I loved this article so much! I think we mothers can all relate. I can remember holding my first baby trying to get him to stop crying. I was feeling frustrated and I started just picturing throwing him down the stairs (I know that sounds horrible!), but just going through how I would feel IF I really did that, calmed me down and gave me patience to continue trying to soothe him.
For the obsolete--I miss milk boxes and the milkman. I recently learned that my farm dairy, that we all knew and loved was sold several years ago and the land is now becoming a housing development. :-( It is such a happy memory for me to remember getting the milk out of the milkbox (in bottles!) and if we needed extra for company, all we had to do was put a note out and he would leave more. Such simpler times!
Another essay that pulls back the covers on the heart.
I think kids develop resilience by being allowed to have the bumps that come naturally, without being (overly) protected. Give a child a safe place to bring fears and hurts, but don't prevent them.
Parents need deep insight and good judgment to know what bumps are ok and what needs shielding. Mostly, I think, we need to know what our kids can handle and where their resilience stops.
I loved the motherhood article! I was so afraid as a young mother! Somehow, over the years, I have learned to be more hopeful about our children’s resilience. I do worry about this pandemic and the aftershocks on the younger children….
I loved this article so much! I think we mothers can all relate. I can remember holding my first baby trying to get him to stop crying. I was feeling frustrated and I started just picturing throwing him down the stairs (I know that sounds horrible!), but just going through how I would feel IF I really did that, calmed me down and gave me patience to continue trying to soothe him.
For the obsolete--I miss milk boxes and the milkman. I recently learned that my farm dairy, that we all knew and loved was sold several years ago and the land is now becoming a housing development. :-( It is such a happy memory for me to remember getting the milk out of the milkbox (in bottles!) and if we needed extra for company, all we had to do was put a note out and he would leave more. Such simpler times!
Another essay that pulls back the covers on the heart.
I think kids develop resilience by being allowed to have the bumps that come naturally, without being (overly) protected. Give a child a safe place to bring fears and hurts, but don't prevent them.
Parents need deep insight and good judgment to know what bumps are ok and what needs shielding. Mostly, I think, we need to know what our kids can handle and where their resilience stops.
Talk about tall orders.
I cried during that scene in Paris. I think the last two episodes were the best. ❤️
I loved the motherhood article! I was so afraid as a young mother! Somehow, over the years, I have learned to be more hopeful about our children’s resilience. I do worry about this pandemic and the aftershocks on the younger children….