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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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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…
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MY CHILDREN’S SLEEPING ROUTINE – IT’S A F**** JOKE
“YOU AND YOUR CHILD ARE READY TO LEARN NEW THINGS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING” I’m not among new parents and new moms anymore, but I try to write posts about parenting roles in a way that will make you laugh and give you a realistic representation of parental life. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/with-the-witchs-advice-my-coffee-never-tastes-the-same/ I add posts about hardships and emotions with newborns. I hope they will be an educational form for you. The main episodes come from my own sincere parenting experiences. I affirm there are no basic rules for new moms and newborns. Theoretically, it may be, but in practice, this method doesn’t exist. As a new mother, I was addicted to reading…
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NOBODY ASKED ME
“OF ALL THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN, THE GREATEST IS TO BE A MOTHER”. – LIN YUTANG – With my first child, I started maternity leave in February, one month before the birth. Since I was feeling great physically and mentally, I reverted to my phobia of reading a dozen books. After collecting about 20 recommended books for mothers, I gave up reading the rest. The main reasons for stopping reading were the same stories about the baby’s sleeping routine, the same rules about breastfeeding, the newborn baby’s first stages, and other dry facts of motherhood that were repeated. When I lost all hope for an interesting book, I found a…
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MOM’S TIPS FOR BETTER TRAVEL WITH CHILDREN-part 1
“OVERPACK. It’s why suitcases have wheels now”. I think that all of us already dream of a vacation. The times of one hand luggage and one paid luggage are long gone. Why? Because maybe I’m not the only one which packs the essentials and most important items in a small language, while my kids have the following stuff packed: panties, socks, pajamas, short sleeves, long sleeves, shorts, leggings, jeans, winter jackets, blouse, hats and preferable shoes for any change of weather. I don’t count their favourite teddy bears without which they will not fall asleep, bedtime stories, and all the necessary cosmetics for children. But packing is only a small…
