Saturday, April 29, 2017

A scientist claims we can reverse the ageing process by doing something very simple April 28, 2017 at 09:38PM


via Facebook http://ift.tt/2qbFkKA People spend tens of thousands of pounds to try to make themselves look younger - be it through expensive anti-wrinkle cream, botox or hair transplants. But, what if all that we needed to do  was amend our way of thinking?

Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur April 28, 2017 at 03:20PM

Dedicate this song to your wife (especially after having children).
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Toddler acting up? Relax, mama—she’s normal April 25, 2017 at 01:13AM

“The early years are about teaching, not punishing. When parents have realistic expectations about their child’s capabilities, they can guide behavior in very sensitive and effective ways.” My response to those well-meaning but child free "advisors", please stop prompting me to punish my child for throwing a tantrum fit. You will get it when you are parenting one day 😭
via Facebook http://ift.tt/2q9KK58 The early years are about teaching, not punishing.

Monday, April 24, 2017

HuffPost Partner Studio April 23, 2017 at 09:33PM


via Facebook http://ift.tt/2okbwvi Poor childhood nourishment can affect a child's lifelong health.

Sunday, April 23, 2017

10 Reasons Your Toddler's Tantrum Is Actually a Good Thing April 22, 2017 at 10:48PM

Abby certainly loves me enough to show me all her tantrums! 😂
via Facebook http://ift.tt/2oAetWM Believe it or not, temper tantrums are an important part of your toddler's emotional health and well-being.

Monday, April 17, 2017

Dirt and Boogers, Messy Motherhood April 17, 2017 at 12:36AM

Yes, to heal and get over the past is probably best.
via Facebook http://ift.tt/2fnojEN "This is for all of you parents who lived through difficult childhoods, difficult years--through trauma (however you would define it), through neglect, through war—especially, but not necessarily, as children. This is for all of you who had to do whatever you needed to do to survive and now you are out on the other side. You made it with a lot of grit and effort. Your life is calm. It is good. And you are working hard as a parent to raise your children, whether they are toddlers, teens or young adults."

The sad reason why so many mothers take selfies with their kids April 16, 2017 at 02:07PM

"But another reason for dads to take more photos of mums is that every time they do it they tell the mother of their children that she is important. In a culture like ours, dominated by the image, photography is a way to demonstrate that women and women's lives are worth documenting just as much as men's. By excluding women from this culture, we give the impression that dad is the important one and mum is barely worth noticing. Without even realising it, kids will internalise the belief that dad's interaction with them is so important it needs to be immortalised, whereas mum, well, when is dinner ready and where are my clean socks?" Thank you, Tze-Win Lai. For videoing all the special moments between Abby and me.
via Facebook http://ift.tt/2oeY87o No, it's not to do with narcissism, but something more insidious.

Sunday, April 16, 2017

VICE April 15, 2017 at 10:34PM


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Childhood Trauma Leads To Lifelong Chronic Illness -- So Why Isn't The Medical Community Helping Patients? April 15, 2017 at 10:29PM

"My physician explained that ongoing adversity in childhood leads to a chronic state of “fight, flight or freeze.” Researchers at Yale had recently shown that when inflammatory stress hormones flood a child’s body and brain, they alter the genes that oversee our stress reactivity, re-setting the stress response to “high” for life. This increases the risk of inflammation, which manifests later in cancer, heart disease, and autoimmune diseases like mine..."
via Facebook http://ift.tt/2pkQ48U When I was twelve, I was coming home from swimming at my neighbor's dock when I saw an ambulance's flashing lights in our driveway. I still remember the ...

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Does it not look like mama is teaching little tot how to hop and dance? Thanks to Google Photo 😆
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The Economist April 10, 2017 at 10:31PM


via Facebook http://econ.st/2nUBQXL Children who speak more than one language perform better at complicated tasks, research has shown. For The Economist’s 1843 magazine, a father explains what it's like to bring up a bilingual child

Saturday, April 08, 2017

How a Parent’s Affection Shapes a Child’s Happiness for Life April 07, 2017 at 10:42PM

"Higher self-esteem, improved academic performance, better parent-child communication, and fewer psychological and behavior problems have been linked to this type of affection. On the other hand, children who do not have affectionate parents tend to have lower self esteem and to feel more alienated, hostile, aggressive, and anti-social."
via Facebook http://ift.tt/2jyYanB There have been a number of recent studies that highlight the relationship between parental affection and children’s happiness and success.