So Many Teething Options: How Do I Know What Is Best For My Baby?
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by melimom
2y ago
This post contains advertisements about baby products from the company “Wellements.” This is a guest post resulting from my co-operation with this company, where I earn a small commission. Has your child entered the teething phase of his or her development yet? If your little one has been chewing on more objects than in the past, crying and rubbing his or her gums, or acted more moody than usual, he or she may be getting baby teeth. Whether you’ve already called up your pediatrician for advice and started stocking up on Wellements tooth oil or whether you’re still unsure what to do next, you m ..read more
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“The baby you carry is…”: Familiarizing the unknown
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by melimom
2y ago
You feel it nine months in your womb. Your feelings are mixed, but you miss the face. You have so many emotions for an unfamiliar being – I don’t think you can call it a person yet! It’s a little mouse that is placed in your arms and the first moments when you both meet each other are something extraordinary. However, the need for familiarizing with the unknown has been months before began! What is or isn’t the newborn you just got into your arms is a matter of discovering the next years ahead. For now, continue to consider it as another part of your body. Day by day, it will become a distinct ..read more
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Working Mamas: Experiencing maternity in a difficult working environment
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by melimom
3y ago
This is not a post about multitasking skills that women have engaged in due to the multiple roles they have to accomplish every day. Instead, this is a post about working mamas and the difficulties they come across in their daily job, risk factors for burnout, depression, and thoughts about quitting her job—the crucial discussion about being a working mama in a cynical and rough labor market. Multitasking as a parent is a virtue or a superpower (call it as you wish!) every mother has to apply. In fact, it’s the constant switching between multiple tasks a mother has to do, whether she is a sta ..read more
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How to be a parent without gender stereotypes
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by melimom
3y ago
In this post, we will talk about the role of gender stereotypes and how they affect a child’s psychosocial development. Stereotypic thoughts can be detected almost in every human. They provide a dogmatic perspective about issues that may cause us insecurity, fear of the unknown, or the unfamiliar. As parents, we often carry stereotypes in our parenting lifestyle and the relationship with our children according to their gender. This is a post contains some thoughts about how to be a parent without gender stereotypes. What are the gender stereotypes? Gender stereotypes are dogmatic thoughts abou ..read more
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Baby at the beach!
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by melimom
3y ago
Hey! This is my first summer with my little one and this is a post about going to the beach with my baby! Summer has come and I cannot wait to get into the water for a swim! So I wrote this post to share with you this special moment with my baby at the beach! Although a lot of people say that the water is still too cold, for me this is something that has a positive effect! Did you know that every time you dive into cold waters your body excretes endorphins and you feel awesome all day long! Additionally, it’s THE remedy to reduce cellulite! My baby seems to be also very excited every time we ..read more
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Summer Moments 2020
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by melimom
3y ago
This website uses affiliate links and I may earn a small commision when you use my links and make a purchase without incurring extra fee yourself. Many thanks for supporting this website. For any further information visit my privacy policy page. Hey! It’s been a while I haven’t posted anything… I was having a lovely time off with my family…! Although we didn’t travel somewhere… we enjoyed our hometown as if we were tourists! I would like to share with you some highlights of summer moments for 2020! We enjoyed the sea, tanning in the sun, good food in taverns with friends and family, several be ..read more
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A Weekend in Monemvasia with baby
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by melimom
3y ago
A weekend in MonemvasiaLast weekend my husband and I “escaped” with our baby to Monemvasia! It is a place in Peloponesse in the district of Lakonia. It was brief, it was refreshing and it was our first trip since our daughter came into the world! Old town of Monemvasia Let me tell you how it was our weekend in Monemvasia with our baby! So, I will give some information about the area first! Monemvasia is a village of the district of Lakonia and it is known for its picturesque scenery since it has an astonishing middle age castle! The village is kind of split in two areas: It’s the “Gefyra” wher ..read more
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Children and Emotions: How to cope with your child’s emotional outbursts
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by melimom
3y ago
Children and their emotions! In my daily working experience, many parents join consultancy groups in order to find a way to cope with their child’s emotional outbursts. “My daughter can’t handle her anger! She is getting very aggressive every time she feels upset about something!” As they are describing a variety of emotional outbursts, I try to figure out how is the communicational dynamic organized in this family. How do they communicate with each other in their everyday lives? Every family is a small dynamic system, which has its own codes to express themselves and to get understood. In th ..read more
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Teach your child to say NO without being rude or aggressive
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by melimom
3y ago
Teach your child to say NO – one of the most important life equipment you can give to him/her. Many generations have grown up with the false assumption in their minds that saying “no” is something not acceptable. Something that breaks relationships and leads to loneliness. That’s why many people can’t stand refusal or they are afraid themselves to say no to someone. This skill is something we have to learn from our childhood. So, teach your child to say “No” without being rude or aggressive. This is crucial for its happiness! Mom & Dad for the first time!The first days with our newborn ba ..read more
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How do children learn to share: Sharing between children as a matter of culture
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by melimom
3y ago
As in every aspect of human life, playing incorporates cultural perspectives of the family and the society, in which a child lives. Sharing toys between two or more children can be considered as a result of socializing and experiential learning. Since the age of three, the social activity of the child has to do about being in the same room with another child. This means that there is no essential interaction between them. A three-year-old child plays with another in order to entertain himself by doing things together. “Doing things together” although is a social interaction that needs to be an ..read more
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