Month: February 2014

  • How To Help Your Daughter Succeed in School & Flourish!

    How to Help Your Daughter Succeed in School

    Education is important for every child, but girls learn differently than boys. If you have sons already, you might be accustomed to their learning style, but it is possible your daughter learns differently. That is why you should follow these tips for helping your daughter succeed in school.

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    Give Your Young Daughter Educational Toys

    While your daughter is young, find some toys that will help provide more educational purposes. Depending on her age, this might be a puzzle, activity books, or even blocks with different shapes. If you continue giving her things to play with that will help with her growth and development and provide her with a way to expand her intelligence and memory, you will soon find out that she excels when she gets to school age.

    Work On Your Daughter’s Self Esteem Issues

    Girls tend to be more distracted by her emotions and self-confidence in school, which can then cause her to suffer as a result of her school work. If it looks like your daughter is lacking in self-confidence, it may be that certain people or situations are affecting her self-esteem. No matter how old she is, it is not too soon or too late to help her have better self-esteem. Remind her of all her abilities and talents, and don’t let anyone judge her, degrade her, or talk down to her. Try to engage her in new activities that you believe will improve her confidence and self-esteem.

    Encourage Her to Try STEM

    STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This is really important for any child or teen to become involved in. It might be that your daughter excels in one of these areas, but she needs the opportunity to give it a try. See if her current school, whether private or public, offers a STEM program. If not, try to get her into individual classes that will let her learn science, technology, and mathematics. Teach her these things at home or find her a decent STEM program outside of her main school environment. Regardless of what her abilities are or what career you think she is headed toward, this can help tremendously with her education.

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    Don’t forget to expand on your daughter’s natural abilities. She might be more of a creative type, so you can enroll her in dreams, art, or writing. If she seems to be really good at math, try to find classes involving mathematics that will help her with her school work.

  • 7 Things a postpartum mom REALLY wants (Revealed!)

    What a postpartum mom really wants

    So, your loved one has just given birth, and you’re ready to give a gift? Here are a few things most people don’t think to give and what postpartum mommas really, really want.

    Feed her. Feed her family.

    • What we want and need is food. Frozen meals, cooked meals, fast food meals, any food prepped or prepared is so greatly needed and appreciated. It can be so time consuming and draining to focus on a new life while having to prep tasty meals for a family as well.
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    Bring disposable dishes and cutlery

    • Dishwashing is another chore that’s demanding (unless you have a dishwasher of course) Save her the trouble and bring over enough paper/plastic picnic plates for a month.
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    Entertain her other child(ren)

    • It can be a challenge for new moms and veteran mommas alike to give all her littles her undivided attention. Offer to take her other kids on an outing, even if only to a local park. It’s extremely helpful and helps the other children in adjusting as well.
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    Wash or fold laundry

    • Truth be told, despite almost every family owning or having access to a washer & dryer, it’s almost inevitable that only one of those tasks is being completed! The never ending, urgent, the sky is falling demands of everyone in the family, continually interrupts this duty of ours. Pick one, pick em both. But definitely consider helping us in this area.
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    Babysit for date night

    • As much as we want to soak and lather our newfound love with our undivided attention, the truth is, we can’t forget the one person who matters even before them* Our spouse! Offer your babysitting services so that marriages can stay fresh, healthy and fun!
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    Run her errands

    • This looks different for every mom, but here are some ideas:
      • Grab the mail
      • Pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy
      • Go shopping
      • Make phone calls
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    Send her words of affirmation

    • Probably one of the most important things listed here. Every mom needs to know that they are enough. That they are doing a good job and it shows.
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    What are some things you could have really used after giving birth?

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