Tips on Choosing a Baby Pram Based on Your Lifestyle
Written on February 11, 2012 in Everything About Kids
Thinking about my “pepperrific”, imaginary world conjures up images of flowing chocolate streams and babies in prams and pushchairs modeled after shiny Ferraris and Audis. While we’re at it, why not throw in an image of myself with flat abs and mile-long legs.
In the real world though, my body is far from perfect, and baby prams don’t look like luxury cars. Baby prams and pushchairs serve the purpose of transporting our kids from here to there without having to carry them in our arms all day. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with picking out a pram which makes your little one look like a million-dollar baby, but you must consider the type of lifestyle you lead.
If you happen to use the car a lot, check the size of your car boot and see how it measures against the folded dimensions of the pram or pushchair you want to buy. Try to look for something which works as both a pushchair and a baby car seat.
If you regularly use public transport, or have steps leading to your house, choose a pram which is lightweight and folds up easily.
If you walk a lot, pick a sturdy model with lockable wheels. While swivel wheels make for easy maneuvering, handling over rough surfaces is easier with fixed wheels. Some pushchairs offer both options.
Whatever type of lifestyle you live, one fact remains: we all want the best for our kids, and will do everything to ensure their safety. So, whether you’re shopping on Rainbowprams.com or scouring the malls for a good baby pram, choose wisely.
Reflective Listening: Effective Parenting Skill
Written on February 5, 2012 in Everything About Kids, Mommyhood
No matter how bored out of my wits I am, you would never find me talking to a wall. I will not waste my intellectual diatribes on a non-responsive entity. Same holds true for our kids.
We all know that our children adore us so much that it greatly matters to them what we think about what they have to say. But how can we effectively give them our opinion if in the first place, we don’t know how to really listen to them? Even a 6-year old does have some useful insight about the world around him, and it’s really important to him that his parents listen. This is where reflective listening comes in.
Reflective listening means reflecting what the other person has just said. It may entail verbalizing or paraphrasing what you’ve just heard, in order to let the speaker know that you understand what he’s trying to communicate with you.
This is an important parenting skill to learn, as this will help your kids open up to you more. They will feel more comfortable expressing their feelings if they know that you won’t turn a deaf ear towards them.
So, how do we actually do this reflective listening with our children? If for instance, you see your little girl screaming her head off, you can calmly ask her what’s bothering her. You can use magic phrases such as, “So, you’re saying…”, or, “It seems to me like…” If she tells you she’s angry at her friend for not wanting to play with her, you can say something like, “So, you’re furious at her for leaving you out of the game?” You get the picture.
The key is in genuinely showing interest in what your kid has to say by letting her know that you understand her. By expressing empathy, your kid becomes more comfortable opening up to you, and consequently feels secure that her mom supports her.
Communication, they say, is a two-way street. We can’t expect to always make our kids listen to us if we don’t know how to listen in return. We can make our kids feel that we truly understand their feelings by reflecting back what they have to say. This will help build an atmosphere of trust between parent and child, and it will prove to be an invaluable tool as they grow up.
On Uniforms and Healthcare
Written on February 4, 2012 in Various
As I was blissfully indulging myself in a medley of Radiohead songs, I was pleasantly surprised to see a chat message from an old friend. Listening to 90’s music couldn’t have been more appropriate as a backdrop for a long overdue conversation with a dear friend. She is now a successful nurse at a hospital…
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Her Achy-Breaky Heart
Written on February 1, 2012 in Everything About Kids, Mommyhood
I sported the look of a completely clueless mom as my daughter came home from school one day, all giggly and excited to break the exciting news to me: one of her boy classmates just whispered in her ear that he had a crush on her! Totally thrilling for her, but hardly so for me. …
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Why Tunics Work at Work
Written on January 31, 2012 in Various
A single mom’s life is riddled with much anxiety. Since there is a lot of uncertainty about my daughter marrying a wealthy prince in the future, I have to make sure that I provide for all her needs, so she doesn’t have to worry about finances as she grows up. I constantly devise ways to…
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Looking for Financial Support for Your Kid’s Learning
Written on January 30, 2012 in Everything About Kids
Healthy children aren’t just children that are physically fit, or kids that eat the right foods. They are also children that have access to the learning skills that are needed to ensure a healthy mind as well as a healthy body. Sometimes, it is necessary to have extra finances that are needed to ensure a…
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Easy Money for Your Emergency Needs
Written on January 26, 2012 in Various
Medical emergencies often strike suddenly and without warning. In a perfect world, we would have an overflowing savings account to combat life’s emergencies. Of course, in a perfect world, emergencies would never happen in the first place. Emergencies aren’t just insanely stressful: they’re also incredibly costly. Worse still, you often don’t have time to wait…
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Mommy’s Morning Madness! Organize Your Mornings To Keep Your Cool
Written on January 25, 2012 in Everything About Kids, Mommyhood
“This is a guest post from Anne M. of Green Eggs & Moms. I get my daily fix of green eggs and great parenting advice from her blog. I suggest you check her out too- her blog, I mean!” “Ahhhhhhh! Hurry up, get dressed or you’ll be late for school!” How many times have you snapped…
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Is Your Child Worrying Too Much?
Written on January 21, 2012 in Everything About Kids
You can bet your bottom dollar that nearly everyone in this day and age dreams of hours spent simply lazing on a lounge chair with a tall, cold and slightly alcoholic drink in hand. As for me, it’s either that or speeding along the freeway in a hot pink convertible. Oh, what I wouldn’t give…
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The Single-Parent Trap
Written on January 16, 2012 in Mommyhood, Relationships
If there’s one thing I’ve never done before, it’s filing for a “missing person” case. I feel this is something I ought to do now, because there’s this one person whom I haven’t really seen in a long time- me. I happen to be a single mom as a result of calling it quits with…
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