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About Your Drinkable Nutrition

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear Friends,

Are you one of the people who consume nutritional supplements? What’s the reason for you to eat them? Do they really give benefit to you?

The News section provides information whether you really need supplements or not.

Talking about pregnancy, doing exercise is an important agenda. For pregnant women, have you thought about yoga? Learn more about it in the article below. Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

News/Health

Drinkable Nutrition: Is It Beneficial?

Have you been drinking nutritional supplements? Do they really work?

Check out the findings of a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.


Pregnancy & Childbirth

Yoga and Pregnancy - Why Do Yoga At This Time?

by Lisa Askem

Yoga is for everyone, any age, men, women and children but is especially helpful at times of change in our lives. Pregnancy is a time when extra care should be taken not only in exercise classes but in all activities and living. Yoga will help maintain a healthy and strong body during all stages of pregnancy and help women to deliver their babies in a confident way.

Pregnancy is a natural time for taking care of yourself. For a first time mother a yoga class will offer a chance to be comfortable in the changes taking place both physically and mentally. A chance to take a break, relax into the pregnancy and make contact with her baby. Yoga will also help prevent all kinds of back problems. It will help to keep blood pressure low, prevent cramps, varicose veins, it will improve circulation and prevent swelling of the joints. Breathing will improve and tiredness will be overcome, good sleep will be induced.

“For a first time mother a yoga class will offer a chance to be comfortable in the changes taking place both physically and mentally. “

The practise of yoga will also maintain a sense of self in a time of change. Postures will be taught with encouragement and ideas to help deliver babies confidently and often without intervention. Yoga can help with anxiety around the birth and possible depression.

Many mothers come to classes as beginners with no experience of yoga but have seen articles on how beneficial it is in helping to give birth naturally. Maternity classes use modified yoga postures with the emphasis on breathing, strengthening and relaxation. Applicable to all stages of pregnancy. For those who already practise yoga a maternity class will provide many tips on how to continue yoga safely during pregnancy.

I believe we should train to have a baby. You wouldn’t climb a mountain or run a marathon without training first, and there is also the other side to yoga - it is a mind and body practice. The postures will keep the body strong but the meditative side of yoga is vital. The transition into motherhood has to be addressed. We live in a culture where we have babies and rush back to work or put a wash on and go to the supermarket. There is an expectation that believes we will not change. Yoga can be part of the rite of passage into motherhood helping to prepare for the changes ahead.

Lisa Askem has been teaching pre and post natal yoga in London, England for over 10 years. She is trained with the British Wheel of Yoga and has worked with the active birth movement. Lisa teaches at various centres in South West London including the world renown Harbour Club in Fulham. She is also involved in providing yoga classes for the National Health Service Sure Start programme.

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Things To Do Today

If you eat a well-balanced diet, able to consume normal food, and have regular exercises, nutritional supplements are not needed.

For Making Baby Food, This Works Like Crazy

Sunday, January 15th, 2006

Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear Friends,

There’s nothing more miserable than hearing about infant deaths. Looking at the tiny little creature God sends to make us happy lying there, died, really makes our heart break.

One of baby’s death causes is parents share sleep with babies. It’s not that you’re not allowed to sleep together with your babies, but it’s important to make sure how you can sleep with them safely. Placing baby to sleep on his back is one way of safe sleeping.

Below, read the report about 2 babies died in bed with parents.

In Food & Nutrition section, find out how you can make your own baby food. Low-cost and simple! Enjoy the cooking time.

Save your baby,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Parenting News

2nd Baby Dies in Bed with Parents

Cole Finke, a 3-week-old baby boy, died while sleeping in a parent’s bed. It’s the next infant death in DeLand, Florida.

Find out the report here:


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Children’s Health

Make Your Own Baby Food - The Easy Way!

by Carrie Lauth

Is your baby about to start solid foods? Are you thinking of making your own baby food?

When you make baby’s first foods, you can save money and reduce waste. You also can choose more nutritious options. Fresh foods are typically more nutritious than canned, and you can purchase organic food to prepare for baby if you wish. You can also avoid unwholesome ingredients that show up in commercial baby food.

Making baby food doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming. In fact, the easiest and cheapest way is the best way!

” No matter what baby’s age, always offer one food at a time and wait several days to watch for signs of allergy before offering another. Take it slow.. “

The easy way to making your own baby food:

1) Don’t bother with buying one of those baby food grinders. They’re hard to clean and too much hassle.

2) If you wait until your baby is 6 months old to start solids, you can almost always just mash with a fork to the desired consistency.

If you’re breastfeeding, you can even wait until baby’s “pincer grasp” is developed and offer him small finger foods like peas, bits of grated apple, and the like. The pincer grasp is developed when baby can pinch small objects (like those bits of carpet fluff or food on the kitchen floor!)
inbetween his thumb and first finger. In fact, if you have a family tendency towards food allergy, waiting longer to start solids may be preferable. No matter what baby’s age, always offer one food at a time and wait several days to watch for signs of allergy before offering another. Take it slow.

3) Start with fresh single ingredient foods like:

Banana

Steamed carrot, turnip, potato, yam

Avocado

Ripe pear, peach, melon, plum

Cooked squash

Grated apple- raw or steamed

Peas

Well cooked beans

Hard cooked egg yolks (avoid the whites until 1 year)

Some of these foods could be served raw. Others are lightly steamed (steaming retains more nutrients than canning), to make them softer for baby.

4) It’s not necessary to make a big deal of preparing baby’s food.

If you want to take a lot of time blending food and freezing them in ice cube trays, you could certainly do that. But I’m all for the easy approach!

Although you do want to avoid giving baby salt and sugar (and spices that may upset the tummy), you can usually just take an ingredient from your own menu and “make” baby’s dinner.

For instance, if you’re steaming veggies to serve at dinner, take a tablespoon of them out of the pan before you add butter and salt. Put this in baby’s plate and mash away. Voila! Instant baby food with no extra work. Or take a bit of beef from your roast and mash mash mash until it’s very soft.

Even when you’re at a restaurant, you can either bring an apple with you and “grate” it finely with a spoon at your table, or bring along a banana or other portable food. Any restaurant with a salad bar would have cooked beans or avocado. Or give baby a bit of your baked potato (before you add the goodies on top).

Life with a new baby is challenging enough. Keep starting solids simple!

For more helpful tips on simplifying life with kids, visit: http://www.natural-moms.com/homekeeping_organization.html

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Things To Do Today

Sleeping with your baby may deepen closeness between the two of you. But, beware with the accident that could happen. Sleeping with parents in the same bed is one of the causes of infant death.

Childhood Illnesses

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear Friends,

Nowadays, pre-pregnancy preparation is important. Many women
often carry out a blood test. It’s to check whether they’re in a
good health to become pregnant. Another crucial thing about
pre-pregnancy preparation is to control the women’s weight.

According to a new research, a child’s weight may be influenced
by his mother even before he’s actually born. This could be a new
thing to you. Check out the full report below!

In the heath section of today’s newsletter, don’t miss the
article talking about common childhood illnesses. I also give you
information on the diseases’ symptoms to make it easier for you to
determine which kind of illnesses that might come to your children.

Always be healthy, Enjoy your day,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Parenting News

Obesity Before Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Weight
Problems

A mother’s weight prior to pregnancy has a significant
relationship with her child’s weight. The child would be overweight
at a young age increased with the degree of the mother’s obesity.

There’s also a possibility that an overweight child will stay
overweight for the rest of his or her life.

Have you experienced this?

Do you want this happen to you and your kids?

See the following report to find out more:


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Children’s Health

Common Childhood Illnesses… What to Look For

by Adwina Jackson

Children are very susceptible to illnesses, in part because their
immune systems are not fully mature.

Breastfeeding of course provides some immunity to common
illnesses, but nowadays most children are weaned by the time they
are 1 year old.

Children also have a habit of exploring the world around them
with their mouths and their hands. Anything that comes into contact
with their mouth and hands can potentially cause an illness.

The good news is that the more your child is exposed the stronger
their immune systems will become, and their ability to fight off
infection in the future.

Some of the most common childhood illnesses and symptoms are
listed below:

Colds/Cough – Cold and coughs are usually caused by viral
infections, thus must be spread by person to person contact, not
through the weather alone. Common symptoms of a cold include a
stuffy nose, cough, possible sore throat and occasionally a
temperature. Colds can become more severe and result in bronchitis,
pneumonia and ear infections. Signs that a cold is becoming worse
and may need medical treatment include green or yellow nasal
discharge, fever lasting more than one day, and or a persistent and
wheezy cough.

Most
illnesses are spread when a child touches something the virus
has settled on and then touches their face. “

Flu – The flu is characterized by headaches, chills,
muscle aches and a high fever. Respiratory symptoms may also
develop, and a feeling of fatigue which may last for several weeks
after initial symptoms. The flu is also spread from person to person
contact usually with respiratory secretions of someone who is sick.
Antibiotics can’t treat the flu. Treatment often consists of rest
and fluids.

Ear Infections – This is perhaps the most common infection
affecting children. Ear infections happen when bacteria enter the
ear from the nose or throat. Usually an ear infection is accompanied
by a fever and possibly pus draining from the ear. Symptoms may
include pain, fever, dizziness and irritability. Though ear
infections aren’t contagious, the viral infections that cause them
are. Some children will develop repetitious ear infections, usually
associated with a problem with the tube that passes between the
throat and the middle ear.

Chicken Pox – Chicken pox is probably the most common
infectious disease that affects preschool and school age children.
Symptoms usually include an itchy rash and blisters, sometimes
coupled with a fever. Chicken pox can also be transmitted to adults,
and is usually a much more serious illness. The good news is a
chicken pox vaccine is available for babies 1 year of age or older.

One of the best things you can do to help your child is try to
minimize their exposure to illness by encouraging frequent hand
washing.

Most illnesses are spread when a child touches something the
virus has settled on and then touches their face.

Practicing good habits at home will help encourage your child to
limit their exposure and the spread of illness to other family
members. 

Things To Do Today

Preventing is better than curing. Always carry out healthy habits
anywhere. Tell the kids to wash their hands after doing their
activities. This simple habit leads to a healthy body.

According to Minnesota Department of Health, proper hand-washing
eliminates nearly half of all cases of foodborne illness and
significantly reduce the spread of the common cold and flu.

Eat Well for Toddler

Friday, January 6th, 2006

Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear Friends,

Teaching art to your kid can be very easy. Indeed, it can be a
very exciting activity for both of you. Painting, for example, can
be introduced by asking your kid to draw the things he sees in the
garden while both of you were playing football.

Make the scenes relevant to kid’s lives as the key to successful
art teaching. Don’t miss the report attached below for another
example of teaching method.

Today’s newsletter also includes tips on how you get your
toddlers to eat well. Always encourage your family, and kids
especially, to have healthy eating habits.

Enjoy your day,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Parenting News

Art of Teaching Christmas with Paintings

Do you have problems in teaching art to your children? Christmas
may have passed, but the meaning lasts forever. And it’s certainly
one of the most wonderful topics you can introduce the kids to.

Check the following report for the answer:


Read more

Children’s Health

How to Get Your Toddler to Eat Well

by Adwina Jackson

Toddlers are notoriously picky eaters. Not a parent exists that
hasn’t worried about their toddlers eating habits at one time or
another.

Some worry their toddlers aren’t eating enough, others worry that
their toddlers are eating too much, and still others worry that
their toddlers aren’t eating a wide enough variety of different
foods.

The good news is that if you do things right, you can set your
toddler on a path to good eating indefinitely.

How do you do it?

First and foremost, know that when it comes to eating most
toddlers are just learning about food, and just starting to develop
habits.

You don’t want to force food on your toddlers at any time, or
suggest that they clean their plate or take just one last bite of
anything.

Why? This may set them up for a lifetime of food struggles.

Don’t
Require Your Toddler to Clean His Plate. “

Rather, the best way to support good eating habits is to have
available at all times a variety of healthy foods in your home.

Generally as long as toddlers eat one or two items from each food
group within a 2-3 day time frame, they are doing well.

Here are some other things you can do to encourage healthy eating
habits:

Eat as a Family – This may not be possible every day of the week,
but at least 1-2 days per week you should encourage your family to
gather together around the table for a good, wholesome meal. Include
lots of different foods that are healthy and nutritious. Toddlers
learn by example, and watching other family members eat and interact
in an inviting environment will encourage your toddler to do the
same as time goes on.

Don’t Require Your Toddler to Clean His Plate – This is a common
well intentioned mistake some parents make. Toddlers eating habits
are peculiar, but they do know when they are hungry. Forcing them to
finish food they can’t or won’t eat will only result in power
struggles and potentially problems with food later in life.

Keep the Refrigerator Stocked with Healthy Snacks – If you don’t
have dozens of cookies laying about the house, your toddlers will be
less likely to eat them. That said allow your toddlers some sweet
treats when they are visiting relatives or a friend’s house. Just
remember to keep sweets to a minimum at your house.

Cook a Variety of Foods – If you normally cook fish twice a week,
your child will become accustomed to it as part of their routine. It
will be much easier to convince your toddlers to try new things if
they are an ordinary part of your diet, then if out of the blue you
decide to try new foods that are unusual or generally unappealing.

As your toddler grows and develops they will eventually develop
more routine eating habits. In the meantime, simply providing
healthy alternatives and variety in their diet is a great way to
start a healthy diet.

Things To Do Today

Eating time is a chance for toddlers to learn about food. Make it
exciting by cooking healthy foods in various tastes. Sitting
together as a family will encourage your toddlers to enjoy their
meal.

Abortion Impact

Sunday, January 1st, 2006

Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear {!Name},

Losing your baby in a miscarriage is certainly a huge disaster,
especially if you’ve been expecting it for too long. A trauma may come into
your life.

What about abortion? Will it give the same impact as miscarriage? Today’s
newsletter will take you to the report of this issue.

Another topic you’ll find today is about how you can maintain your work-life
balance. Get the tips and enjoy!

Hugs and kisses for your children,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Parenting News

Abortion Impact: Long-Term Stress?

What’s the difference between women who had miscarriages and those who
had abortions?

“The women who had miscarriages were often psychologically traumatized
for several months,” said researcher Anne Nordal Broen, MD as reported by
WebMD.

They may have nightmares and flashbacks. But, most of these mental
responses were over within six months.

What about the other group? Check
it right here:

Read more

 

Children’s Health

 

How to Establish Work Life
Balance

by Adwina Jackson

How do they do it? You know the parents that work full time and manage to
raise smart, healthy and happy children? They have a secret. That secret is
maintaining a good work life balance.

Have you ever heard the expression “all work and no play makes a boring
day?” Well the same goes for all play and no work.

Do too much of anything and you are bound to go stir crazy at some point
or get cabin fever.

The good news for parents everywhere is that you can have the best of
both worlds.

You can work hard and still find time to enjoy your family and your life.
You simply need to create balance.

In fact the most successful business people are also parents. They are
individuals who have discovered the secrets of balancing work and home life.

So how do you do it? You simply need to adopt a few essential strategies.

Work life balance is as simple as being able to balance the demands of
work with your personal life. You can be successful and happy doing both.

Establish a Flexible Schedule – The more rigid you are the less likely
you will be to develop a work life balance that is actually successful. You
have to understand that there will be times when work requires more
attention and other times when your personal life requires more attention.
It’s easy enough to balance the two when you allow a little flexibility in
your schedule. Always leave room for the unexpected, that way you are never
taken by surprise.

Balance Your Workload –You’ll need to make sure that you take on enough
work to keep you busy, but not so much work that you can’t create balance in
your life. Take on additional tasks at work only when you feel up to it, and
you know your family won’t be impacted by you coming home late a couple of
nights in a given week. Likewise don’t overbook yourself with birthday
parties and anniversary parties, unless however you can balance your
personal obligations with your work ones successfully.

Prioritize Your Activities – There are going to be times when you can’t
get everything done. Don’t panic! As long as you have prioritized your
activities you’ll ensure that you take care of the most important ones
first, and you can always catch up on less important activities later.

Delegate – Any seriously successful work-life balancer knows that you
simply can’t succeed unless you know how to delegate. Know who you can turn
to in a time of need and who has a skill set that is compatible with your
needs, so that when the occasion arises you can dish out some of the items
on your plate to others. Delegation isn’t simply for official ‘work’ tasks.
You can also delegate personal tasks including the laundry and other chores.

Work life balance is easily created when you schedule enough time for
your personal interests and work tasks. You can do this by organizing your
schedule and taking great care not to overburden your plate at any given
time.

Also remember that to achieve a successful work life balance you must put
your personal life at or near the top of your priority list. If work is your
only priority, you won’t succeed at both.

Finding meaningful and challenging work is an important aspect of any
work life balance. As much as we love our children it is important to feel
we are successful and contributing to society.

The good news is you don’t have to give up one or the other.

You can manage to work and still raise your family, and accomplish both
successfully!

Things To Do Today

Let your child explore his world anywhere! Don’t worry about the spots
that might stain his body and clothes. It’s indeed a part of his learning
process. His exploration will improve imagination as well as creativity,
social and physical skills.

- Creativity brings adaptability.

- Social skill brings success and mind health.

- Well-developed physical skill results in a healthy body.

All of them will finally turn an active child into a lively, successful
healthy adult.

Ovarian Cancer

Sunday, January 1st, 2006



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{!Name}, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear {!Name}!

If women around you are tea lovers, they’re lucky! Researchers found
women who drank at least 2 cups of tea per day had a 46 percent lower risk
of ovarian cancer compared to non-tea drinkers.

Get the other facts by reading the report below.

You can also find here top ten activities you can have with your toddler.
These are simple things you can find everyday. You don’t need to spend much
money for luxurious toys. Make your children active and developed, and it’s
surely not expensive.

Have a nice day,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com


Parenting News

 

Drinking Tea May Cut Ovarian
Cancer Risk

by Jennifer Warner

How do you feel when your mom or your wife gets an ovarian cancer?

According to Ovarian cancer National Alliance, it is the deadliest of the
gynecologic cancers and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among
U.S. women.

Read through the link below about drinking tea habit, which is found to
lower the risk of this deadly disease.

Read more


Pregnancy & Childbirth

 

Top Ten Activities for
Toddlers

by Adwina Jackson

Children learn everything about the world through exploration and play.

Playtime is also a great time for you to bond with your children in a
special and unique way. Almost any activity can be considered an opportunity
to help your toddler learn and grow.

Even the most mundane tasks, something like vacuuming, can be an exciting
and educational activity that your little one will enjoy and learn from. The
key is encouraging your toddler to explore the world around them.

Children afford us the opportunity to see the world through fresh eyes.
Even something as common as the wind can be exciting and stimulating for a
toddler.

If you are not sure what you should be doing to entertain your toddler,
you might be surprised at the list of things that actually are the most
entertaining for children of all ages!

Stimulating your child’s senses is important, so it is critical that you
expose them to as wide a range of activities as possible throughout the day,
week, month and year.

The more different the activities you engage in, the more opportunities
your children will have to learn about the world they live in.

Here are the top ten activities you can engage in with your toddler to
help them learn about their world and develop each of their senses:

1. Blow Bubbles together and
chase them.

2. Play peek-a-boo.

3. Make up a song and sing it
together.

4. Visit the bookstores, pick out
a new book and sit down and read it while still there.

5. Go for a walk and explore all
the different plants and trees you pass by.

6. Create an obstacle course out
of furniture.

7. Go on a scavenger hunt
together.

8. Have your toddler put on a
puppet show.

9. Turn on some music and dance
together.

10. Bake cookies together.

Honestly, this list is just a small sampling of the hundreds of things
you can do with your toddler to keep them active, to help them develop, and
to encourage bonding.

Just about anything and everything you do during the day is a possible
activity for your toddler.

You might even consider having your toddler help you fold the laundry.
The best way to encourage your toddler to learn while engaging in play is to
make every activity fun, new and exciting in some way.

Another great way toddlers learn is through interaction. If you haven’t
got the time, dedicate at least one day per week to group activities.

Take your toddler to the park and allow them to explore the world with
other children, so they can learn through other’s eyes as much as through
their own.

Remember when it comes to children. The world is their playground. You
simply need to guide them through it!

Things
To Do Today

There are actually simple, daily activities you can take your children to
play with. No need to buy expensive toys. Keep them active, help them
develop, and enjoy your beautiful bonding!

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Today’s Edition:

- Drinking Tea May Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk

- Top Ten Activities for Toddlers

- Let Your Kids Develop

Your Children’s Eating Habits

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear friends,

Becoming a great fan of certain characters, especially the good ones, is a positive thing for children. But as parents, we need to be careful if our children’s favorite characters deliver something unhealthy.

Children are great imitators. They’ll do just what their idols do. Just like when SpongeBob SquarePants and other cartoon characters play their roles on TV promoting poor-nutrition foods.

Be sensible about this matter. Always give your children healthy foods. Find out other findings of the Institute of Medicine.

The next topic in today’s newsletter is about your children’s development. Build their creativity, social, and physical developments by letting them explore their world. Discover how by reading the article below.

Enjoy your day,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Parenting News

 

IOM Report Says TV Advertisers
Influences Children’s Eating Habits

by Katrina Woznicki

Parents should beware of commercials. They can have roles in anyone’s habits, including children.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported the demand for changes in the ways food are marketed to 2-11 year olds. It’s due to the evidence relating TV ads and unhealthy dietary habits to these age groups.

The use of cartoon characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Scooby-doo, and Shrek in the ads is what matters here. They are watched and even imitated by many children.

These favorite characters make nutrient-bereft foods, such as high-sugar cereals, look tempting. At the same time, unfortunately, more nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables were getting little attention.

View more about this ads issue if you do care about your children’s health:
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Children’s Health

 

Let Your Child Get Dirty. It’s Essential for Physical and Mental Development

by Charles Kassotis

Are you still following your child around worrying that they might stain their clothes? Do you forbid playing outside because they might get dirty? Do you see germs and infections in every step they take? Are you trying to keep away friendly dogs or cute kittens because they might be disease carriers?

Do any of the sentences above represent your attitude towards your child? If yes, you must reconsider. Depriving your child of physical contact with the “Dirty, Outside World” is bad for its health. Sound unbelievable? How can something full of germs be essential for a kid’s development?

First of all, your child, in the delicate years between childhood and puberty, develops its immune system. The immune system is designed to defend the organism against millions of bacteria, microbes, parasites, viruses and toxins. But it needs to be trained; just us muscles need exercise to function properly. In order to recognize harmful germs, it needs to meet them first. Then it creates an archive, where it is all installed. When the time comes for a fight, the immune system will be prepared because it knows the enemy. Pure exposure to various microorganisms and other environmental factors leads to pure immune resistance. That means, that the child will be less susceptible to disease later in life. So, don’t exaggerate in hygiene matters. Let your child’s immune system harden, with the help of dirt.

Your child needs also to be active, run around and feel happy playing outside. Worrying about stains will make the child feel guilty about activities that make it happy. You cannot replace that happiness with clean clothes, or with indoor inactive activities such us TV or video games. This
is especially true during the school year. Imagine being seated in a chair while experiencing growth and energy spurts! Getting loose outside home will help the child deals with that pressure.

Don’t underestimate your kids’ explorative skills. By exploring –not the house of course- it discovers the world. Exploration boosts the imagination as well as creativity, social and physical skills. Well-developed physical skills result in a healthy body. Creativity will bring adaptability, and social skills will bring success and mental health. All those will eventually turn an active child, into a lively, successful healthy adult.

Let friendly animals approach your child. They won’t hurt it; they will be of benefit. By keeping animals away you teach your child to do the same. Have you considered having a pet? Children raised with pets show many benefits. Developing positive feelings about pets can contribute to a child’s self-esteem and self-confidence. Your child will develop trusting relationships with others much easier. A good relationship with a pet can also help in developing non-verbal communication, compassion, and empathy.

Finally, how important do you think memories are? Memories are moments of our lives, forming our personality. What would you like your child to remember from its childhood memories? Clean, germ-free clothes? Or shiny days outside, filled with laughter and a sense of adventure?

Are you still afraid of dirt? No need to be, after all, dirt is health! So, let your child go and play outside, loose in the dirt. Join in if you get jealous, you might want to get a little dirty too!

Learn How to Remove Grass and Dirt Stains from Your Active Childs Clothing, Easily and Safely. Visit Stainremovalinfo.com at http://www.stainremovalinfo.com and Say Goodbye to Stubborn Stains!

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Things To Do Today

Let your child explore his world anywhere! Don’t worry about the spots that might stain his body and clothes. It’s indeed a part of his learning process. His exploration will improve imagination as well as creativity, social and physical skills.

- Creativity brings adaptability.

- Social skill brings success and mind health.

- Well-developed physical skill results in a healthy body.

All of them will finally turn an active child into a lively, successful healthy adult.

Seal Lauded for His parenting Skills

Monday, December 12th, 2005

Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Notes From Me

Dear friends,

Enjoying the time as a new parent? I bet it’s one of the most beautiful moments you’ve had in your life, friends.

Let me share a bit of that moment after I gave birth to my son. During the night, my husband helped me a lot. He was always ready when I needed a hand for changing our baby’s diapers.

Giving me back the baby for breastfeeding was really a nice, simple effort he did for me, too.

To many women, including me, those simple things like my hubby did are so meaningful. You’d feel safe and had enough time to rest. Of course it’s not hard for you, hubbies, to do the same.

Luckily, in Hollywood, Seal was lauded for his parenting skills (Well, don’t underestimate yourself for not being praised so.). Check out the report below.

For pregnant women, try doing these safe exercises which I give to you in an article below as well. Feel how your body will be healthier and fit throughout the ‘carrying’ period.

Enjoy your new, amazing role,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Parenting News

Seal Lauded for His Parenting Skills

After becoming a first-time biological father to Henry, his son from supermodel Heidi Klum, Seal, 42, received five polls as Hollywood’s most honorable new dad.

This beats out other new daddies Ben Affleck, Heath Ledger, new step daddies Ashton Kutcher and Brad Pitt.

The editor-in-chief of Parents magazine also stated that the singer should be praised for his willingness to accept Leni, Klum’s daughter from a previous relationship, as his own.

Who’s scored a zero? The name starts with K. Find out at


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Children’s Health

 

Good and Safe Exercises for Pregnant Women

by Adwina Jackson

Studies show that there are numerous benefits you can get from exercising while you’re pregnant. Exercise improves your energy levels, blood circulation, and enhances your chances for an early recovery.

Another reason for exercise is moms who work out while getting pregnant has shorter and easier labor.

So, what are the exercises then?

Walking – It’s the best overall exercise for pregnant mothers anywhere. Low impact, but really good for your heart and blood flow. Walking is usually safe throughout the entire pregnancy. Moreover, it’s the cheapest exercise among all. You can do it anytime anywhere.

Swimming – Swimming eases the heaviness you feel from weight gain associated with pregnancy. It also provides you with optimal cardiovascular benefits and helps you feel light and refreshed. You’ll sleep better, burn your calories, and stay fresh as you can deal with physical and emotional challenges during pregnancy.

Yoga – This exercise helps you maintain your muscle tone and stretch out ligaments during pregnancy. If you’re interested, a prenatal yoga class is definitely a good endeavor. You can do yoga almost anywhere. Many women feel comfortable doing it at home. Please beware that it can be harmful if you don’t do it correctly. So, advice from practitioners is definitely essential.

Always consult with your obgyn doctor before starting any program. You should also commit to exercises regularly. Generally at least 30 minutes of exercise and 4-7 days a week is recommended.

Tips before and during the exercises:

- drink a lot of water to keep you fresh and avoid you from dehydrated

- avoid over-heating as it can endanger you and your baby

- stop exercising when you start feeling dizzy or lightheaded

- always do warming-up before the exercise to reduce injury

- cool-down after activities to help your heart rate return to normal

Enjoy your pregnancy!

Things To Do Today

It’s not that hard to be a great dad. If Seal was praised as Hollywood’s most honorable new dad because of his skills in changing his baby boy’s diapers and singing him lullabies, you surely can do the same thing. Definitely not a hard thing.

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