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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Transition baby to solid foods
One of the most fun times was introducing our daughter to the amazing tastes of food! What funny faces and great pictures! It can be challenging for some babies to make the transition so here are a few guidelines to get you started.
Once baby has overcome the initial time period of tongue thrusting and has [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Infants by Connie Wood
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Four Hour Routine Goal
In the first year of my daughter’s life I had numerous questions, and the most challenging ones were all the many transitions we went through with eating and sleeping times. The first few months of feedings were alot about learning the cries of our daughter and evaluating her needs. We had learned about parent directed [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Infants by Connie Wood
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Speaking Life
“Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.” Ephesians 4:29 The Message
For me, one of the most valuable lessons from Gary and Anne Mare is the principle of “Speaking Life”. For those who aren’t familiar with this concept, here’s a brief overview.
As [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society, Spiritual Life by Connie Wood
Monday, May 26th, 2008
Tough days
Normally I enjoy writing on this blog to share my small parenting successes while practicing the amazing tools taught to us in Growing Kids God’s Way. I also sincerely hope my writing is encouraging to other parents too. However I thought I’d share from a difficult day, for the same purpose, to encourage you.
It’s Monday [...]
Comments Off - Posted in General Development, Spiritual Life, Toddlers by Connie Wood
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Mommy’s Birthday Reward
Mondays are normally our “get back to the routine” day, but this Monday I was feeling especially sanguine and let the day just be fun. Why? you say after all the discussion of the merit of routine would I do this? Because this Monday was my birthday, everyone else was working, and I was feeling [...]
