The following is an excerpt from a book that I am reading/reviewing - You Want To Do What?
“…the only thing we can give our children of any real value is our time.”
Those words really struck a chord with me when I read them last week, so much so, I wrote them down with [...]

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As a parent, bestowed on you is a super-power, and no, I’m not talking about breastfeeding (joke) I’m talking about the power to make dreams come true.
In the heads of our little bambinos are hopes and dreams, these dreams transcend age, the dreams may vary, but the dreaming itself does not. The dream might [...]

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Before I start, this is not another post about whether abortion should be legal or not, and I would like to keep that discussion for another day. Thanks
I want to discuss abortion where it directly relates to parenting.
Did you know that a girl of any age may have a termination without consent?
Did you [...]

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Erin and I went to the park today with a couple of friends. On previous visits to the park she has shown minimal interest, she would entertain a short go on the swing, and that was it. Today she was happy to swing for ages, I then put on her reins so she [...]

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This weeks’ habit was patience, in particular being a patient parent. Erin is on the verge of starting to push the boundaries, which I’m sure in turn will start to ‘test’ my patience, at the moment though I don’t find myself losing my patience very often.
My plan for dealing with the pushing the boundary [...]

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In a slight departure from my usual subject of parenting, today I’m thinking about marriage, the importance of being a happy couple, and the effect that has on our parenting and the happiness of our children.
Becoming a couple of parents after being just a couple can be a slight shock compared to the old regime [...]

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I’m at that stage of parenthood where people often ask ‘when will we have another’, ‘how many do we want’, ‘what about a brother/sister for Erin’?
Prior to having Erin, our answer to question two was, “two”, “maybe three”…
Since Erin was about six months I have felt that perhaps three is the magic number, no, not [...]

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One action that can have such a big impact.
One action that has no monetary cost.
It’s so easy that everyone could do it.
Once you’ve started it would easily become a habit.
After a while (or perhaps immediately), you will enjoy it so much you’ll never want to give it [...]

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I’ve decided to test a different habit each week to see what sticks and what can improve my life. Why write about? Well, I’m a parent and want to test these habits to see if they work for me, if they do, you may want to try the new habit yourself. Some [...]

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My good friend (I can call her a friend, we have met in ‘real life’, if briefly at treefest) has, in my mind, the best parenting commentary blog in the sphere (the blogosophere, that is what we’re calling it now?). If you don’t believe me check out her recent post - Disemvowelling
I’m no newbie [...]

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