Miramichi Childrens Hub

Hello Miramichi families! We are going to take a break from our weekly playgroup at St Mary’s. I have had some health issues emerge with my family and I can’t commit to attending weekly. I hope we can still use this online community to share good information for families and to promote local events of interest. We may resume weekly drop in playgroups next school year. If this is of interest to you then please remain a part of this group and check back for updates. Thank you!

Good morning, Kathleen’s family is under the weather this morning so we will not be holding playgroup today. See you next week!! :)

Girls' Confidence Plummets Starting at Age 8: Here's How to Keep Her Confidence Strong The authors of the bestselling confidence guide for girls share advice for parents on how to stop the steep drop in confidence common among tween girls.

We Don’t Need To Change Babies’ Sleep Habits, We Need To Change Our Expectations In the grand scheme of things, the period when babies are wakeful and needy is a blip in time.

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Dear Dads,⁣
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I know you're holding your phone right now. You probably always have your phone in your hand or at least in your pocket. Do her a favor and take more pictures.⁣
No, not screenshots of a funny meme you just saw online.⁣
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I'm talking about pictures of her. The mother of your children. The love of your life. The one who works so hard to hold it all together for your precious family.⁣
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Take more pictures of her.⁣
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One night when she's laying in bed reading a story to your daughter, whip out your phone and take a picture.⁣
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Without warning.⁣
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Without posing.⁣
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Just take the picture.⁣
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When she's in the kitchen talking to your son about his day, take the picture.⁣
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If she's rolling around on the floor with the kids or helping one with their homework, take the picture.⁣
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Time goes by so fast and everyday these sweet babies are getting older and older. Before we know it, they'll be packing up their cars and moving off to college.⁣
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Take the picture.⁣
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One day she'll be gone and all the kids have left of her are memories.⁣
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Take the picture.⁣
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Take the pictures to show them the love she had for them. Take the pictures so they can always remember how silly she was. Take the pictures so they can see how beautiful she was. It doesn't matter if she's in her pajamas and on day 4 of dry shampoo, please, take the picture.⁣
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You can't capture things like that in a selfie.⁣
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Please, take the picture.⁣
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I know you don't always think about it, but when you do, don't worry about anything else and just take the picture. Your kids (and your wife) will be so grateful in the end’ -

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Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with other families and young kids! 10am-noon on Feb 11 in the St. Mary’s church basement in Newcastle. We will have coffee for the adults and some fresh fruit and valentine’s cupcakes for kids and adults alike. :)