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Sleep, Baby, Sleep …lullabies and the importance of ‘calm’
I love this lullaby: Sleep, baby, sleep Your father tends the sheep Your mother shakes the dreamland tree Down falls a little dream for thee Sleep, baby, sleep I used to sing it to my kids when they...
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Poem: Wobbly Freedom
A green grassy hill Is best A little slope But not too fast A My Little Pony bike Will do Not too old But not too new Dad wrestled The training wheels off They didn’t want to leave Suddenly I changed...
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What if moms were kind and encouraging?
Let’s face it. Most women who become mothers have few skills and often lack solid role models for how to be an excellent mom. We all want to be exemplary teachers and role models for the kids in our...
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Poem: Look Up to Me
If you are scared Look up to me If you are worried Look up to me When your eyes meet mine Here’s what you’ll see A smile that’s light and easy A spirit that’s strong and free When you are wondering...
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Poem: Be Nice to Me
You invited me here And you knew I was a baby Which means I poo and pee As such I don’t ask for much Mommy and Daddy Just Be nice to me – About the poem: Today in front of a quite fancy store, I saw...
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Poem: Does the Hulk Drink Green Juice?
Green juice Makes you strong Like Incredible Hulk We told our young friend Does Hulk drink Green Juice? He asks, wide-eyed Uh, yes Of course, he does! He slams down The rest of the juice And slams...
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Poem: Who says you must?
Brick by brick Stick by stick You have built your life You’ve got a house, a job A baby, a wife The original shelter Is now helter skelter The cooking and cleaning Are out of control The bills and the...
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Poem: Access to Love …what a baby brings
I picked you up and threw you in the air, I pressed you to my cheek And spoke a new language I rolled on the floor with you And made silly faces I took off your onesie And tickled your pudgy belly...
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Poem: Read to Me …a Haiku
Let me choose the book Let me snuggle next to you Please just read to me — About the poem: As a mom, I loved that cozy feeling of reading to my kids. The benefits for mom and kid are a mile long....
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A Simple Way to Find Out who needs our help …technique for teachers and parents
http://momastery.com/blog/2014/01/30/share-schools/ This article describes how a teacher developed a brief weekly exercise, a survey, that gives insights as to who is getting bullied, is lonely or has...
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