On Friday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced his choice of running mate in the upcoming election. Sarah Palin is the Governor of Alaska, and a mom of five children, and if the Republicans win the election, she’ll be our first female Vice President.
Palin has five children, Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. Her oldest, [...]
Tags: Alaska, down syndrome, election, vice president
Posted in: Current Events
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In my last post, I asked for help with the not-so-sleepy baby. Well, I wish I could say that all is perfect, but I guess I’m adjusting. And she did sleep well last night, so I’m a little less groggy. I promised that if you gave me advice, I would share some words of wisdom [...]
Tags: advice, pattern, routine, schedule
Posted in: Baby, Parenting
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Pre-schoolers are innately selfish but from age 7, kids already have a clear sense of what is fair and what is not. This is according to a study by Swiss and German researchers published in Nature.
Kids aged 3 to 4 are “universally selfish” and are reluctant to share. As they grow older, they learn to [...]
Tags: altruism, fair play, pre-schoolers, selfishness, sharing
Posted in: Education, Parenting
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Something that preys on many pregnant moms’ minds… what if I go into labor somewhere remote? Or in a traffic jam? Or on an airplane?
Going into labor on a plane is unusual, mostly because airlines restrict when pregnant women can fly.
Airlines generally don’t let women fly in their third trimester without a doctors letter, and [...]
Tags: Pregnancy, premature birth, Travel, traveling while pregnant
Posted in: Baby, Travel
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When do you know it’s time to have a baby?
Is it listening to an internal clock telling you it’s time?
Is it when both parents are emotionally ready?
Or when the financial aspect of having a baby is all taken care of?
Or maybe a couple can never really be ready and just have to take the plunge?
In [...]
Tags: Pregnancy, trying to conceive
Posted in: TTC
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