5 Great Bedtime Books to Read With Your Child

1. Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann -is a great picture book with minimal reading. It allows you to make up your own story and little activities. My daughter loves this book, she has us read it almost every night before bedtime.
2. How many kisses do you want Tonight? by Varsha Bajaj -This is such a lovely book as well as educational. As a busy parent we sometimes don't have a lot of time to sit with our child trough the day to interact and teach them. Its great when you can get two things done at the same time. This book involves numbers and animals which can allow your child to learn and get a great bedtime book
3. Love You Forever by Robert Munsh - I love this book so much because it reads about a mother that cradles his growing son thru his life. Almost at the end the son does the same to his mom getting old with age and finishing the book it shows him doing the same for his daughter. I think that this is a great book to end the night and let your child go to sleep knowing that his/her own mom will be there for them as in the book. It is a lovely read and a great way to bond with your child before bedtime.
4. Goodnight Moon by Margret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd - I believe this is a classic. I remember as a child reading this book. Just like goodnight gorilla this is a great book for an older child. You can easily set your child to sleep while saying goodnight to the world around you.
5. Barn Dance by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault - Now for you who have older children and still love reading time before bed this is a great book. It will set them off on a wild dream about talking and dancing animals. This is about a little boy who cant seem to go to sleep but hears noise out in the barn. Out to explore he finds himself with all the barn animals having a barn dance. It is really a funny and imaginative book that your child will love.

Positive Discipline Book Review

 

As a first time mom discipline is a very confusing thing. No matter what, I just don't now if what I am doing is right or wrong and other parents advice just never seems to fit with what I believe. With Positive discipline I have been able to better understand what discipline is and how it should be enforced. As this book mentions "true discipline guides, teaches and invites healthy behavior" (pg. 27). The discipline in this book is of the work of Alfred Adler and his colleague Rudolf Dreikers. The believe of what discipline means is usually punishment and that at an early age a child must learn that when you do something wrong there are consequences. while this believe is true, throughout the book you learn that certain actions in a baby/toddler just has to do with their age and understanding. What children really need is guidance and caring. This book explains things to you in great clarity. It helps you understand your child in a better way and makes you get at their level. It explains things in an emotional and psychological point of view, and how their growing brains develop. It goes into detail to help you better understand life situations were the outcome can be better. You read real life scenarios that fit with your everyday life, in which a lot of us can relate to.

 

My daughter is definitely in her terrible twos and when we go out in public I just don't know what else to do. She throws herself on the floor no matter were it is and just starts throwing a fit. I try talking to her, giving her stuff to entertain her with, and when I start to get frustrated I just end up telling her that if she doesn't stop I will spank her. Which at this point I'm just hoping she will understand and stop without me having to go through with it. With positive discipline I have been able to learn and see where my daughter is coming from and use new techniques that will lead to less frustration and a happier toddler and a happier mommy.

 

This book helps teach you:

• how to use nonpunitive methods but strict and caring ones
• how to effectively use time out
• better understand your child's perspective at this age
• better communicate with your child
• how to better avoid a bad scenario
• create a better relationship
• how to help them create a healthy behavior
• use new techniques with less frustration
• and provides you with great pinpoints to remember throughout

At the end of each chapter the book provides you with some questions to ask yourself to better reflect what you have learned. I would recommend this book to any parent because it does not only help you with your child your knowledge as a parent improves for a better relationship with your child. It doesn't matter if you are a first time parent or a repeated parent you can learn something new that you just didn't realize sooner. This book is so easy to understand and a great tool every parent should have.

 

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* I received this book from blogging for books in return for a review. This will in no way interfere with my judgment and I will give my honest thoughts and opinions.

 

 

Drinking Green Tea

Hello Beauties,
Lets talk about green tea. I've been drinking green tea for years because initially I thought it would help me lose weight that I had gained after my first pregnancy. Although it doesn't necessarily make you lose weight it does help boost your metabolism and help burn more calories. Therefore making it easier to lose weight. Now who doesn't like something that is going to help them lose weight. which is why most people drink green tea, because lets be honest the taste is a little bitter. Apart from that, I have found that green tea also has many other health beneficiaries. Studies have shown that drinking 2-3 cups a day can help reduce or improve many health issues like:

• helping lower high cholesterol
• helping lower high blood pressure
• helping improve blood flow
• helping boost working memory
• helping maintain blood sugar low in diabetics
• contains powerful antioxidants
• helps prevent coronary arty disease
• drinking tea can also help you relax and prevent depression

My experience with green tea has been great. I drink at least two cups a day and I feel like it gives me enough energy to wake up in the mornings. Now, green tea does contain caffeine in it, so drink with caution. Since starting to drink tea my metabolism has been on track. Although I have not drastically lost weight, it has helped me maintain my weight but along with a healthy diet and exercise I have been able to get closer to my ideal weight. With a few more pounds to go I will continue to drink my daily cup or two without a doubt. Beware that if you are going to drink green tea, it might give you the need to go to the bathroom a time or two.

Remember if you are feeling a bit stressed sit down and sip on a cup of tea and read a book while at it, and just relax. Especially after a long hectic day.

*By all means I am not saying you should drink green tea. I am not a doctor or trained professional and you should always consult with your primary doctor first if taking any medication, since studies have shown that the active substances in green tea can alter with the work of prescribed medication such as, blood thinning medications or chemotherapy,. These are just my thoughts on why green tea can be beneficial to drink. For more information check under resources.



Resources:
University of Maryland "Green Tea"
"green tea health benefits examined"

"Green tea extract enhances parieto-frontal connectivity during working memory processing"

Happy Mothers Day to All!!!

How was everybody's mother day yesterday? I hope everybody had a great day, because women, you sure deserve it. We must never forget how special women are, we are the bearer of life and that is one tough job well deserved. Children become the love you never knew and to me that is the greatest reward from the toughest job. Even with days where you forget about yourself where you forgot to shave (yikes), or gone out without really doing your hair ( oh oh not again) but to see our children happy and healthy just makes all worth while, because once you are a mother you leave your needs for last to give your precious little ones their precious dreams come true. Which then leads to late nights up trying to squeeze in that little extra time to fulfill our own. So take advantage and pamper yourself with all the extra loving (and gifts) and feel great about yourself because no matter how stressed or don't know how well of a job you are doing, we are all great at what we do no matter what. What is most important is that we love. One day when they are older with children of their own they will look back and say how wonderful their mother was not because of the small details, like leaving a few dirty dishes, but the time we spent with them and what kind of person they saw in us. So go on mothers of all ages and enjoy yourself.