Mommy-Skills

I am sitting here holding him, rocking him to sleep--he is sick. I know how to care for a sick person but there are times when he's sick, I am at a loss for what to do.

Being a Mommy takes a lot of skill...at least to do it well. (I am reluctant to say "right" because there is always debate about what's right and what's wrong.) Skills for things (dancing, writing, singing, typing) comes naturally for the basic necessities (rhythm, hand-eye coordination) but it also requires training. Ask those questions of professionals and those Mommies before you and near you. Being a Mommy requires training at some point because no matter how many children you have, you never have the "same" child again.

My suggestion: contact your local Social Service office or Community Center for resources on parenting. They are there and always are wanting Mommies to check out what they have to offer.

Books for Mom-tips are great, too.

Blessings to you other Moms who are striving to do it well,
Aurellia

Childcare

Hello Moms! Listen up, what in the world are we to do when we must work in order to provide for our families and have to leave them in the care of others namely Pre-School/Daycare's? I don't know about you but I know for me it is very difficult. I always dreamed of being the one to nurture and teach my child during his toddler years but life was such that I had to work outside of the home. So there I go trucking him off to school. Agonizing from time to time but it's my lot.

So today, there was an unsettling in my soul when I observed him in his soon-to-be new classroom. I felt as if one of the assistant teachers was not being gentle and nurturing with him as I, his mother, would be. Now, I know that her job is not to be me, but I expect you to treat our children with a measure of love and respect as their parent would. I am actually at the point of where I do not even want to have him transition to this classroom because of this one teacher.

As working mother's what do we do when we are in this predicament? Of course, the sensible thing to do is address our concerns with the staff and administration and hope that they will love and nurture our children on our behalf.

Working mom's...let's talk about this. How do we manage this?

Blessings,
Aurellia

Violence on School Campuses

Yesterday in Placerville, CA there was a shooting on the campus of an elementary school. The gunman was the school's own janitor. The victim? The school's principal. I don't know about anyone else but this makes me a little nervous. Wait. A little? No, a lot. What in the world?! But then again, this is nothing new. Disgruntled, unstable teenagers and adult persons will find a reason in their brains to commit a violent act amongst children. It happens everywhere around the globe. So then, what are we as parents to do? Are we to lock our children up and never leave the house? Are we to trade their Osh Kosh clothing for bullet-proof attire? What is our solution? I wish I had one. As I sit at my desk at my job, I always think about my toddler. I never really think that a tragic situation may occur at his school and I may never see him again. But the truth of the matter, it might. The only thing we can do is hope and pray that the violence on school campuses end and our children are safe.

Blessings to you mothers out there,
Aurellia