A Parental Sacrifice: when One Lives Their Life Through Their Children
What happens when a mother lives her life through her children? Poem invites you to witness her journey.
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Now that you bought everything for them...

You tried to make them happy by getting them everything they wanted this past holiday season and now you are looking at bills. You may have went overboard this year. If you did, then you should be carefully considering what you will do during 2010 to avoid being put in this situation next year. However, for now I have created a blog that helps people with financial issues, housing drama, and other daily living dilemmas, visit http://helpforpeopleinneed.blogspot.com

By the way, thanks for your support this year and if you haven't subscribed to this blog, why not do so?

Nicholl McGuire
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Mother of Four Sons
Author of When Mothers Cry, Amazon.com
http://www.whenmotherscry.com

Having a Baby! How to Handle the Exciting News
You both were surprised when you found out you were having a baby and you aren't feeling too happy these days about the news the more you think about it. Insightful article provides tips on how to get over the baby blues and on with your life.
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What to Expect From Newborn Babies

Often, a mother about to deliver her babies is accompanied by an excited husband or even other family members who are eager to see the new bundle of joy. Some who have not seen newborn babies may worry about the scrunched face and squint eyes. They would probably count the toes and check every tiny part to make sure that the baby is more than alright but just perfect. Of course, no matter what the baby looks like, families should welcome him with great warmth and love. Here are some of the things that families can expect from newborn babies:

Not ad-ready

Your newborn may be naturally cute to you, as a parent, but face it: your baby will not win a spot in a television ad from the time he is born. He will still be wrinkly like a little old person and reddish, as if he has come out from a reddish muck - which is not really that far from the truth.

Possibly with strange colored eyes

Some people are not born with the eye colors that they will have when they are all grown up. Caucasian babies may start with blue eyes that will eventually turn brown or green, or remain blue. Other babies may be born with brown eyes that will turn darker as they grow up.

With hair or none

Do not worry if your baby is born with little or no hair. Some babies are born like that but eventually have thick hair as they grow. Other babies may have a full head of hair when they come out. Some blond babies may have darker hair when they are older.

By Donna F. Houston
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Children Jealousy - Dealing With it Can Save Hurt, Pain, and Family Problems

When children jealousy arises, it takes on many forms. One child might act out his jealousy by focusing his resentment against his mother, another might become sullen and dependent, or he or she might act out aggressively. 

Knowing how to deal with a child jealousy can save a lot of hurt, pain, and family problems. If a child attacks another sibling out of jealousy the parent's first impulse is to act shocked and to shame or punish the child. This doesn't work well for two reasons. 

First, he (or she) may fear his (or her) parents love the other child more then him (or her). Younger children don't understand that parents can be angry with them and still love them. Childhood jealousy does more harm to a child's self worth and inner spirit when it is suppressed. 

When a parent shames a child, the jealousy is suppressed and turns inward. Shaming a child is never good. But there is a great opportunity to build self-esteem and teach lessons if the parent handles the children jealousy in a positive way. It's perfectly fine to tell a child the behavior is unacceptable, but one must also reinforce that as a parent you understand their feelings of children jealousy and that their feelings are ok. 

 As a parent, you must also show them you love them, and accept them and care for them just as much as his or her siblings. It is this knowledge that will dispel the jealousy they feel and stop the aggression between children when they feel jealous of each other. 

Children jealousy can sometimes show up in a way that doesn't look like jealousy at all. The parent may even think the sibling adores his or her sibling. This can happen with newborns a lot. For example, let's say Mary is constantly showering the baby with attention, or always speaks about the baby; she may see kids riding a tricycle and say "Baby likes tricycle" or sees other kids playing and says "Baby wants to play" It all seems innocent, but in part it's likely jealousy being played out as an obsessive attention focused on the newborn. 

 It is fine when a child shows love for the baby, but this doesn't mean that jealousy isn't there. Being overly attentive or preoccupied of the baby is just another way of coping with the stresses. It is a mixture of both love affection and jealousy, which often is the root of such behavior. The goal is to bring out the affection, and subdue the jealousy. 

For the child who becomes sullen, try talking with him or her to help them overcome child jealousy. Let them know you understand their feelings, you understand the need for attention and your lack of attention with a newborn has no affect on how much you love them. 

 A child who becomes introspective needs affection, reassurance, and attention. If any child continues to display children jealousy for a newborn or sibling and doesn't seem to be coping with the feeling children jealousy can evoke, consider hiring a child psychologist or specialist to help guide your child, and you through the difficult times that jealousy can produce. 

George Monroe is co-author of the book Overcoming Jealousy -- http://www.relationshipjealousy.com/learn-more. George has always had a passion to help people with jealousy in all it's forms. You can read more articles on jealousy, trust, insecurity and children jealousy at http://www.relationshipjealousy.com/children-jealousy.