Being pregnant i
s never easy. She will have the emotional and physic load. She should keep her body healthy by eating healthy foods that contain vitamins, minerals, proteins and/or nutrients. Not only about the food, but also about doing sport in which she should only do light exercises, such as: swimming, yoga, pregnant mother’s exercises. Of course, taking enough rest is a must. (more…)
Children
Good Smile to Your Baby
Another Mouth to Feed
If you and your husband add a new baby to the bunch, the impact that child has on your financial life will be fiscal as well as emotional. Suddenly, your biological child gets more gifts from your family than your stepchildren do. You might feel more inclined to buy an outfit or a toy for your own child than you do for your stepchildren. (more…)
Great Mom Tips: Get it on Paper Part (2)
I told them I was lucky to be a part of their family and that I loved their dad tremendously and hoped that we would always have a happy relationship together. “I told them I knew I wasn’t perfect and that I would make mistakes and that I needed for them to tell me when I was doing things that distressed them or hurt them in any way because it was not my intention. (more…)
Great Mom Tips: Get it on Paper
Another great way to get to know your stepkids is to write letters. One year, my father insisted that we all write Christmas letters to our family members that described the past year of our lives. We were asked to include our achievements and disappointments and our dreams for the coming year. Then on Christmas, when we all gathered, we read the letters out loud to one another. For the first several years that we did this, it was a torture session as we all worked through old pain. (more…)
Stepfamilies That Play Together Part(2)
4. Movie Marathon
Gretchen, her husband, Brad, and her two stepchildren would rent an armful of movies they all wanted to see and have movie marathon nights. “All little kids want to know they can stay up as late as they want,” Gretchen says. “So we would stay up as late as we could, sometimes until two or three a.m.” Now that her stepdaughter is 21 years old, she still comes home from college and asks if they can have a family movie night. (more…)