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Searching for Hope
My mind goes back to that first question. Why am I here and why now? I try to pinpoint when it all started. I remember August 2, 2017 because that was the day my youngest child was born. I remember getting to the hospital at 5AM and getting prepped for the C-Section. I had one with my first so there was no question; for the safety of everyone, a C-Section would have to be done. I laid in the hospital bed for just over an hour while they pumped some fluids in me. I have never been good at staying hydrated so it was a good thing this was a standard procedure when it came to C-Section patients. I played my favorite radio station to keep me calm while the surgery was happening. Just the thought of someone cutting me open freaked me out.
By Janice Page7 years ago in Families
Young Mother
Everyone knows that it is more common than not in this era for young girls to be pregnant. Most parents either go with the flow or they completely freak out on their child. My mother was the one to go with it while my dad was the one to freak out. I wasn't ever planning on being a young mother, but I knew what I was doing. Being 17 years old and finding this out was a complete shock to me, but I knew it was a possibility. Let's get this story going shall we?
By Bethany Taylor7 years ago in Families
Co-Sleeping
I am 100 percent for making your child sleep in their own bed. I was the first to announce that I was never going to co-sleep with my child. Whether they were 6-months-old or 5-years, it wasn't going to happen. Let's all laugh at that statement together. This—if you're a parent, for obvious reasons—didn't happen. I held true for a bit, but eventually, like I'm assuming most parents do, I caved.
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Families
5 Alternative Halloween Ideas
Holidays can be stressful; twice as stressful if you have a kid with sensory issues. You want to give them good memories and something to talk about at school, but the usual activities might be too much for them. So here are five sensory-sensitive ideas for alternative Halloween celebrations this year.
By Hannah Shannon7 years ago in Families
Code Brown
Have you ever heard of the phrase, code brown? The first time I heard it was when my newborn son was in the hospital for dehydration (Mommy wasn’t producing enough boobie juice). Like most hospitals, they had codes to alert staff of emergency events. Some examples of what that would be include: code red for fire, code blue for cardiac arrest, code black for bomb threat/other dangerous threats, and so on. My husband, who was curious of what all the codes were called, and what they were used for, questioned one of the nursing staff. After sharing the codes to him, she then mentioned code brown, and then laughed. My husband quizzically asked, “What is code brown?” The nurse laughed again, and told us that it was an inside code among the nursing and CNA staff... standing for, and you probably guessed it, POOP! And not just any poop. Poop everywhere! The patient, the bed, the walls, floor, you name it!
By Daycare Momma7 years ago in Families
Effective Strategies for Behavioral Interventions in Defiant Children
Behavioral interventions for children go far beyond changing poor behavior. The development of the theory of behavior modification completely altered the way people of the time thought about children’s motivation to behave. Studies on behavior modification began with behaviorist experts B.F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov. Regardless of their methods of research, they were able to develop techniques that behavior strategists still use today, decades later. Jay Belsky, a psychology professor, asserts, “We now have a better idea why rewards work better than punishment with pre-adolescent children.”
By StephanieCristi7 years ago in Families
An Open Letter to My Kids
To my babies: I never was ready to be a mom! I never thought I had it in me to take care of you. But I do! I love each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. So much that some days my heart could burst if it were allowed. The three times that I endeared the joys of giving birth to you all left me speechless and filled with tears the moment I looked at each of your little eyes. I did that and was a part of creating you.
By Salina Lehn7 years ago in Families
Teen Mom
A challenge that I have faced in my life was being pregnant as a teenager. This meant that I fell under the stereotype of teen pregnancy which portrayed financial and emotional struggle, lack of education, and irresponsible parenting. This stereotype is painted by the image people choose to believe about teenage parents but does not portray what all teen parents look like. Many people would pity me as I walked through the halls in high school, thinking that my life was over. Little did they know, becoming pregnant as a teenager was the best challenge I have ever been faced with.
By Brittany Meier7 years ago in Families
How to Survive Having a Baby in NICU
As women we all picture this perfect pregnancy, having our water break and rushing to the hospital. But, like many, that is never the case. I was hospitalized at 34 weeks into my pregnancy due to preeclampsia, which didn't even come on until a couple of weeks before and then all of sudden became severe and they sent me to the hospital for evaluation in labor and delivery.
By Nikki Sanger7 years ago in Families
Childcare Nightmare
I'm a working mom. It's awful. However, I have no choice. I have yet to accomplish my dreams of writing the next great book series like the Harry Potter series, so until then I must go to work. My daughter is of course, in a daycare program and while they suck almost every last dime out of my pocket to basically expose my daughter to every disease imaginable, they are not open on weekends. I'm not required to work on weekends. Only if I want to eat. The loop of constantly trying to find a babysitter so that I can go to work travels around and around. It's a never-ending horrible cycle.
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Families
