A four-year-old daughter and mother were running errands one day when it started raining hard. Not wanting her daughter to get too wet, mom held her hand and told her, “Let’s hurry to the car! The little girl paused for a second, lifted up her jacket hood and said, “Just a minute Mom, I need to put my roof on!
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Add comment November 30th, 2006
Here is the story of a father who wanted to teach an important lesson to his son. He went out under a tree and gathered up a handful of branches that were small enough to break quite easily. The father tied them together with a piece of string so that they became such a bundle that the boy could hardly hold them in his hands.
“Now”, said the father, “I will give you a dollar if you will break these branches in two.” the boy tried with all his strength, but couldn’t make them bend.
“I can’t do it, Dad,” the boy said. “Let’s see you try.”
“It’s easy,” his father said. “All you have to do is to break them one at a time.”
So he untied the string and took each one and broke it easily.
The lesson here is that if we take all our problems at once and try to solve them we can’t, but if we take them one at a time it is so much easier!
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Add comment November 29th, 2006
Many parents adopt a decidedly low-tech approach to parenting, and for the most part, you don’t need all that stuff to raise a healthy happy baby. But there are a few things that make it easier!
Brown Eyed Baby Boutique offers several different kinds of “stuff” to help you start out with that newborn. From adorable baby clothes to toys that encourage your child’s intellectual growth right from the start! So, stop in our “on line store” and browse! We will be happy to help you find just that right item for your little tike!
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Add comment November 28th, 2006
As natural as worry is for us its not what we should spend our every waking moment doing! The world in which we live is full of very large problems. Each day brings new issues that must be dealt with. Not one of these issues, big or small, can be solved by the loss of sleep, by tied-up nerves, by headaches, backaches, or by any other companions of worry.
Dad and Mom, if you worry then you miss all the sunshine of life because you are forever expecting rain. You make a storm out of a shower, a disaster out of a disappointment.
If we would concentrate on thinking on truth, goodness, pure and lovely things, fine and good traits in others and praise and gratefulness then we would have very little time for the negative, destructive thinking which worry produces. Also, we would become like our thoughts!
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Add comment November 27th, 2006
Thanksgiving is special because everyone brings something different to the table! Yes the traditional turkey, sweet potatoes, dressing, cranberry salad, the green bean casserole, and yes the pies! But one year, someone brought blue mashed potatoes to the table! And yes, even those potatoes were blessed.
We think of Thanksgiving as having graditute for all the things we were blessed for this past year! Even those things that seemingly were not the most blessed, did turn out to be the best for us!
So as you sit at your Thanksgiving table this year, look around at those sitting at your table, especially the little kids and babies, and let each know how important they are and what you are grateful for in their lives!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Add comment November 22nd, 2006
Evaluate your present discipline plan as objectively as possible.
1. Do I allow my child to make personal choices within the limitations of his age and abilities?
2. Do I frequentily consider whether or not my child is ready for more freedom and responsitbility?
3. Do I assign responsibilities and limits?
Resolve to diligently put these into practice as you seek to discipline your children.
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Add comment November 21st, 2006
After conducting a study involving more than 15,000 boys and girls ages 9 to 14, the University of South Carolina recently reported that those who were breastfeed during the first year of life were less likely to become obese when they grew older–regardless of whether their mothers were overweight. Why is that? Researchers believe that one reason is because breastfed babies stop eating when they’re full, as opposed to babies who are bottle-fed and may be encouraged to finish what’s in the feeding bottle.
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Add comment November 20th, 2006
A young mother described her tedious days as “living in Dullsville.” And we all know the child who, becoming bored with his toys says, “There’s nothing to do.”
At every age there seems to be times when there’s no relief from monotony–as though we were living in “Dullsville.”
But does that have to be?
Look for the excitement in each and every day. Oh, I don’t mean Fourth of July, firecracker excitement, a momentary burst that then fizzles out. Rather, I have in mind the sheer wonder of being alive and having the blessings of a touch or smile or question from those children you have! Parents, look deep into their eyes, you are needed in their lives!! You have the potential of passing on some knowledge and love and compassion that will grow that child into a fantastic adult!
Look to this day for in it are all the wonders of life!
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Add comment November 17th, 2006
Responsibilities mean letting your children know what is expected of them. For most families these responsibilities will be either related to school or the household and family. School responsibilities are primarily doing homework. If you handle this extremely well before your children become teenagers, you may never need to talk much about this. However, in most families there are times when parents feel the children need some help in structuring this area. You may need to require that your child work a certain number of hours each afternoon or evening on homework. some parents require that homework be done before children go out to be with friends; others require that it be finished before watching television.
Household and family responsibilities would include keeping one’s room neat, mowing the lawn, washing the car, doing the dishes, etc.
Parents, if you will look around at adults who are mature and have good work records and continue to have good relationships with their parents, you will find them saying “my parents gave me responsiblities at an early age”.
If your a brand new parent then tuck this information away for your future and consider it food for thought!
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Add comment November 16th, 2006
As parents we should find that child in us from time to time so that we can relate to our children.
Remember when we used to see a puppy as something to love and would love us back instead of seeing only the puddles?
Remember when we found joy in eating snow and burnt marshmallows, burying ourselves in leaves, saving gum that had been chewed, throwing rocks, getting our feet wet, and kissing the dog?
When did we become so rigid that we couldn’t shoot baskets with the kids because we had to clean out the refrigerator and change the baking soda, or work on our car?
Break loose once in awhile mom and dad and find that child within yourself and enjoy a few special moments doing what your child is doing!! You might even enjoy it! 
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Add comment November 15th, 2006
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