The United Church has launched an appeal for Pakistan and posted a video on www.youtube.com/unitedchurchof canada about it deals with emergencies. Also check out the ACTAlliance site for up to date pictures from the region. www actalliance.org.
So for a while now I've been wondering if there was something going on with my 3 yr old daughters hearing. But in the winter/early spring, she had a few colds and so I thought maybe her ears were a bit plugged. But over the last few weeks, its been noticeable. And way beyond a three year old loving to say the word What? What? What? She's now coming closer or leaning in to hear me and says Pardon Me (or What) about a hundred times.
I picked my daughter (age 3 1/2) up from daycare last week and she'd had a rough day. Normally we only hear good stuff but that day, whoosh, she'd whacked one kid and thrown food, tried to induce a coo against another child...the works. It was, as I said, a rough day and we talked a lot about what had happened that day. Part of it that seemed to contribute to it was two of her boy daycare friends suddenly deciding to turn on the girls, chase them with pretend guns while yelling that they were going to kill them.
There is a lot of discussion on this board about adoption as a solution to helping children, both at home and abroad. While I believe that this is offered by most as a genuine attempt to help children, I know that recent events in Haiti have begun to reveal the darker side to international adoption.
Through the eyes of a child:
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> /*_The Children's Bible in a Nutshell_*/
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> In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing
> but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God
> is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that.
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> Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!' and someone did.
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> Then God made the world.
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There is a thread in R&F about fear being the basis of religion. Graeme alluded to keeping children safe without intstilling unreasonable fear or prejudice in them. I didn't want to hijack that thread so I'm posting some concerns and questions relating to fear and children here.
We seem to have a large number of pregnant members and new moms. Perhaps we can share some tips and ideas to help each other.
My main tip for being pregnant is never over due it. Remember to rest whenever you are tired. Tricky when you are working or have a toddler but vital to your well being.
For new parents my biggest tip would be to enjoy the experience and dont' get caught up in the irritating details but alwasy look beyound to the beautiful child in front of you.
