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IS IT EASIER WITH CHILDREN OVER 3 YEARS OLD?
“When you hear all day that everyone is doing something better than you, and in the evening you’re the one they call to give them a goodnight kiss.” Last weekend, I thought: Is life easier for parents with children over 3 years old? There will be as many answers as there are parents. From my perspective, as a mother of two children (my daughter is 5, and my son is 8), I can honestly say that this stage of childhood is not as difficult for me as it was when my children were less than 3 years old. Of course, there are other situations, ideas, and problems of older children,…
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SPECIAL BIRTHDAY DEDICATION FOR MY TWO CHILDREN
“THE OLDER YOU GET, THE BETTER YOU GET – unless you are a chocolate cookie. MY DEAR CHIPMUNKS , You – Dorothy turn 5 today and You – Patrick born just one day after your sister. I blinked once, and you are already 8 years old. You are such little beings, and so much has already happened in your lives. Dora – you have already marked yourself with two small scars. In the first year of life, the first scar appeared, and a few weeks ago, the second one, barely visible. While you and your brother were jumping on the bed, you fell and hurt your chin. There was more…
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THE NEW MOM’S BODY REVOLUTION AND MORE UNSPEAKABLE FACTS
“Every mom is a superhero with the power to find humor in the face of disaster.” MOM FUNCTION Today I am writing about person who have achieved the title of Mother. Newborn moms who do not know if they are fulfilling themselves in this particular role devote their time to make children see that they are there and can count on them at any time.I guess all new Moms had to listen to or read, sooner or later, out of whole cloth – parenting advice, pregnancy advice, advice about the newborn, advice on breastfeeding, infant diet, etc. Less or more useful. And to remind myself and not to forget, I…
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HOW DOES A NEW MOM’S BODY COPE WITH NEW CHALANGES?
“The struggle you go through during pregnancy develops the strength you need after giving birth”. The latest post on postpartum bleeding found its audience in two reading groups: GROUP NO 1 Readers from the first group wrote that it is disgusting, unnecessary to describe, and exaggerated. GROUP NO 2 The recipients from the second group experienced the same bleeding as I described in my example. They were also not prepared for it and were subjected to unnecessary stress. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/is-it-better-to-share-the-truth-about-new-moms-experiences-with-other-moms-or-not/ That is why for today’s post the first group received a note from me: “Read at your own risk”. We will deal with another unpleasant topic – the problem of poop…
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IS IT BETTER TO SHARE THE TRUTH ABOUT NEW MOM’S EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER MOMS OR NOT?
I talked to my friend, unfortunately only by phone, because she lives in Poland and I live in the Czech Republic. Joanna gave birth a week ago and I was sure that I told her everything about the birth and what happened after the birth. She always wanted me to be honest with her and not hide the truth, even the most drastic one. Plus, she had read most of my posts, so she already knew about bleeding nipples, fake contractions, and hormonal crisis. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/do-you-want-to-hear-a-fairy-tale-about-being-new-mom/ How could I not tell her the ugly truth about the postpartum bleeding phase? Bleeding during puerperium is different in each case. In my case, it looked…
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How do children make colorful flowers?
We welcome the New Year – 2025, still in the cold and snow. My children, probably like all of us, miss the sun and colors. So we stay at home longer. We paint, draw and decorate, because after 2 hours outside our hands are frozen. Fortunately, we did not run out of ideas, only colors, so we focused on the spring theme. In just a few moments we created beautiful, colorful paper flowers from materials you have at home. Very easy to decorate with different, unique ideas. They can be used for a Valentine’s Day project, as Patrick added, or just to make your home look beautiful. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/how-do-little-children-make-a-valentines-day-card/ What little…
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NEW YEAR! WILL MY KIDS AND I ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AGAIN?
How do you feel in the New Year? Are there any resolutions, prohibitions, or goals? Do you want to change anything from the old year? Did everything go smoothly and will we carry over the same goals to the New Year? New Year in the Life of Parents From a parent’s perspective, sometimes it was uphill, sometimes downhill. There were waves of successes, but also waves of parenting failures. Of course, parents most often think about their children, not about themselves. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/a-voice-from-the-heart-to-all-parents/ Throughout the last year, I have wondered what I am doing right and, more often, what I am doing wrong. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/ordinary-mornings-by-boss-baby/ With children every day brings surprises. As…
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WHEN PARENTS KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
“Children are as independent as you expect them to be.” – Maria Montessori – Do you really want to take away your children’s independence? Why do you put your needs equal to your child’s? Not allow your children to develop according to their own choices? I could ask a few more questions here, but I’m going to describe a situation. A few days ago I participated in an action called: “Joint Creation by the Christmas Tree for Children 3-5”. This is not the first time I have seen rivalry between parents, which influences children’s behavior in such situations. I suspect that the teachers have long known how such joint creation…
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What Christmas decorations do children make from rolls of paper?
“It doesn’t matter what your home looks like on Christmas, it matters who is around.” We’re back in the creative corner with our favorite recycled material for crafts – paper rolls. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/what-halloween-projects-do-my-children-create/ We have the approaching winter and the abundance of Christmas decorations catches the eye in every store. The DIY project of my puzzle will be about characters related to Christmas. Dorothy will create Santa and Grinch, and Patrick choose Snowman and Reindeer. The magic of Christmas is bigger and more pleasant when we have time for each other and my family is together. The process of making Christmas characters from rolls of toilet paper is very simple even for…
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HOW EASILY IS IT TO HURT A NEW MOM?
Oh, newborn! You can laugh and cry with them as much as you want”. NEW MOM’S SCARS Recently I watched the struggles of one of our neighbors, who gave birth maybe a week ago. Exhausted, with a crying baby in her arms, she couldn’t get into the elevator with a stroller. I could see in her eyes that it took her a second to feel defeated and broken. That’s when my son and I started reacting quickly. Patrick held the doors, I adjusted the shopping bags under the stroller, which made it difficult to get into the elevator. And together we helped the new mother at least a little. Then,…
