by Karen Maezen Millier
To begin, understand this: you are never going to teach your child a life skill that you don’t already have.
But I know. You’re not here for yourself. You’re here because you’re worried about your child.
How do you teach children to meditate?
I’m asked about this all the time. Please know that I speak only from my own perspective as a mother and a practitioner. Everyone has his or her own view. Here is mine. […]
A shout-out for our friends at Perri Meno-Pudge – a calendar for 2013
http://www.zazzle.com/midlife_rocks_2013_calendar-158591710656703350
Here’s a gift idea that every writer can appreciate: TIME TO WRITE.
What to write under “Details”:
Depending on your relationship with the recipient, you could offer to do dishes for a week, pick up the kids from school, # hours of running errands, grocery shopping, babysitting and so on.
Just print it, cut out the certificate using the guidelines, fill in the information.
Ideas for presenting the gift:
– Slip the certificate into a white envelope & then decorate the envelope with Christmas stickers, sparkles, etc.
– Roll up the certificate and tie a colorful ribbon around it. Present it as is, or wrapped in gold tissue paper.
Enjoy!
Courtesy of (cartoonist and writer) Debbie Ohi: www.debbieohi.com
Daughter: Mommy, I want an American Girl doll.
Mommy: No. Why would you want one? You already have two other dolls.
Daughter: Because I don’t think I had any toys in my past life.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster,” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.” – Fred Rogers
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines for talking to children about disasters. Their suggestions can be found at: www.aap.org
Submitted by writer Peg O’Neill, M.D.
Photo and creation courtesy of Sarah Kipp
by Karin Lippert
Long before Ann Martin wrote her bestselling series The Baby-Sitters Club® I was a baby-sitter on Long Island at age 12. Looking back, I continue to be amazed that a family – a mother – would trust me to take care of three children [one an infant] at that age. It was the ‘50s and I was paid 50 cents an hour in a far more innocent time. I loved the family, enjoyed the kids. I also remember I tried one of the mom’s Lucky Strike cigarettes – cough, cough! Not good. […]
Karen Synesiou and Fay Johnson
Dear Reader: This is an update of a previous post. Given the increase in surrogates and surrogacy, we thought it important to present this comprehensive review of it all.
MYTH You have to be a couple to be able to have a child through surrogacy.
REALITY We are more and more seeing single women wishing to be Mothers coming to surrogacy. Please keep in mind that there still must be a medical necessity to ask another woman to take that risk for you. Many women can still carry a pregnancy even after their own eggs may no longer be viable. While eggs mayno longer be viable after the very early 40’s, you can still carry a pregnancy into your late 40’s. The average age of women in the U.S. carrying donor egg pregnancies is 44! We are also seeing many more single men becoming a parent through surrogacy. […]
