Sometimes we need to just stop, sit down and read or listen to a book or fifty.
...not all of them were earth shattering, but there were some that left a lasting impact on me. I wanted to share these books with you...
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When family and professional lives collide a mother can feel a sense of guilt.
…We as parents are left to work together to balance the hat wearing, to balance our lives. We give up things we might have wanted or desired, and even do things like get less sleep. But we also get hugs and love that can only come from children…
What can we do differently to move more?
...data from 2003 to 2006 looked at the activity level of people from ages 6 to 84. It was found that the children, ages 6 to 11, were as inactive as older adults who are 60 to 84 years old...
There is more to do than just clothes and supply shopping for back to school preparation.
...But I would ask that, as a family, you also work on your back to school health preparations. It is not uncommon that kids will get sick the first few weeks of school as they are getting freshly exposed to their classmates germs again...
A new study from the NIH shows a low incidence, but an incidence none the less, of tumor formation in rats due to exposure to cell phone radiation.
...Even with this information we are, yet again, at a stalemate as to the safety of cell phones since the study in question only shows low incidences of cancer in the rats. However, let’s not gloss over that it shows an incidence of cancer in rats...
A new study shows signs that exposing children to the rhythm of music may have tangible benefits.
...Patterns help us all learn, and the change to patterns also forces us to focus and learn as a result of pattern perception. It seems as though music can help us enhance our children’s recognition of patterns...
No baby yet, and, unfortunately, I'm dwelling on that.
...Even with all the “wisdom” read of how to naturally induce labor, I have decided to not push my body. I am taking time to rest, and walk as much as I can. I am listening to my midwife and allowing her to be my doctor rather than trying to doctor myself...
One of my favorite keyboard apps' developers has made an attempt at a "keyboard" app that is designed to help families communicate with their children who have developmental/communication disorders.
Wishing you all the best for 2016.
...I know in a few weeks my body is going to change yet again. The female breasts become milk making machines, the abdomen is forever altered, and the kicking/hiccups/movements will no longer be something that I feel from the inside...
Breastfeeding can give your baby higher levels of cortisol, but this is not necessarily a bad thing in any way.
...What this does make me stop and think about is the long term effect of the cortisol on the baby, and if any of the effects, if they do exist, are negative, or not. If they are negative then how do we get the mother to destress?..