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Every one of us had adults who cared about us, fed us, clothed us, disciplined, and encouraged us. It might not have been your mom or dad, but there was someone. And maybe they were compassionate and kind, and maybe they weren't. If they weren't, you learned how to be an unkind parent and at some point, you swore you would never treat your child like that.
And then, you had a baby. And because you care about yourself and your child, you started seeking information and support so that you could be a kind parent and your baby would have a better life than you.
You realize that your parents misunderstood some critical pieces about you. You don't want that for your baby.
Here's the bad news: You are never going to "BE enough" or "DO enough" for your child. You can never understand them completely. You will have disagreements and hate each other. It will happen--and from your child's point of view--it will happen too many times.
In fact, your child needs something to push against; to aim away from. We learn by copying good examples and by avoiding bad examples. Even though you try to avoid being unkind, if you didn't get the parental modeling you needed, there are these challenges.
First, take a deep breath.
Admit your imperfection and accept that you are not supposed to be perfect. You are a work in progress.
Second, put aside your "plan."
There are underlying time constraints when you are unkind. You feel overwhelmed and impatient because you are late for work, meals or something else. You think pausing to calm your child will take too much time, but slowing things down to your child's speed is the fastest way to get things back on schedule. It seems counterintuitive, and it really works.
Third, evaluate your baby, or child's, emotional state and offer empathy.
Make eye contact and listen to what they are telling you, verbally and with their body. It feels uncomfortable but you don't have to comment or try to shut it down. They need you to keep breathing and react kindly. If you are upset, they literally can't calm down. So breathe and collect yourself. Consider this: You are telling them to calm down and you can't even calm yourself down!
When they are calm, proceed.
Finally, evaluate the request that triggered the meltdown.
It's OK to take time to make a more realistic decision and do this as many times as you need to.
It's OK to take a time out for you and your child and cancel engagements.
And, it's OK to apologize to children. You are modeling good social behavior.
Taking time to breathe and be kind so you can calmly help your child through their disappointment and frustration takes practice. The benefit is you will be more in tune with them and improve your communication each time.]]>
What to our wondering eyes did appear…?
Naked babies of all colors, shapes and sizes playing happily together in a cool pool of shallow water. Is there a more simple pleasure than cooling oneself off on a hot day in a local swimming hole, lake or river? I think not!
Once upon a summer afternoon, it was the month of June in the happening town of New Paltz, New York…
What to our wondering eyes did appear…?
Naked babies of all colors, shapes and sizes playing happily together in a cool pool of shallow water. Is there a more simple pleasure than cooling oneself off on a hot day in a local swimming hole, lake or river? I think not!
Small children seem to get it right off the bat!
They gravitate toward water: even the nearest puddle will suffice for a wet romp! These days my daughter's favorite toy is a spray bottle and I couldn't be happier!
As our daughter grows older and simultaneously bolder, it is better to plan activities that will please her, rather than me and her dad. We love to take her everywhere with us, but these days some engagements and activities match her activity level and energy much better than others.
We spend our days working to keep the balance between what we the parents enjoy doing and what our toddler enjoys doing!
The happy medium is activities that keep us all happy, engaged (and sane!).
I have so many ideas that could occupy my time, I must often remind myself that my daughter is only a baby once and she is well on her way to three years old in August!
I do a mental time check and realize that in two years we will be sending her off to school. I have a small panic attack, take a deep breath, look over at her right by my side and smile.
I'm remembering why I did this.
If it means that most days I spend my morning reading her the same favorite books, instead of in the garden and my afternoons singing her to sleep instead of furthering my career, so be it! I will make the best of every moment we share together and remind myself how lucky I am to spend my days with this unbelievable little person.
From my home to yours, enjoy the sunshine!
Your body craves it, as does your child's little body! Enjoy all the special activities the summer season has to offer babies and small children here in New Paltz: sun-ripened berries picked fresh from the bush, plentiful woodland swim holes, hiking trails, and friendly community story times, parks and pools, just to name a few!
Pop hats on your head, fill a bottle of water, put your baby in a carrier or wagon and go out exploring! Who knows where your baby will lead you today!]]>
The dishes are piled high, the trash needs to be taken out, toys are strewn across the living room floor. The compost bucket hasn't been emptied and has attracted the entire fruit fly population of New York . . .
It's 4 PM and I still have my jammies on.
The dishes are piled high, the trash needs to be taken out, toys are strewn across the living room floor. The compost bucket hasn't been emptied and has attracted the entire fruit fly population of New York . . .
What is going on?
Teething!!! To think at one time we all cut teeth! It just looks like it hurts so very badly!
I hadn't been feeling in top shape myself, so when teething struck, we were down for the count. Baby Ember began refusing all solid food and solely getting her nourishment from me.
At night she would have been happiest if she could sleep with my nipple in her mouth, but as that arrangement was not satisfactory for me, we ended up having all-night-wake, cry, nurse, wake, cry, nurse-time. Not ideal, but at least I had a way I could soothe her pain.
I began to feel less like a person and more like a receptacle for milk delivery
...as well as a tool to divert her attention from the pain – meaning besides spending most of my day nursing and eating, I engaged in ridiculous antics with teddy bears and dolls, read board books in loud silly voices, sang and danced around the living room, tempted her with juicy bits of frozen peaches and blueberries, and yes, loaded up some ol' Sesame Street when I felt too exhausted to do more.
At times like these, I am able to be more caring towards Ember when I also treat myself with extra care.
I know I need extra nourishment to keep up with all the nursing, extra night waking and intensive care-taking, so I put my effort into caring for the baby and feeding myself.
It can get discouraging when I look around at my messy environment, but I try to let it go and focus on what I'm doing well – caring for this little being who depends on me for her health and comfort.
What would I do with two?
To those of you who have more than one, I wonder how you manage when there is a spell like this? It makes me worried about how I would handle two children! Do you hire a babysitter? Figure out clever methods of diversion to occupy the healthy child? Call on relatives or friends? Trudge through like a soldier?
Post a comment in Café Mama and please share what has worked and what hasn't.]]>
Sometimes that is easier said than done. Especially when someone in an authority position (a doctor, a teacher, a specialist) or someone whose approval I seek (my mother, my partner, my friend) are telling me something I am doing is wrong.
That can be enormously frustrating – and it recently happened to me. I have realized a positive benefit though – it forced me to consciously evaluate my beliefs and practices and affirm my choices.
In fact, I dreamed about breastfeeding a baby, years before I actually had Ember. I was surrounded by breastfeeders all of my life - My mom nursed my three brothers and me into toddlerhood; my mother-in-law nursed her children until they were toddlers; my sister-in-law nursed her children past the age of one; and the baby I nannied, nursed until she was 3. I had so much support. Right down to my mother-in-law buying me a table to put by my rocking chair, so I had a place to set water and a book to read while I nursed!
I have been lucky enough to not have my choice about how I feed my daughter questioned until Ember was one. Just recently, a doctor told me I should wean her, and that it is not normal to nurse a one year old during the night.
Why do I always think of what to say after the fact? I wish I would have said, "I have never aspired to be normal!" or "What's so great about being normal?"
Or, maybe I could have explained why it works so well for us! Nursing at night just works better than listening to Ember cry while my husband and I lay awake, all three of us in distress, nobody sleeping – instead, I can nurse her, and we all have more sleep and more peace (most nights).
I could have said, "But my baby is growing up so fast! I only get to nurse her for such a short time! I don't want to stop yet!" Or I could have explained the nutritional benefits of nursing into toddlerhood. Instead, I worried that maybe the doctor was right. I listened to her and left her office worried.
Because I knew she had years of experience as a La Leche League Leader, I asked, "Donna, am I a freak? Are there any other moms out there nursing their one-year-olds at night?" Donna reassured me. By the time I hung up the phone, I felt better and I began the process of thinking through my choices.
After several days, I had regained my confidence and even more – I felt angry at the doctor for advising me on an issue I didn't ask for advice about – something deeply personal.
I also felt especially grateful for the support I have in my life. The experience strengthened my conviction that I need to trust my choices. Ember is my unique daughter, living in my unique family, and we know (most of the time) what works best for us.
Stoic, unflinching--rifle-in-hand--warding off bears and wildcats.
Remember Ma from Little House on the Prairie? Can you think of anyone more idealized? She had tons of patience, home-making skills, doctor, childbirth and child raising skills. She took care of cows and chickens, and fed her family. She quilted and made clothes for her family. She prayed and sang and taught her children. She was good at almost everything. But there was one thing she wasn't good at.
Ma wasn't good at was making friends.
Because she was a Pioneer Woman, wedded young to a man she barely knew, with 3 children before you could say Kindergarten. Ma and Pa set off with small children in a covered wagon walking across miles of prairie. She was the wife of an ambitious man who wanted land, and lots of it. And she didn't make friends mostly because there weren't any to be made.
We don't really know how Ma felt about things.
Her idealized story was told by her adult daughter many years later. Could she have been lonely? Of course she was! Loneliness is a common human experience. Could she have regretted her decisions? Most likely. Most people do. Was she ever a little 'postpartum?' Could be!
She had a stong religious faith and in the years they were near a church, it was an integral part of her life. Faith is an essential piece of a heathy life.
But her life was hard, especially by our modern day measure and mostly, she faced it alone because she had no choice.
When we are going hours or days without being able to share your feelings or talk to another adult, we can feel a little postpartum and blue. We can feel overwhelmed by listening, problem solving and entertaining babies and children all day.
And, sometimes...you are exhausted and something in you snaps!
You may find yourself in tears in a full blown pity party because it's the umpteenth week of sick. Or yelling at your baby or child because they won't stop whining or crying. And, you feel ashamed. And, you don't know what to do about it or how to stop yelling at your poor child. And you don't know how to stop feeling so sad and overwhelmed.
If we remember Ma, and all the other prairie women, so patient and stoic...
then we feel worse because obviously something in us is flawed and awful because a sick and whiny child is not locusts or bears or masked marauders. It's just a whiny child.
Ma didn't have a choice, but you do.
Being in a funk doesn't necessarily mean therapy or medication, although that can be helpful.
What you probably need most of all is some friends. Someone who has a child just your child's age who is going through what you are going through. A kind person who can listen nodding her head, offering support and empathy. Before kids, you may have been content with casual acquaintances and your partner. You also had time to drink deeply from your creative well with your work, hobbies and other enjoyable things.
Now that kids are your work, your hobby and your everything you may feel like you are in a deep funk. A lot of it is because you don't have any friends. When we feel connected, we don't feel lonely. Friendship makes any challenge easier and more enjoyable.
That's easy for you so say but...It's not so easy to find a friend!
I've been hosting social circles for two decades. It's the truth--mothering in the suburbs can feel like you are in the middle of a a prairie in Nebraska. But we aren't in the middle of a prairie. Women and children are everywhere and nearly all of them feel lonely. And many feel awkward doing anything about it. But to have a friend who is going through the same things as you is worth a hundred bottles of Zoloft. We all need friendship.
Please take a more relaxed look at friendship.
It's my heartfelt wish that no mama be lonely. I've done much of the ground work for you to find friends. A consistent schedule, age and interest matched and lots of publicity. Hundreds of women have come to New Baby New Paltz and made friends at Cafe Mama. Funny thing is that many of them have been modern day "Ma's" here with their ambitious husbands for a year or a career, because somehow moving makes is obvious that you need to make friends.
But the groups only work if we all show up- so lets do this!
Having friends really is that simple.
My love to you and your family. --Donna
I realized that too often I waste precious thought-time comparing myself to other moms and then comparing Ember to other babies.
It isn't fair to either of us. The temptation is hard to resist, especially after Ember has a hard night with many wakings or when she wants me to hold her most of the day and I think of all the things I want to do but can't manage to complete.
When I compare Ember to herself, I see how much she has grown, and it helps me to see her more for the beautiful child she is - I see that she sleeps much better than she used to! She is happier more often! She plays on her own sometimes now! Also, I accomplish more than I did when she was a newborn. I can write this newsletter! I read a novel last month! Ember and I spend a lot of quality time together cuddling and playing!
She shines and sparkles just the way she is. I love her more than I ever imagined I could love. I always have, but I am now committed to loving her for exactly who she is – restless nights and all! And on that note, to loving myself for who I am too!
Do you compare yourself or your baby to others? If so, what are your thoughts on it? If not, how do you keep yourself from doing it???]]>
February 24, 2015 Published in Hudson Valley Parent
As a new mom, one of the hardest things was feeling connected again. Those first few months my job was on hold and my friends were scarce. While my husband was able to get out of the house alone to go to work each day I was left to care for a new, very needy little person every hour of the day and night. Don't get me wrong, I adored caring for him and soaking up every moment. I knew these times were fleeting and I wanted to savor them but I wanted more, and still do. I wish back then I knew there were local resources for new moms, free playgroups, and support but I didn't. So I am helping you out today. Here is your list- If you are feeling trapped, alone or worse know you aren't alone. There are a number of local groups ready to welcome you and your new baby with open arms and give you the support & information you need. Real stories from Hudson Valley Moms on postpartum depression
1. New Baby, New Paltz offers one on one support, workshops, playgroups, support groups, a great website, products new moms love and a welcoming space. New Paltz, 845-255-0624.
2. Health Quest at Vassar Brothers Medical Center holds weekly support groups, childbirth and parenting classes, breastfeeding support, infant/child CPR and even sibling prep classes. Check the site for a list of classes, costs and more. Poughkeepsie, 877-729-2444.
3. The LaLeche League has chapters in Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, and Dutchess counties, and beyond. Their website offers information, fact sheets and the online Breastfeeding Guide including topics on "my baby won't latch on," to "sore nipples." Proper nutrition, expressing milk, and returning to work are covered. With a click of the mouse, the information is truly at your fingertips.
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In New Paltz, we have many swimming options including the Moriello and Ulster County Pools, the beautiful Mohonk, Minnewaska, and Awosting Lakes, Split Rock and dozens of swimming holes!
All public swim areas require babies and toddlers to be in swim diapers. The purpose of a swim diaper is to contain poop so that it doesn't contaminate the water. It's a big procedure when an accident happens. It means closing the pool (Yuck!)
...and how embarrassing if it's your little darling...(By the way, when your little one is dripping out the bottom, that's just how it is. No swim diapers hold urine in.)
Don't use a regular diaper!
The polyacrylate beads in a regular diaper soak up water, and turn it into a HUGE heavy, soggy mess. Most people use disposable swim diapers, like Pampers Splashers and Huggies Little Swimmers which are available almost everywhere. The downside is that they are expensive, wasteful and honestly, not very cute.
"Where do I find these?"
New Baby New Paltz stocks I Play and GroVia reusable swim diapers in sizes 6M - 4T. We have plain old white and we also have the cutest reusable swimsuits and trunks with the swim diaper built right in. We also have sets that include an SPF 50 shirt and matching sun hats.
I Play and GroVia's swim diapers are re-usable, beautiful, sustainable and eco-friendly. They can be machine washed and dried, or hung to dry.
Other bathing suit options include SPF 50 short and long-sleeve shirts and front-zip sun suits that cover your baby from knees to neck and elbows. There's no need to apply sunblock to a wiggly baby, worry about chemicals, or sunscreen washing or rubbing off. It is easy, gives you peace of mind and freedom to enjoy your time outside.
Reusable sun and swim ware is also economical. One sunsuit costs about the same as 3 bottles of sunscreen. One swim diaper costs about the same as a package of disposables.
The New Paltz Oracle
February 11, 2016
by Kristen Warfield
New Paltz-based lactation consultant and maternity store owner Donna Bruschi said she understands the feelings women who are already pregnant in these areas may have, despite the low risk of the virus being present locally.
"Women who are pregnant really like to take care of themselves and any feeling of potential harm to their baby is magnified," Bruschi said. "In the U.S., there's really not a lot of risk involved when having a child— most worry about harm of secondhand smoke, or how their diet affects the baby. But in these countries, [Zika] is this unpredictable wild card."
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Yet our emotions all follow the flow of the same river, the timeless flow of motherhood. As women, we come equipped in our mother's womb with all of our living, giving powers. Just a few months after conception, the female fetus's eggs develop, meaning that mothers not only carry their children but also their unborn future grandchildren as well!
For each woman, the call to motherhood comes at a different time. Some of us know from the first moments we remember that we are meant to be mothers! Others, like me, hear a silent call as we move through the adult years. A yearning for the unborn. We see a little baby on the street and our hearts skip two beats. We recognize the time has come to embark on the journey of the childbearing. Still others, find themselves pregnant without knowing exactly how it happened.
Each minute approximately 251 babies are born worldwide: I suspect that for each of those babies born there is also a unique style of mothering born! It is time for us as mothers to unite; join hearts and minds together for the next generation: our children's generation!
For too long now, mothers have been separated, divided and underestimated! Stay at home moms versus working moms, vaccine friendly versus no vaccine, natural birth versus medicated birth, disposables versus cloth diapers, home schooler's versus public schooler's, the list goes on and on.
There is no one method that will work for all of us nor, is there anyway of knowing what will work until you try it!
Let's work together as mothers to embrace the many different styles of parenting out there, whether they are aligned with our personal style or not.
This Mother's Day, open your heart to the world of universal possibility! Hug your mothers, and hug your daughters: the future mothers of the world!
Always remember, the vital life force that flows from within you out into the universe, feel the life cord which connects you to everything else. Give thanks for your life giving powers. Give thanks to earth, the mother of us all. Give yourself a hand, kick up your feet, (sip a mimosa perhaps) and enjoy your special day, you deserve it!
Happy Mother's Day, Mamas, from my heart to yours!
Till Next Time, Be Well!
Humans for the first time ever are both overweight and malnourished at the same time! I just finished reading a book by Michael Pollan, entitled In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. I thought, "I'm going to start reading another Pollan book and start incessantly dwelling on our family diet!" But, to my surprise, once I delved headfirst into the book, I realized what he was recommending was not drastic at all.
When I enter the grocery store the "foods" I am surrounded by are highly processed, refined sugary foods with high fructose corn syrup in every package. To make matters worse many of these "foods" are marketed towards children! It can be an enlightening and often shocking experience to become a label reader at the super market. You may find yourself asking:
With all of these 'food products' posing as foods it can make a simple trip to the grocery store a daunting experience. I have just finished reading a great book by Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore's Dilemma entitled In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Once this book was in my possession I warned my husband "I'm going to start reading another Pollan book, just wait for me to start incessantly dwelling on our family diet!" But, to my surprise once I delved headfirst into the book I realized what he was recommending was not drastic at all.
Humans for the first time ever are both overweight and malnourished at the same time! In my opinion this simple fact alone demands that we analyze our dietary habits, in his book Pollan does exactly this. He writes about the most simple of food choices ultimately highlighting a switch from overly processed 'food products' to a diet rich in whole foods. I recommend this read to anyone interested in healthy eating, the industrial agriculture system, or sustainable living. Since I found the read so enlightening and common-sense I decided to share some of the main points while glossing over most of the hard science behind the advice.
These words begin the food story Pollan weaves. He explains that many of the items found at supermarkets today are not actual foods but rather "food products" altered by chemistry to either remove unwanted components of a whole food as in the case of non-fat products or to enhance a food with something we believe it is lacking in, hence fortification with vitamins, minerals and omega 3's.
By minimizing the amount of food products in our diets and increasing the amount of whole foods we greatly increase the health benefits of the foods we consume. It is much better to get the vitamins and nutrients from the original source, than to eat a food fortified, enhanced or genetically modified to contain it. For example, it is better to eat whole foods which are high in omega 3's such as fish than to drink orange juice enhanced with omega 3's from fish oil.
This can be explained by a breakthrough concept called "food synergy." For reasons still unknown to science when nutrients are consumed in their whole form such as an apple or a sweet potato the health benefits are greater than if the same combination of these nutrients is taken in a supplemental form. Scientists believe this is because of complex interactions taking place among the thousands of compounds in a whole food as opposed to the isolated nutrients in a supplement or fortified food product.
Big money is made in the processing of food products whereas there is little money to be made from the selling of whole foods. Due to the overwhelming power of the food industries our supermarkets have become overwhelmed by food products while real 'foods' are becoming harder and harder to find! This is one huge reason to get out the supermarket, shop locally from farm markets and stands, and participate in local community supported agriculture (CSA's).
When you shop from farm markets you will not find high fructose corn syrup or a small diversity of foods dominated by wheat, soy and corn; but rather a high diversity of plant foods at their peak of nutritional value coming from a local source (not to mention high quality meat and dairy as well). There are many compelling reasons to move some of your grocery needs from the supermarket to the farm market. As Pollan discusses throughout his book, one of the most persuasive arguments is because of the nutrient quality of local sustainably farmed foods.
Most of our plants and animals are fed a 'fast food diet' of grains, chemicals and antibiotics! There are now numerous studies that reveal a strong link between the quality of soil that fruits and vegetables are grown in to the quantity of nutrients they contain; chemically simplified soils produce chemically simplified plants! In a nutrient analysis researchers found that we would need to consume 3 typical super market apples to obtain the same amount of nutrients as we would have received from one apple in 1940!
This is very scary, but what can we do? Go organic and buy local. At the supermarket an organic label will ensure you are getting a plant grown from quality soils without harsh chemicals, but this is different at farm markets.
Often farmers who populate farm markets sell products which are not certified organic but are grown with equivalent or even superior standards!
Farm markets also provide a greater diversity of fruit and vegetable varieties than super markets. By eating diets composed of a diverse group of fruits and vegetables we increase the healthful benefits of these foods because each plant contains different antioxidants each of which specializes in the removal of different toxins from our body!
Just as plants fed on a fast food diet of chemical fertilizers produce less nutritious fruits and vegetables, so do animal products, meat, milk and eggs. Animals which are fed a diet high in grains and low in grasses produce meats and dairy products which have different ratios of fats and nutrients. Numerous studies show that pasture fed animals produce more nutritious products than their grain fed counterparts.
Also, a diet high in grains and low in greens makes many of our food animal's sick requiring a greater amount of antibiotics, another consequence of industrialized farming. By sourcing your meat and dairy locally you can ensure a higher quality of foods and at the same time establish a relationship with your local farmer!
Not only does this help your local economy but it also reestablishes your family as part of the local food chain ensuring that your hard earned dollars promote sustainable agricultural practices that will facilitate healthy fertile land for generations to come! Living in the Hudson Valley we have a great opportunity to take advantage of locally grown and raised foods.
For the health of our families, the strength of our local economies and for the peace of mind that comes with the knowledge that we are doing our best to secure a healthy viable planet for our children and their children, let us all work together to make conscious food choices. By not spending our food dollars in the supermarket we give a clear message to the mega food industries that we have grown tired of their erroneous ways!
Let us raise our glasses to farm markets filled with optimal nourishment, for providing us quality food and not food products! Cheers to the small town farmer who is changing the world one seed at a time!
Till next time, Be Nourished, Be Radiant, and Be Well!]]>
I was following right behind her but wasn't quick enough to catch her fall! She rolled from top to bottom. My heart still thumps like a drum in my chest when I think of it.
I was following right behind her but wasn't quick enough to catch her fall! She rolled from top to bottom - thank goodness the stairs were carpeted. She made it through with only a little bruise. My heart still thumps like a drum in my chest when I think of it.
Besides the shock and fear of seeing her falling and being helpless to stop her from hurt, I felt so guilty for allowing her to go to the stairs without holding my hand. I wondered if I could ever let her use stairs again. It seemed like I had failed at the motherhood thing, letting this little being, who I am assigned to protect, take such a tumble. What if it had been worse?
As the shock slowly wore off, I was left with the dismal awareness of how truly out of control we are over our children's lives. That is what left my hands trembling. Luckily for me, my family had all been with me and had also watched Ember fall and had also felt scared, shocked, powerless, and guilty. They helped me talk through it. My mom, especially, helped me understand that all children have accidents sometimes, despite their parents' best efforts.
She told me it is important to allow children chances to take risks. Like allowing them to try and climb stairs, for instance. We can manage the risks (like by being with them when they are learning to climb up and down stairs) but we can't prevent every accident. Without taking both physical and emotional risks, she explained, children would never learn to walk, to climb, to leave their parent's sides . . .
I remember when Ember was merely a few months old, just a tiny little being - she seemed so fragile. I wondered how I would manage the fear that came with motherhood. Another mother told me that she looked at her daughter as a gift that she was allowed to take care of, and that was all she could do, take care of her. Though it was a simple thing to say, it felt profound to me. For some reason, that thought has offered me solace and soothed my fears many times.
Guilt is another emotion that seems to be amplified with motherhood! It reminds me to be thankful for every day we have together.
What are your thoughts on risks in childhood, or fears that come with parenthood? You can share your thoughts at a NBNP Mother's Circle.]]>
And breastfed with her feet kicking a minister in the seat next to us, and pooped mid-air. To soothe my anxiety, I asked other moms for their best travel advice. Here are some of the useful tips I received.
We're about to embark on another adventure. Each time, I grow anxious wondering how she will do – Will she squirm and cry for the whole flight? Will she sleep at our new destination? Will she adjust to the time difference? And on and on.
And breastfed with her feet kicking a minister in the seat next to us, and pooped mid-air, but we managed! Most of the time, it has been much easier than car travel, because she is in my lap nursing whenever she is hungry, and napping in my arms. Some of her best naps have been at a mile high!
Most of the time they give me sympathetic looks, or offer to carry my luggage, or hold Ember, or fondly reminisce about their own travels with their children. We've met some lovely people on our flights!
But still, despite my previous good experience, that little nagging voice says: this time Ember can walk and she has entered the tantrum phase!
To help soothe my anxiety I asked other moms for their best travel advice at a recent NBNP Mother's Group. I wanted to share some of the useful tips I received:
How does traveling with kids work for you? Any tricks? You can share at a NBNP Mother's Group.]]>
Babies sleep differently from adults because their brain is growing at a tremendous rate. Sleep happens best when you and your baby are relaxed and comfortable. Here are ten time proven tips for better sleep.
1 ) Adjust your attitude about nighttime parenting. Babies sleep differently from adults because their brain is growing at a tremendous rate. Sleep happens best when you and your baby are relaxed and comfortable.
2 ) Decide where you, your baby and partner sleep best. There is no right or wrong place for families to sleep. Wherever you sleep the best is the right place for you and your baby. In a recent survey about where their baby sleeps, most parents said: "The crib." When asked where the baby wakes up, most parents said: "My bed." Try a mattress on the floor or a sidecar with your crib. Be flexible, you might need a few different combinations.
3 ) Try soothing techniques besides nursing to get your baby back to sleep. Sometimes nurse her off to sleep, sometimes rock her off to sleep, sometimes sing her off to sleep, and sometimes use tape recordings; and switch off with your partner getting her to sleep. Some babies will refuse this and that's OK, too.
4 ) The other parent's part in nighttime parenting. It's important for dads and babies to have their own relationship. In dad's arms, babies learn about safety and protection and this helps mothers get more sleep. If nighttime doesn't work, early morning or evening might.
5) A peaceful daytime carries over into a restful night. The more you hold your baby and are calm during the day, the more likely this peace is to carry through into the night. If your baby has a restless night, slow things down the following day.
6) Create the right bedroom atmosphere. Make bedrooms sanctuaries of sleep. No phones, TV or media. If you have outside noise, use a white noise machine to mask it or a bubbling fish tank, a loudly ticking clock, recordings of womb or whale sounds. (These can all be put on a CD or iPod and repeated.)
7) Sensitive Skin. Some babies are not comfortable in synthetic sleepwear like polyester sleepers. Try 100% cotton, bamboo or wool clothing. Some babies are also sensitive to new clothing, detergents, perfumes and fabric softeners. They may be unsettled, restless or have a skin rash.
8) Be boring. Repetitive, monotonous sounds, humming while rocking and lullabies in a soft tone can all ease babies to sleep. Recordings of lullabies on continuous-play can help you remember the words or inspire you to sing.
9) Skin to skin nursing. Dress your baby only in a diaper and sleep on your bed together. Curl up around your baby, face-to-face, tummy-to-tummy, and let the baby nurse. Most babies love the combination of warm milk, your breathing and heartbeat, along with gentle strokes from your fingers and will relax.
10) Think about physical causes of nightwaking. If you've tried a lot of different techniques, he might be hungry or there may be an underlying medical problem contributing to your baby's nightwaking.
My personal opinion is that a few babies are naturally good sleepers, their parents brag excessively, and the rest of us think something is wrong with us!
Most parents are paying attention to their babies--which is good--that's what babies need. Babies are supposed to have short, light, sleep cycles until they are about 9 months old because their brain is growing and developing so much. It allows them to wake easily if their breathing stops. It is also a way for them to eat more and grow.
While it is true you can 'sleep train' some babies, it is not good for them, nor does it guarantee they will be good sleepers as children. When you are paying attention to your child, you are going to notice that they need to eat frequently and they need you to hold, love and reassure them constantly. All humans need this, even when it is nighttime.]]>
I remember walking into New Baby New Paltz after first moving here about 4 months ago.
I saw a little sign that said, "It's okay to want a break" or something along those lines. A little part of me inside breathed a sigh of relief. It was comforting to hear. After all the transitions that come with moving 2000 miles, my daughter clung to me ferociously, and I had lost the support system that I would turn to for a little break.
So this alone time, I craved it.
Just a little break. That's all. Just a little me time. And it felt good to hear I shouldn't feel guilty for that. I started to think of little ways I could have time for me. When you are in dire need of a little "you" time what do you do?
Luckily for me, I have a kind, understanding husband who will give me a break.
Most of the time I still end up doing something practical but isn't it amazing how a trip to the grocery store ALONE feels like a vacation? Last time I shopped alone, I practically skipped through the store.
I lingered longer than necessary, luxuriated over making leisurely choices – do I want the 2% fat Mango Greek Yogurt, or the 0% fat Blueberry? – as compared to snatching whatever was nearest with one hand while feeding yogurt melts to my squirming daughter with the other.
When my husband gets home from work, I definitely go to the bathroom alone.
That's a treat I never realized I would appreciate pre-child! Baths are my favorite winter way to relax alone, and in the summer I try to grab a shower by myself once in awhile. At home, alone with the baby, I get a little time alone while she naps.
People say, "Sleep when the baby does," but I find that difficult, and those of you with more than one probably have a hard time with that too. So instead, sometimes I force myself to ignore the chores and I do what I want to do – like lay on the couch and read a book. Lastly, when our budget allows, I hire someone to give me a break for a few hours a week.
Whenever I do take a break, I find that I am better able to appreciate my sweet baby girl.
As moms we give so much and often put our needs last or neglect them altogether. A little alone time, a little break, can make a big difference. For any of you like me, who feel a twinge of guilt about taking care of yourself, banish that guilt.
Put that mental energy that you use to feel guilty towards thinking of creative ways to take a break. And, if you have favorite ways to sneak in some alone time, let the rest of us moms know how you do it on the New Baby New Paltz facebook page.]]>
Swimming upstream to the place of your birth
Your only need, to reach the headwaters.
At that moment, I knew and surrendered
And a spring deep inside me sprang.
And I held you.
You asked me to fill a pond and I did.
In time, your incessant demands pushed forth a tiny stream.
Droplets skittering over my being, your essence seeping into my dust
Each day a new gush, another groove, cut and deepened
And still you spurted forth,
Carving me in ways I didn't expect
You dribbled and babbled and always, I held you,
New shoots sprang up in your presence, needing tender care
The spring thaw always eroded.
Unearthing pebbles, then rocks
Carrying them, bump. bump.
While you gurgled and rushed, seeking the path of least resistance.
Gaining momentum, deepening, broadening
Overrunning your banks, flooding me
Gouging me, eroding my boundaries
Always shaping and cutting your own path.
Always following the path of least resistance
In your retreat, detritus and silt to be cleaned or absorbed
An aerial reveals switchbacks and impossible twists
That make no sense
Until you are walking the banks, walking the lay of the land.
An eddy formed, a deep swirling in my unceasing efforts to hold you.
I admired how the sun cracked into a million diamonds on your skin
You fell silent, biding your time, building strength, seeking an outlet
With a thundering roar as you exploded over the edge,
A thing of unimaginable beauty
My heart stopped as you went over
That unstoppable, terrifying, endless plummet
Only to land in another eddy, and me grasping, to hold you
Yet forward you moved, dragging rocks, trees, pieces of my heart
Your power fluid, spellbinding
I was awestruck, lovestruck…watching you go in your churning
You embraced, then sidestepped boulders
One day. I held you one last time and then, you were gone
The swells of the ocean pulled you in
I watched for awhile, sad and happy, adding my tears to the confluence
Grateful for the spring that still nourishes my heart]]>


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Food company marketing: the costs of putting an advertisement in commercials, magazines, newspapers, social media "boosted posts" (Facebook).
Positioning and objectives:
AGENCY NAME: Impressions Branding Agency
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POSITIONING STATEMENT: To urban-dwelling, health-conscious consumers who desire a unique and organic food shopping experience, Whole Foods Market is the high-quality, natural supermarket that these individuals prefer because the company promotes healthy eating through food free of pesticides, preservatives, cruelty and sweeteners. Whole Foods Market believes in Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet: Providing the highest quality products to its customers, creating a work friendly environment with passionate employees, and supporting healthy and organic farming practices.
Rationale: Information about the company taken from their website in the About Us section.
MARKETING OBJECTIVES (concrete, measurable goals relative to the 4 P's, including sales and market share goals)
IMC OBJECTIVES (concrete, measurable goals for your IMC plan). Examples include awareness, trial purchase.
A half page synopsis of your campaign (e.g., problem definition, campaign- strategy, objectives, tactics & measuring effectiveness (4) (Max 350 word count, half a page).
Whole Foods Market is trademarked as America's Healthiest Grocery Store. They seek out the finest natural and organic foods available, maintain the strictest quality standards in the industry, and have an unshakeable commitment to sustainable agriculture.
The Company was founded in Austin, Texas in 1980. Four local businesspeople decided the natural foods industry was ready for a supermarket format. The founders were John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy, owners of Safer Way Natural Foods, and Craig Weller and Mark Skiles, owners of Clarksville Natural Grocery. The original Whole Foods Market opened in 1980 with a staff of only 19 people. It was a success right away. During that time, there were less than half a dozen natural food supermarkets in the United States, and Whole Foods Market provided a welcome innovation.
While the company was building stores from the ground up, they also continued to grow rapidly through acquisitions. In the 1990's, these included Wellspring Grocery of North Carolina, Bread & Circus of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Mrs. Gooch's Natural Foods Markets of Los Angeles, Bread of Life of Northern California, Fresh Fields Markets on the East Coast and in the Midwest, Florida Bread of Life stores, Detroit area Merchant of Vino stores, and Nature's Heartland of Boston. Additionally, Whole Foods Market entered their third decade with additional acquisitions of Food for Thought in Northern California and Harry's Farmers Market stores in Atlanta. In 2001, Whole Foods opened in Manhattan, generating interest from the media and financial industries. In 2002, the company expanded into Canada and in 2004, Whole Foods Market entered the United Kingdom with the acquisition of seven Fresh & Wild stores.
Whole Foods Market stock has been deteriorating for the last few years, and competition in a market that was previously wide open is now saturating and heating up. WFM stock was the worst performer in the S&P 500 in 2014. WalMart's partnership with Wild Oats was a jab at Whole Foods in that it was an overt effort to lower organic food prices.
The Whole Foods Market NAICS code is 445110; the industry is Grocery Stores and the sector is Retail Trade. The supermarket and grocery store industry accounts for $548billion dollars of yearly revenue in the US. Annual growth is 1.3%. The industry has grown over the last five years due to a strengthened economy. Consumers are willing to spend more as per capita disposable income increases. The industry is projected to grow over the next five years.
2.4 SWOT ANALYSIS -SWOT analysis of the brand- Internal factor – strengths & weaknesses; External factor – opportunities & threats. You are required to provide detailed description of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats facing your brand – Include SWOT matrix in appendix section. You must provide a synopsis of how you intend to address the weaknesses and threats revealed in your SWOT by exploring ways to convert threats into opportunities, weaknesses into strengths, matching to see if the strengths align with the opportunities, etc. (Max 750 word count, or one and half).
2.5 STUDY 1 – QUALITATIVE RESEARCH – Conduct focus group and interview sessions with respondents in the age group of 18 to 30. The objective of the focus group is to understand consumer perception and opinions of the brand and to generate questions to include in the survey or quantitative study. Student groups must develop a standardized focus group and interview guide. The interview guide should contain an introductory paragraph that explains the objective of the study and open ended psychographic questions such as what is your perception and attitude towards brand XXX? How would you describe the lifestyle of consumers who are attracted to brand XXX? Include demographic questions such as age, ethnicity etc. Each group member should interview at least 2 respondents. Report the qualitative research using the following subheadings: research procedure, results, conclusion (Max 500 word count, or one page).
2.7 CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS – The goal in this section is to use the knowledge from the secondary and primary data research to conceptualize unique characteristics about potential consumer segments to target in the age group of 18-30. Use the empathy map to brainstorm and ideate about your target market. Discuss and evaluate profiles of two to three potential customer segments. From your analysis identify your primary and secondary target market. The target market profile must be driven by research data and creative intuition. The profile of the target customer must include powerful psychographic characteristics.
Next, estimate the target market size using U.S. census bureau data. (15) (Max 1000 word count, or two pages).
2.8 SUMMARY OF KEY CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FACING THE BRAND – Drawing knowledge from the situational analysis, provide a synopsis of five important challenges and opportunities facing the brand (Max 350 word count, or half a page).
2.9 POSITIONING STRATEGY AND STATEMENT -. Construct positioning statement- For [target segment], the [offering] is [positioning claim] because [single most important support]. Explain why you think your positioning strategy will be effective –In this section you should brainstorm the slogan of your campaign and integrate the slogan into the positioning strategy. (Max 350 word count, or half a page).
2.10 MARKETING AND IMC OBJECTIVES – What are the key marketing objectives? Concrete, measurable goals, increase sales or usage etc. What are the key objectives that you want to accomplish with the IMC campaign- communication objective (e.g., increase brand awareness by 20% amongst the target market, increase trail purchase or usage (Max 350 word count, or half a page).
Intended Target(s) (demographics and psychographics)
Specifically, the company targets health-conscious individuals living in urban areas. In addition, it targets individuals between 19 and 39 years old who desire to have unique organic food shopping experience. The company also targets wholefood markets as well as supermarkets that specialize in selling natural foods that these individuals prefer.
Promise/Claim(s) (explicit and/or implicit)
Ideally, the company claims that it is able to provide high-quality natural products that are free of preservatives, pesticides, sweeteners, and cruelty.
SupportThe company supports its claims by indicating that it provides an enabling environment that supports healthy organic farming practices. In addition, the company suggests that it believes in Whole Foods, Whole People, and a Whole Planet.
Execution Approach (testimonial, slice-of-life, endorsement, etc.)
The execution approach used is slice-of-life.
Tone & Manner (humor, satire, fear, macho, etc.)
The tone and manner use is the macho technique. (WHY? We should explain this)
Other Distinctive Characteristics
Some of the other distinctive characteristics of the advert include the use of rhetorical appeals such as ethos and pathos. Particularly, the company employs the use of ethos by indicating that it is a brand renowned for the provision of health natural products. It further reiterates that its products are healthy, natural, and of high quality by ensuring that its sells products that are free of preservatives, pesticides, and sweeteners. In addition, the company employs the use of logos by indicating that due to the fact that its products are free of preservatives and pesticide, then, they are of a higher quality. (Kotler & Armstrong 34).
Assessment (strong, weak, why?)
The overall brand advertising is strong because it outlines some of the most important features of the brand as well as its products. The company can make the advert stronger and effective by outlining some of the benefits of their products (Palmer 13).
Works Cited
Kotler, Philip & Armstrong, Gary (2010). Principles of Marketing. Harlow: Pearson Press.
Palmer, Adrian. (2012). Introduction to Marketing: Theory and Practice. Lavis: Oxford University Press.
Wholefoods Markets
1. Intended Target(s) (demographics and psychographics)
The intended target group of our research will be individuals aged 18-40 years. It is made up a bigger percentage of the population. They are the major consumers of food products from the whole food market. Customers will be diverse among different geographical areas. The vendors will supply the foods to key individuals. The selected target group of our experimental research can enjoy the following characteristics of the foods; healthy foods, good recipes, and healthy eating habits. It advises on what to cook, what to eat, when to eat especial diets depending on the needs and finally customers' satisfaction is the main aim.
2. Promise/Claim(s) (explicit and/or implicit)
As far as promises are concerned, the products will meet the required standards. Research on the products to use will be carried first before they are used so that the customers should have peace of mind. Food safety will be paramount, and cases of food poisoning are promised not to be there. ("Top 10 Retail Innovators") Food handling will be proper. Customers are also promised the right to know what they consume.
3. Sources
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Excellent interface. Great support - shoutout to Alex :) Only problem is that the risk exposure (i.e. maximum purchaseable option) is not forthcoming. Took me months before I figured it out but by then I'd made losses. As such, I only trade EUR/USD as it regularly gives the highest risk exposure (about 2.5k).Withdrawals have had no issue for me at all. It was a painful process to set up (e-wallet, sending bank card details, passport details, drivers' licence...), but once done, everything is pretty smooth. Ideal case is to deposit from a card, withdraw to a card, withdraw to the e-wallet and then withdraw from the e-wallet back to the card (especially if you're in a country that's not 'supported' by the e-wallet).


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Jerez & Cádiz: Private Day Trip from Seville
Duration: 8 hours
Likely to sell out
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Pickup includedTransport from hotels in Seville
From £288.08 per person
Product ID: 111811


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The Lavande Hotel (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport) is a great choice for guests looking for accommodation in Guangzhou, having been recently opened in 2016.
The hotel is conveniently located just 6km from Baiyun International Airport and 14km from Guangzhou North Railway Station. Just a short walk from Renhe Metro Station, traveling to most city destinations is a breeze.
After a long day of sightseeing, guests can retire to the comfort of the hotel. A pickup service can be arranged for guests upon request. Airport pickup can be arranged by the hotel upon request. This Guangzhou hotel offers parking on site.
If cleanliness is important to you, this hotel makes an excellent choice, as our guests consider this to be one of the cleanest hotels in the city. For guests traveling on business, this hotel is consistently one of the most popular choices.