like this—filled with nothing particularly remarkable, no grand celebrations or monumental achievements. Yet, it’s these seemingly mundane moments that actually compose the majority of our lives. The fleeting highs…
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How Parenthood Turns Your Life Upside Down (And You’ll Love It Anyway)
Get Pregnant Fast Once we tied the knot, we took our sweet time—five years, to be exact—before diving into parenthood. Those years were blissful, filled with uninterrupted sleep and the absence of midnight encounters with tiny humans whose wide eyes are peering at you in the dark. It was a time of freedom from public…