By Amy Dienta So my last post was about getting to places on time with both children- a 5-month-old and a 9-year-old who takes forever to get ready. Thank you for all of your good advice! Getting ready seems to be going smoother. I found this quote the other day: You can learn many things [...]
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Nap time
By Jessica Del Llano Who doesn’t love a nap? I’d take a nap every single day if I could. And these beautiful little children we bring into the world actually get that chance, and what do they do with it? They WASTE it! My 2 ½ year old daughter, Sara, has begun resisting nap time [...]
Posted by jflojennings on February 2, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/02/02/naptime/
A Holiday Tradition
By Dawn Thompson I read this wonderful story once about a mother who was teaching her young daughter the importance of family tradition for a perfect Holiday dinner. As she placed the pot roast on the counter for trimming, she explained that the final result would be a tender, juicy roast if you cut 3 [...]
Posted by jflojennings on December 6, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/12/06/a-holiday-tradition/
Discussing Death with Children
By Jessica Del Llano I was 17 when I lost my first grandparent – my grandfather. There were extended family and friends of the family who passed away during my youth, but never someone as close to me as a grandparent. At 17, I was so unprepared emotionally to deal with that kind of loss, [...]
Posted by jflojennings on December 1, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/12/01/discussing-death-with-children/
Nursing Mothers Need Your Support
By Heddi Nieuwsma I’m a nursing mother these days. While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding for an entire year, I was curious about how many mothers actually do this. To find out, I reviewed some recent data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. These data estimate that only 24 percent of [...]
Posted by jflojennings on November 30, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/11/30/nursing-mothers-need-your-support/
Turkey Shoot
By Sue Anganes Before Thanksgiving last year, our family participated in a black powder turkey shoot. Tessa won the prize. The prize, of course, was a frozen turkey! We were all thankful for Tessa and her sharpshooting skills. The turkey was delicious!
Posted by jflojennings on November 25, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/11/25/turkey-shoot/
Thankful for What You Can Get
By Sandy Egan One Thanksgiving day when my son was 4, we were all running around getting ready to go to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. In my family it is traditional to dress up for the holidays. My husband’s family tends to be much more casual, and my son made it plain that [...]
Posted by jflojennings on November 25, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/11/25/thankful-for-what-you-can-get/
Thanks 4 Giving
By Heddi Nieuwsma On Thanksgiving morning, my family and I will be at the Thanks 4 Giving Road Race & Walk, which supports Alternative House’s transitional housing program for survivors of domestic violence. This race has become somewhat of a tradition for our family, as 2011 marks our third year participating. It’s a wonderful way [...]
Posted by jflojennings on November 23, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/11/23/thanks-4-giving/
The Art of Discipline
We’re proud to present Sandy’s first post. Her background in psychology will make her blogs a great source of information and discussion. For the rest of the week, we’ll post a few Thanksgiving sentiments from some of the Merrimack Valley Moms, so check back often! By Sandy Egan For every mother, the decision on how [...]
Posted by jflojennings on November 21, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/11/21/the-art-of-discipline/
Shirts, Sleeves and Sentiments
By Sue Anganes Eight year old Teddy excitedly exclaimed, “Mom, look, I have a shirt just like Charlie’s!”. I turned to see what the excitement was about. There was Ted, with his giant gap-toothed grin, standing in his favorite Spiderman t-shirt with the sleeves cut off. They weren’t neatly cut off, but hacked off by, [...]
Posted by jflojennings on November 16, 2011
http://mvmoms.com/2011/11/16/shirts-sleeves-and-sentiments/
