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Thank you for loving my child - Latched Mama June 17th was supposed to be our son’s last day of school. But instead of spending the day having extra recess and signing yearbooks, most of the kids in our local public school systems stayed home. A crazy storm blasted through Central Virginia the night before, uprooting trees, knocking out power,...

It's often easy to welcome and encourage the 'pleasant' emotions because of how 'good' they make us feel but we also need to make room for the 'not so pleasant' emotions as they are an important part of what makes us feel whole.
Wholeness is found in the contrast. 💚

Three Things You Didn’t Know about Your Child’s Brain Tiny minds are a thing of wonder – and they function very differently than their grown-up counterparts!

When they are going through a milestone they need love and support more than ever!

Tackling Distress Tantrums with Brain Research The RAGE, FEAR, and SEPARATION distress systems are already set up at birth to support a baby's survival. They are designed to be so in order to save infants from being eaten by predators, and to keep them close to mom. The potential dangers in the m

cherish these early years!

Someday the house will be quiet, the dishes will be done, the laundry will stop piling up. Cherish your children now.

get your beautiful babies outdoors!

Kids Spend Less Time Outdoors Than Prisoners: http://returntonow.net/2016/03/28/kids-spend-less-time-outdoors-than-prisoners/

While inmates at maximum security prisons in the U.S. are guaranteed at least 2 hours of outdoor time a day, half of children worldwide spend less than an hour outside, reports TreeHugger.com.

A survey of 12,000 parents in 10 countries found that one-third of children (ages 5 to 12) spend less than 30 minutes outside each day. The survey, sponsored by Unilever laundry detergent brands OMO and Persil, inspired a new marketing campaign – “Dirt is Good – Free the Children.”

The short film below – documenting prisoners’ responses to the survey – is part of that campaign: [VIEW: http://returntonow.net/2016/03/28/kids-spend-less-time-outdoors-than-prisoners/]

Prisoners at a maximum security facility in Indiana called outdoor time the “highlight” of their day. “You take all your problems and frustrations and just leave them out there,” one prisoner said. Another said “it keeps his mind right.”

When asked how they would feel about having their “yard time” reduced to one hour a day, inmates responded that it would build more anger and resentment. One inmate said it would be “torture.” A prison guard said it would be “potentially disastrous.”

The prisoners are shocked upon learning that most children have less than an hour of outdoor time per day, one of them calling the news “depressing.” Another said if he could have one wish granted it would be that he could take his kid to a park.

Another study found that one in nine children “have not set foot in a park, forest, beach or any other natural environment for at least 12 months.”

Huffington Post reported recently that with children today spending only half the time their parents did outdoors, we are producing an “unsociable, unimaginative and inactive generation.” Only half of children have ever built a sandcastle at the beach or had a picnic outside of their own yard, and over a third have never played in the mud. Also, about half of children opt for screen time alone over playing with others outdoors.

In addition to “unsociable, unimaginative and inactive” – our culture’s lack of outdoor time is producing children who are physically and mentally ill:

“We are physically active when we spend time outdoors, so we are less likely to become obese. When sunshine hits our skin, we form Vitamin D, which helps with a number of health issues. Peer-reviewed scientific studies have shown that time spent outside lowers rates of heart disease, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, and some forms of cancer. Kids with ADHD focus better when they spend time outdoors. And, nature time leads to more positive moods, as well as lower stress and anxiety.”

"The more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves." -- Roald Dahl

For an insightful parenting book that explores the value of encouraging risk-taking in children, check out "Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)" at http://www.amightygirl.com/free-range-kids

A related book focused specifically on child safety that gives parents the tools they need to allow kids freedom without losing sleep with worry, check out "Protecting The Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)" at http://www.amightygirl.com/protecting-the-gift

Risk-taking also means the possibility of failure and a great new parenting release explores how protecting children from failure often holds back their growth as well -- to learn more, we highly recommend "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed" at http://www.amightygirl.com/the-gift-of-failure

Thanks to The Wild Network for sharing this wonderful quote!