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Not all parents think that inborn imperfections in children need to be fixed. Of course, as parents, we only want what’s best for our children but how far should we go to help them? This was a dilemma that my friend, Jackie, went through. She was excited to have her first child that she already filled his play room with various toys including a kiddie-ups cowboy rocking horse. She gave birth to Jeremy, he was healthy and all except that he was born with a cleft palate. It was a bit difficult at first, but after much consultation, she decided that she should have it fixed. However, this did not sit well with her parents as well as some of her friends. Her husband was okay with it, but most people weren’t. She grew up in  a very traditional family and she was always taught that everything is beautiful as they are. Hence, she felt confused with whether to completely push through with the operation since obviously it means that her child is imperfect.

Have you had encounters about bullying? My teenager used to be bullied at school as a young kid and would often come home crying on his because of it. He wasn’t the violent type but he wouldn’t fight for himself either. I had several instances where I had to go to his school to talk to the officials there. Fortunately, as the children got older, all these stopped. With my younger children now, there have been no incidents yet. I guess they are more resilient than their elder brother or they still haven’t encountered bullies in school since they are still quite younger.

As a mother, we cannot deny that we are under a lot of stress. As our children age, their demand somewhat grows and often times, it’s hard to keep up with everything. Sometimes, the very fact idea of balancing several different things at the same time can be quite stressful already. For instance, I had a friend that was driven over the edge of her depression simply because she needed to redecorate her child’s room and had to pick her kid’s fly away twin quilt with pillow sham. Although it wasn’t the only cause, it helped to trigger her depression and now she has to see a psychiatrist just to get her life back on track.

I have a nephew who is showing real signs of quirkiness and we don’t know what to make of it yet. He’s not quite a destructive person though, on the contrary, he’s pretty fun to have around. Or just watch him move and engage himself in games. One time, while visiting us, he decided that my son’s fireman valance room decoration needed something extra. And so he tied some ribbons and strings on it, while asking me not to touch it. I would have to make sure those ribbons are going to be there the next time he visits us.

We all like to think that our children are absolute angels, however, there is no denying the fact that there are children that are somehow, born as “bad seeds.” Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but sometimes our little angels can turn into the opposite at a blink of an eye. This was quite true in my little boy’s case. One time, we agreed that we were going to head to the park with the kids right after we went to the mall as long as my son, Kyle, promises to tidy up his bed and fix his new cars twin sheet set. In hopes of reinforcing our rewards and punishment system, my husband and I decided that we weren’t going to push through with our trip to the park, simply because Kyle decided not to fix his bed.

With two kids, a girl and a boy, whose ages are so close to each other, I can’t help but notice a huge difference when it comes to the way I parent them. With my boy, I’m more lenient about roughing it. If he wants jump up and down his All Star Sports Bench Seat w/ Storage, I often allow him. But I’m more restrained about these things with my girl, fearing she would hurt herself and cry.

My children always love it when my folks come over to stay with us. They love hanging out with my Dad, listening to him tell his stories about cowboys and Indians. My mom loves to cook, so she’s always welcome to dish us some of her most favorite treats, like that sumptuous apple pie that the kids just devour and those delightful home cooked chocolate chip cookies. My daughter, Melinda, particularly loves the fact that her grandma tucks her into my rainbow twin quilt and pillow sham when it’s time for her to go to bed. She also adores the fact that my mother sings her to sleep, something that I clearly cannot do since unfortunately I wasn’t blessed enough to be able to carry a tune.

A friend of mine recently hosted a slumber party at her home. Her daughter had her eight year old friends over and it had been pretty remarkable. Days before that she helped her mom prepare for this party, cleaned her bedroom and even went as far as choosing her Beautiful Dragonflies Queen Sheet Set to go with the theme.

The daughter had four of her closest friends over and including her, there were five girls to entertain. Being young and thus, easily bored, my friend was able to host this really well with flying colors. She even had a good time amongst the eight and nine year olds.

No matter how hard I try, I cannot deny the fact that I am starting to sound like my own mother. When I was growing up and sometimes heated arguments with my folks were unavoidable, I swore that I would never be or sound like my mother when it came to my children. However, as time has proven, it’s actually not that easy. The other day as I was showing my little girl how she should fix her mermaids full sheetset every time she wakes up. She suddenly looked at me and said that I “sound like Grandma.” At first, I just shrugged it off, but then later on, I realized that I have been acting and sounding more like my own mother. From the, “You better not cry, or else I’m really going to give you something to cry about,” or the “Because I said so…”

What does it take to become a good parent? An effective parent? For one thing, he or she doesn’t have to be a stay at home parent. On the contrary, stay at home parents aren’t even parenting effectively.

To become a proactive parent, one has to develop the skill of becoming sensitive to the child’s needs. To become a proactive parent, one has to be able to listen and respond with encouragement and positivity. If the child is acting up and refusing to clean up after his cars queen sheet set, for example, then a proactive parent must be able to deduce why this is so. Instead of badgering, nagging or getting mad at the child for acting with disobedience.

Being the parent that you are supposed to be in front of your children is often difficult. Trust me, there are times when I feel like only a piece of thread is holding me afloat from insanity. Of course, whenever I feel like I’m about to explode, I make sure that the children are not in front of me or I go somewhere to relieve my stress. Most of the time, I take a walk or I busy myself by doing house chores from washing Michael’s cool skate twin quilt with pillow sham to brushing the tiled bathroom floor, anything to get my mind off my anger. Although this has proven to be helpful, I wondered whether not showing the quarrels with my husband or simply me getting really tired and frustrated in front of my children is a good idea.

I’m raising two boys who are active sports nuts. They live and breathe it. My little one, who only loves nothing but his sports collage twin quilt with sham for his bed, is just starting out though and doesn’t really seem to grasp the impact of his interest in his life yet. We have enlisted him for kiddie soccer. So far he’s having a good time playing and learning.

The other day, I was surprised when my daughter stepped out of her room with her backpack on, her shoes, her school shoes and then her pajamas on. She was supposed to be on her way to school, but somehow she’s decided that she wants to wear PJ’s to school. She looked more ready to jump back into her mermaid’s toddler bedset as opposed to marching on to school. When I asked her why she wasn’t wearing her jeans to school, she simply told me that “I” wear pajamas to school so why couldn’t she? That honestly gave me quite a shock since I didn’t think that my kids ever pay attention to what I wear whenever I drive them to school. I never get off the car, so I sometimes cheat and just wear my pajamas when I’m sitting on the driver’s seat.

The Princess Bench Seat w/ Storage is one of the favorite places my daughter shares with her dad. When he is not busy, they would sit here and play or read her favorite books. My husband gets to share so little of these moments because he has to be away a lot for work. But when he is around, sometimes I have to force them apart from the kids and do other things around the house (like fix a bulb and things like that).

The other day, my son came home asking me 7 things that can help make him much healthier. He said that they were required by their teacher to enumerate and explain it in class. Hence, being the mother/project “coordinator,” I Googled it and found some helpful tips that my kid can use. I explained it to him and had him list it down as he sat on his favorite pirates! printed rug. By the way, I found the following tips here. This is a great blog that you can check out if you want something about child’s healthcare.

As a parent, one of the things I enjoy doing with my younger kids the most is baking them snacks. I’d make waffles, cookies and simple cakes. The kids would even join me and mix their own batter. It’s a messy, noisy process…which makes cleaning up after this mess one of the chores I enjoy the least doing. Sometimes I would find this mess days later, with traces of the batter in one of the kids’ cool skate queen quilt shams.

But I don’t mean that as a complain. I can’t stand the mess but I do enjoy these precious moments with them. It’s fun and they learn something from it.

There is no doubt that parents only want the best for their children. However, it is also very true that a parent can go overboard just trying to protect his or her child. Sometimes, this can be quite aggravating on the child and the parent might not even realize that they are doing something wrong. This happened to my friend’s sister. She went all out in trying to protect her child that she even threw out her kid’s princess table & 2 chair set, just to make sure that it won’t harm her toddler. Of course, this doesn’t include the radical interior change that she had to do, just to make her home “child proof.”

My toddler niece’s vaccination is in near completion. She hates going to the doctor’s clinic a lot and I would imagine no kid likes this idea. I remember my little boy soiling his Surfing USA twin sheet set with tears and saliva, bawling and begging we don’t take him to the doctors when he was still younger. But we’ve also completed his vaccinations.

For the weekend we decided to give the children a Valentine’s Day mini celebration. My friends and I decided to get our children together so that they can interact and play with each other. It was also a great excuse for us, the parents to be able to hang out and just have fun. We had to have a winter wonderland theme especially since not much of the snow has melted in our area. We made sure that they enjoyed the celebration by letting the children play fun games, as well as do simple little projects. For example, we had the children create a simple Valentine’s card for each family member. It was nice to see them present it and read the messages out loud in front. Moreover, we served up heart shaped cakes and desserts on the out of this world personalized meal time plate set, which served as a great and colorful piece.

Sometimes, the routine of instilling discipline in your kids take away all the fun out of becoming a parent. There are days when I have to be very militaristic or obsessive-compulsive about making sure the ruffle purple twin quilt with pillow sham is straightened up as soon as my kids are up….cleanliness is next to godliness, right? This doesn’t seem so bad except that I sometimes forget that one of the most important rule to becoming an effective parent, is to make sure you’re that fun parent.

Motherhood often brings a lot of worry and anxiety especially if it’s your first time. Hence, many people also think that being forgetful during pregnancy is actually quite normal. My friend was complaining about this once. She’s currently pregnant with her 2nd child and she said that lately, she’s been forgetting things. For example, she went to the store to buy some new clothes for her child. While she was finally walking out to her car, she placed everything in the trunk and drove home. When she got home, she had tons to do and forgot that she had bought clothes and placed it in the trunk. She only realized it days after. She said that she sometimes also forgets that she’s already made up her daughters tea party toddler bedset and finds herself to fix a bed that doesn’t need fixing.

Valentine’s Day is just a few days away. Are you and your spouse planning something to do together?

It’s going to be a huge family day for most because the occasion is a going to be on a Sunday, ergo, the kids are free from school obligations. But do take the time to spend at least a couple of hours with just your spouse that day. My husband and I are planning on a getaway, after making sure that the new Circus Entertainment Center we got for the kids room is set in place. We both need this time together, to reconnect and recommit; to enjoy each other’s company.

With another blizzard ramming its way through most of the east coast, it’s best to be prepared for anything. I was lucky enough to manage to get the groceries done on time, pretty much before the snow started falling heavily again. However, even though I have all the necessities intact, I still need to be a little creative when it comes to entertaining my children. School’s out because of the weather and it’s hard to keep children entertained indoors during these times. Since I don’t want them to be watching TV all day, I usually offer to read them a book of their choice, right beside the time to read revolving bookcase – girl, that I got for Melinda.

A friend of mine recently purchased a new house and made sure that her stepchild has her own special room with its Personalized Glitz and Glamour Kid’s Room Sign. She has been a step mom to her since the child was a toddler and while their relationship hadn’t been easy at first, they now share a really special bond. It didn’t happen overnight though. It was nourished through time and patient.

As a mother, it’s only natural to worry about the state of your children. Sometimes only a mother knows or can tell that there’s something wrong with the child at an early state. However, as a mother, once you do notice something slightly different, it is best if you don’t dismiss it and find out if there is something wrong or not, as soon as possible. My friend is experiencing this dilemma right now. She noticed that one time when they were fixing his kid’s fireman twin sheet set, her kid was not really looking at her properly.