Helping Parents Succeed
Check out my guest post on Tiffany’s fantastic blog, Nature Moms:
30 Ways to Go Green with Your Family
You’ll find some simple ideas that you and your family can use to create a greener family.
Note: It’s only after reading Tiffany’s blog that I now seriously consider putting natural living in my family as much as possible.
By Abel Cheng
I always find stories about mothers overcoming obstacles in breastfeeding fascinating and heartwarming. Because it takes courage, focus, and commitment to do it. And also a strong will to weather all sorts of comments from naysayers.
Li Za is one of the examples. Her story might not be perfect for breastfeeding advocates but hey life is not perfect.
As long as you do your very best to breastfeed your baby no matter what happens, this is already a success story in itself, at least to me.
It doesn’t really matter whether Li Za wrote this story during World Breastfeeding Week or not. What’s more important is how she overcame challenges of all kinds in breastfeeding her firstborn.
Among the problems she faced:
If you are at the brink of giving up breastfeeding without valid medical reasons, go read the story and be inspired. I hope this story makes you feel better because you’re not alone in facing these problems.
See also:
Breastfeeding your baby: Tips on how to make it work
Breastfeeding or Bottle Feeding: A Debate Between "Mrs. Breast" and "Mrs. Bottle"
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By Abel Cheng
What struck me first was the title.
First $1 or less.
Second without the TV.
Move over Tickle Me Elmo or Lego building blocks or computer games. It’s grateful to realize that you can still do something with young children without burning a hole in your pocket and TV.
Some of them are classic games that I used to play before, of course, when I was younger. They are still fun even at my age now.
Check out Brad Isaac’s list:
10 ways to entertain young children for $1 or less (without the TV)
See also:
70 Toddler Games and Activities You Can Play and Do With Your Child
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By Abel Cheng
No time to prepare lunch for your kids? Not free to send and pick up your son from a soccer training?
No worries. You can outsource these tasks to someone else. Parenting is getting more complicated now with today’s busy lifestyle.
I read with amazement this story of Parenting Subcontractors about a company called Health e-Lunch Kids. It charges parents $4.99 apiece for the homemade, nutritious meals it delivers each day.
Need ferrying services for kids? You may need to call Mother Hen’s Helpers.
I am not sure if parenting subcontractors would help improve parent-child relationship. Some people may end up spend less time with children because of this service. They use the “saved” time on their work instead.
But personally, I still think parents have to involve and spend time with children. You just can’t let others do the job for you. Listening to and communicate with children are, among others, stuff that you can’t outsource.
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By Abel Cheng
I came across some great articles. Go check them out.
The Parents Zone: How To Set The Rules Of Parenting Discipline To Make Your Child Respect And Follow Them?
Be a Good Dad: Autism Discipline