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FROM YEAR ONE TO FEW MORE WITH MY CHILDREN
“Raising a child brings new challenges every year” There was a little precious there – Patrick and an even smaller precious – Dorothy. When they were born, the whole house turned upside down. My whole life turned upside down when they started teasing, arguing, and making fun of each other. My priorities, diet, and sense of free time have changed. And these were the beginnings, shocking and explosive. Beginnings that are not written or talked about, you have to get used to it and set your own rules so as not to go crazy.And what has changed after a few years, when the children are older? Little Patrick is already…
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I WISH TO BE MY CHILDREN’S SHADOW
“Magnificent childhood is not childhood locked in a safe bubble.” Last time we did a little experiment with my kids. From time to time, we try to send our children outside alone and watch them from the balcony. They really like to be independent, especially my 6-year-old son and I’m just afraid to leave them alone. They push me, more and more often, to give them freedom outside. Then I have to prepare one and the same protective story for their safety: “Children, what will happen and what to do if a stranger comes and asks you to go with him to the car, bus, or restaurant?“ Children answer: “We…
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MY NEW LOOK ON MOM RETURNING TO WORK AFTER MATERNITY.
I love being on teams with working mothers. They are the highest functioning messes I know.”-MARICAR SANTOS- When you read this, some of you will be outraged by my comments and others will laugh. I know, because more than once in the group of mothers, I have already presented my opinions on returning to work, benefits, and disadvantages. And just as each of us has a different approach to raising children, each of us struggles with the decision to return to work. I did not wait long and after 10 months, when maternity was over, I went to work with my first child and the same with the second. There…
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FREE FEET CARRY ME TO HAPPINESS
A few questions appeared after the last post: “The charms of my childhood”. (https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/the-charms-of-my-childhood/) . And here we go, below I answer the most important ones: First question “Are you not afraid that a child running around without shoes may be at risk of being bitten by an insect?” “Yes and No”. I try to look back and remember my childhood, how many times I ran without shoes, and how many times I was bitten by ants, stung by nettles, and hurt by sharp stones, and I still feel the joy of running without shoes. My only fear is that my child will suffer because, like any mother, you would…
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HOW TO UPSET YOUR OWN CHILD?
I live in fear of the day my child will ask, “Where are all my other drawings?” I am a Mom of two small children, Patrick 6 years old, and Dorothy 3 years old. I made a list that I want to show my kids when they grow up. The list shows them in the future how trivial situations annoyed them and what drama came out of ordinary, non-committal questions. I will give you this list to help you avoid the parenting mistakes I make so you know how quickly and irreparably you can piss off your kids. My created list of questions will alert you to a morning, evening,…
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THE CHARMS OF MY CHILDHOOD
“Childhood is a short season to be enjoyed not rushed.” Eat ice cream with my dog. Try a green strawberry or gooseberry. Eat cherries with pits. If you don’t eat cherries with pits, shoot them at your friends. Play in the mud, in the water, in the tall grass all day long. Play rubber, play class. Peekaboo outside in the evening. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/mountains-legend/ Make a soup of mud, sand, flowers, leaves and grass. Eat sorrel, chives, radishes, parsley, or anything from grandma’s garden. Eating fruit from the neighbor’s garden. Drink milk straight from the cow. Eat carrots washed in the river. Throw the stick at the tower of empty cans. Throw…
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MOTHERHOOD IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HARDEST PART OF LIFE
“Because of my children, I laugh like a crazy woman, cry like a wimp, and feel love more than ever before.” The above funny quote that starts today’s post is 100% true and is an exact example of me as a mom. Motherhood hasn’t changed me much, but it has shown me a new level of love. Being a new mom with no experience and many questions every day about what to do with a little new creature in my arms was difficult. During my first months with a newborn, I would describe myself as a mom crying like a wimp more than a mom laughing like a crazy woman. …
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MY NEW LIFE IS A PIECE OF CAKE
“Sometimes our life has to be totally shaken, changed, and rearranged again, to bring us to the place where we are supposed to be.” A year in a new country. I’m Polish but I live in the Czech Republic. After one year I am surprised at how hard beginning a new life is. Especially since I have experience, I am an immigrant for half my life. Acceptance in a new country should seem like a piece of cake. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/the-beginning-of-the-new-life/ What I hear every day and of course annoying me the most is: “We don’t understand what you are saying” – I try to speak Czech, which is not too difficult…
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I MANAGED TO MAKE POTTY TRAINING SATISFYING FOR MY CHILD
“LESS STRUGGLING PARENTS, MORE SATISFIED CHILDREN” Potty training – I’ll show you two examples of how this process went for my son. But first, in your mind, answer the following questions. That’s where I started. Do you remember the feeling that someone told you to do something, rushed you, or, worst of all, gave you orders? And how did you feel then? I felt a need to rebel, I gave up, I felt dissatisfied. Now consider that this is how your child feels when he starts potty training through commands, compulsory education, and unsatisfied training. I am writing this only because I know this way from my own experience. FIRST EXAMPLE…
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THE TOOTH BRUSHING METHOD AS SEEN BY YOUR CHILDREN
“BLOOD, SWEAT, TOOTHPASTE AROUND – this is what usually morning looks like” Sometimes it seems to me that the later period of teething is easier to care for the baby’s teeth. I think about it this way because Patrick started teething very late when he was already 10 months old. Right after buying him a toothbrush, he started copying us. For my son was no problem with brushing his teeth, applying toothpaste, or rinsing his mouth. Of course, there were times when he was in a bad mood, and then the toothpaste didn’t suit him, and the colour of the toothbrush was no longer his favourite. Fortunately, after jointly purchasing toothpaste and a toothbrush…
