Showing posts with label Baby's Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby's Health. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Terrible Two Tuesday



       Every one who has had a child knows what the terrible twos are. And they dread them. My daughter just turned one and I am already looking at every site and every blog that could help with the impending doom that will be my daughters attitude. While looking at several different blogs and sites I came across many that helped. I also came across one that had very good stories and helpful tips but lacked the use of multiple media to gain attention of an audience. The blog was titled How to deal with terrible twos.
       Her first post started off strong. She had a very engaging picture that made me want to keep reading. Even her next post had a captivating picture of a very dirty two year old. But after that the only thing that was added was links to other sites. The blog was slightly hard to navigate and had no labels or archives added to the blog for easier navigation.
       From her blog I came across some other very useful blogs. When dealing with two year olds, there are many kinds of practices that can be implemented to help behaviorally tame an unruly child. A blog I really enjoyed that had an easy 5 step process was a blog by We Mothers. Obviously kids will be kids. And a little mess and unsightly behavior, especially in public, is completely normal. And mothers, you are not alone. There are a ton of information on the web and on other blogs that are here to help! Don't be afraid to use them. There is no shame in admitting that the terrible twos are hard and that you need help. I'm not even at that stage yet, but if my daughter's diva ways are any indication of what is to come, I'll need all of the help I can get!

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

To Vaccinate Tuesday





To vaccinate or not to? That is an extremely talked about subject in babies. Well, let me start by saying I am PRO vaccinating. It may seem like I am yelling that but that is how strongly I feel about this. Until you have children and know how it feels to put your children at risk by simply exposing them to other children who haven't been vaccinated, you won't quite understand how strongly I feel about this.  I never really thought about this before I had children. I didn't look in to any research and kind of thought the mothers that advocated for it were kind of crazy. I was the kin for person who was like, ya know just let people decide what they want to do with their own children. Man was I wrong. Because other kids not being vaccinated affect my children greatly. Kidshealth.org does a great job in outlining the proper schedule for all vaccines.

It is extremely hard to argue with the numbers. I understand there have been arguments against vaccinating at such a young age and that they argue the vaccinations do more harm than good. And it really is up to the parent to decide. I just ask for you first time parents out there to really look at both sides. The CDC Website would be a great website to check out if you had any further questions!