Confessions of one sahm
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Confessions of one sahm
| Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm |
I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my
| Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm |
I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my
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is a baby more likely to feel happy,loved and content when stroked with all three than a baby that is not?
slam dinner down?
Do girls do this too as I think the big Sweet Sixteens are a "girl" thing. THOSE cost the parents a bundle-lol!!
and i don't buy into notion that middle schoolers require supervision.
"Right what? I am hoping my kids will be adventurous and want to explore the world around them and their environments, not the type who can't take a train ride into a neighboring city to spend the day without a more capable companion along because being in a strange place makes them nervous. Part of having that confidence and ability comes from knowing that one could handle and move past most everyday crises."
Thanks for the low blow. I really can NOT see you in NYC, but that's another story ;)
"My older one is getting ready to get on a plane Saturday to fly to a city to which he's never been, where they speak a language he doesn't know, eating food he's never tried, to spend fourteen days playing basketball with teammates and a coach he's never met. He has absolutely no hesitation or fear about it. He is completely jazzed. That is the kind of things I hoped would happen when I taught him to cut his meat when he was six or seven."
That's great but he is not going alone. Maybe he should try going alone and then tell us how comfortable he would be :)
Edited 7/2/2009 4:57 pm ET by coconutshrimp
What do you mean by being stroked with all three? All three WORDS? Or given the things that make a baby happy, loved, and content (things like sufficient time at the breast, for instance?). Are there studies that show that babies do better when they are given certain words, or are you talking about certain conditions?
Do you really think that anyone is ridiculing or criticizing children here? I am pretty sure that those of us who have faith in our children and their abilities are providing a pretty positive and encouraging environment for them. Far more positive and encouraging than those parents who think it is appropriate to keep them babies and dependent for far longer than necessary.
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