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I am organising a baby shower at the moment and am looking for some things to make it really special. I was just going to make some food and get baby shower cakes. However, I think that it might be really good to make it a bit more special by making a bit more of an effort. There are going to be quite a few guests and also I think it will be a great opportunity to spoil my daughter, who the party is for. She will be very busy with the new baby and the baby will take the attention now and so it will be nice for her to have a nice party.

I think that I will get some lovely baby shower decorations to make the house look special and that should please her as she always likes things to look really nice. I hope that her friends will like it as well. I thought that it would make things look really special if I got some pretty baby shower favors to brighten up the table and it will mean that everyone will have a lovely little thing to take home with them as a memento of the party.

Middle-aged adults who regularly help their elderly parents get by experience a drop in health and well-being in their own lives, a new study shows.

The study, published earlier this year in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, found these adult children were often juggling multiple roles each day, sometimes causing conflicts in roles or feeling overloaded.

“The accumulation of small and large daily stressors such as work deadlines, PTA meetings, supporting family and friends as well as providing routine assistance to a parent living outside one’s house can build up,” study leader Jyoti Savla, assistant professor of human development and gerontology at Virginia Tech, said in a university news release. “Sooner or later, they can spill over into other areas of life with negative mental and physical consequences. Days when help is provided to parents are more stressful than days when it is not,” Savla said.

Salva’s team studied diaries of the individuals who provided help to parents, more than half of which did so on two or more days each week. They found several factors, such as having a spouse and higher education, could decrease the conflict and demands on time. Also, those who believed in personal growth, mastery and self-acceptance experienced fewer negative consequences from helping their parents.

“By building on an understanding of individual’s experiences, this approach could make daily life easier for older adults and the individuals who support them and prevent the depletion of care resources,” Savla said.

He had better manners as a two year old! We tangle everyday on these issues. We would like to assume he is not the typical spoiled only child but it painstakingly appears that way sometimes. He’s always been on the shy side and I’ve told him that he has to be mindful of this and consciously make a point to overcome this. I told him that he is at the age now where the shyness thing isn’t going to fly; that people are now just seeing him as being rude when he doesn’t say thank you or speak up when being spoken to. During the school year, it’s not as bad as summer break. He is starting to “pop off at the mouth”, also, but says he is kidding around and that people take him wrong. I try to tell him that he has to make sure people know he is joking (laughing, smiling, saying “just kidding”, etc.) Can anyone put their 2 cents worth in? (Teachers maybe!)
BTW: This is frustrating for his Dad and I b/c he has always been complimented on his manners since, like I said b4, he was 2 years old!

Of course a two year old has great manners, they repeat everything they see and hear and want to please mommy and daddy by being just like them. Your 10 year old is shy and must find his own way around that. If joking is what makes him comfortable that is the best way for him right now. Don’t worry so much what others think of his manners, they are not what determines who he is and as others get to know him they will see past the shyness that comes off as rude. You don’t need to apolagize for his words, he is old enough to know when he is out of line and can apolagize for himself. And if you coax his answers (’say thank you please’… ‘this gentelmen asked you a question’…) you will embarrass him causing him to be more shy. Let him be and teach by example.

Both of his parents are indigo and aquarius- he is virgo.
Any ideas on how involved to be in his personal playtime. I usually feel it out- sometimes I am directly involved and other times I like to watch him figure things out- I am just seeking some feedback from those of you that subscibe to this notion anyway.

Indigo’s were born up to 2000.
After that, they are called ‘Crystal‘ children.

They are super sensitive and independent.
I think 99% of newborns have this characteristic and it especially comes out when they are developing rapidly up to 4 yrs of age.

Your approach to playtime seems very balanced thus good.

I encourage every parent to embrace the notion that their child is gifted as every child is, until they learn to switch off as they are not empowered nor encouraged to trust their feelings and insights and they learn to conform to the world directly around them - which is frankly said, quite shallow and boring!

Good on you for going deeper and for embracing more layers of life and ‘being’ than just the visible one.

More power to you.

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It’s all utter rot.

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An Indigo kid is a spoilt brat whose parents think they are gifted children as they will not do as they are told and the parents have no authority over…so instead of giving them a clip round the earhole and giving them a bit of discipline they call them special and gifted instead of little sods and let them get away with murder.

When she wakes or is hungry I give her 2 oz. and she drinks it, sometimes she will fall back asleep while drinking it. That is not a problem. When she is awake she just wants to eat. She will cry bloody murder until she gets a bottle and then she will only take two sips and she is done. She does this even right after she has just had a bottle. Does she just associate being awake with having to feed or is she not getting enough nutrients in her tummy?

She is cluster feeding. It is quite normal. Her tummy is very small, and she is still adjusting to this form of eating. Be patient, it will not last forever.

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Two week old babies have very tiny stomachs (the size of their fist). She is going to eat a small amount often. Feed her on demand whenever she wants as much or little as she wants. In her own time she will increase the amount she wants and the time between feeds.

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She’s only 2 weeks old for crying out loud! Until very recently she wasn’t used to feeling hungry, she got all of her nutrition from you!

She is just trying to adjust to life on the outside world. Her tummy is still very small and a teaspoon or two will make her feel full. Obviously that wont take too long to digest, so he gets hungry again! Just keep giving her a bottle when she wants it, this stage wont last long.

When you are pregnant with your first child and throughout their childhood you will likely want to buy them the best of the best. Of course, this attitude will change significantly when you have your second, third, and more children, but for your first it is quite normal and even expected. You will want to buy the Britax car seats, simply because they are more expensive and supposedly the best. Sure, they are good car seats, but there are many other brands that are also excellent. The same goes for Robeez. These little leather slipper shoes are adorable. They cost about $20 per pair, but you will think they are so cute that your baby will need a pair to match every outfit. This will quickly become too expensive, but you will still probably overspend.

Then, as your little one becomes a toddler you will want to buy a Kettler Tricycle. This is just the way it goes when you become a mom. You will always want the best for your little one and it will take time for you to realize that the best is not always the most expensive and many times all that is really needed is your love and affection.

I agree that you should *usually* not give in to your child. What my doctor told me to do when my daughter used to hold her breath (she passed out more than 10 times, including in a store once) was to lay her down so that she would be safe and then leave the room. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done, but it does work.

A 15-month-old is not aware of the fact that she is going to pass out. She *is* aware that her behavior is scaring you, so leaving the room means she is not getting the attention that she wanted and it helps eliminate the behavior.

The most difficult thing to understand is that nothing bad will actually happen to your child if she’s lying down at the time (if she isn’t, she could fall and get hurt). I still find it hard to see a child holding his or her breath, despite knowing this.