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Things You Should Do For Yourself Right Now

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Are you someone who makes an effort to help, comfort, and pamper your loved ones? It has been said that many people take much better care of their friends and family than they do of themselves. Typically, there are more women than men that have this tendency, but it does include both genders. Now is the time to start taking good care of yourself, too! Here are some things you can start with right this minute. LifeBuzz posted an article that contained 30 things that everyone should start doing for themselves. You can view it as a guide to better … Continue reading →

Looking Ahead to 2012

Around this time of year, people begin to think about goals and plans for the coming year. If you have a home – based business, it is a good idea to set aside some time to think about what you would like to accomplish with your business next year. Of course, if you have been reading this blog regularly, you will remember that both myself and my co – blogger Stephanie Romero recommend planning ahead only after taking that all important look back in time at what the past year has been like for your home – based business. I … Continue reading →

Are You Married to a Bad Dad?

To answer the question we must first define “bad.” Are we talking Alec Baldwin bad, Jon Gosselin bad, Mel Gibson bad or “Slumdog Millionaire” dad bad? Or, do you lump your child’s co-parent into the “bad” category due to his lack of participation in the daily upbringing of the child he clearly participated in conceiving? If you selected the latter, then you might be interested in the results of a new study that examines the gap between genders when it comes to “unpaid economy” or what us lay folk refer to as the daily grind of housework and childcare. The … Continue reading →

Reasons to Fire Your Doctor During Pregnancy

With my first pregnancy, I hated my doctor. With my second, I loved my doctor. I had female OBGYNs both times. First, let me tell you what I loved about my doctor during my second pregnancy. She was calming. She did not overreact about things. This was exactly what I needed. I am a worrier, so having a doctor that was not was very helpful. It was easy to schedule appointments and I never waited more than 10 minutes. She listened to me ramble. Never once did I feel like she was going to rush out of the room, or … Continue reading →

When Stress Mounts: Rest, Reevaluate, Remember

There comes that inevitable day for every mother when the burden of daily self-sacrifice, lack of sleep and the constant barrage of needs and offenses finally takes its toll. A wave of guilt follows a perfectly normal and expected response to the hectic lifestyle of motherhood: I don’t feel like being a mom today. I’m sure there are days when an astronaut looks out of his spaceship and wishes he were back on earth. I’m sure the president sometimes wakes up in his White House bedroom and wishes he were back in Chicago. Every job, every privilege and every dream … Continue reading →

Parents of Children with Autism Need More Support

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New research has shown that mothers of children with autism and behavioral problems have stress levels similar to military personnel in combat. The study, published by the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, reports that mothers of children and adults with autism who were observed for eight days were found to have extremely low levels of a hormone associated with stress. This hormone is also low in soldiers who had been through combat and people who are dealing with chronic stress. This low hormone level has been linked to chronic health issues. So what can be done to help ease … Continue reading →

Choosing a Day Care

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Most parents do not look forward to sending their child to day care. They do it out of necessity. However, for the parents of special needs children, the opportunity to send your child to day care should be viewed as a blessing. It means that your child is developmentally ready to take on new physical and social challenges. I highly recommend, though, that you resist sending your child to a traditional day care just to prove to the world and yourself how “normal” he or she is. If you live in a smaller city, you may not have a choice, … Continue reading →

Setting Up a Nursing Table

When my daughter came home from the hospital, we were still in the throes of learning how to nurse. I found it quite challenging. She had a tiny mouth and a weak sucking reflex because she was a little bit early. Although her delicate mouth delighted all of the older ladies who would call it a “rosebud,” that rosebud mouth gave me worlds of grief during our first weeks at home. When we sat down to nurse in those first weeks, it was a bit of an ordeal. Therefore, it was essential to have a good nursing station. I didn’t … Continue reading →

Caring For Yourself When You Have a New Baby

I was notoriously unprepared for our daughter’s arrival. Now, I am normally extremely organized. I have a calendar that looks like a small army of ants ran across it and spread little annotated footprints everywhere. However, before my daughter was born, we did the usual: bought a new house, moved into my parents’ place, renovated our new home extensively, and got a chronic illness. Ok, perhaps the chronic illness part is unusual, but the rest seems to be part of the chaos of nesting. So do what I wish I’d done, not what I did. Let me be the bad … Continue reading →

Are You Really Listening to Your Spouse?

When you have been married a long time, your spouse can something feel like a comfortable sweater that fits just right and never needs any extra attention to adjust it. One of the downsides to this is that sometimes we really aren’t listening to our spouses when they talk. Back when you were dating or first married, I bet you held on to each syllable that your dear one uttered. You learned about your spouse this way, and were eager to discuss all sorts of things such as the philosophy of life. But once a few years goes by, are … Continue reading →