New post on Today’s Grandmum at Chicago Now!
I am fortunate to be able to spend a few relaxing summer moments with my husband.
We both love being near to the water…we find peace and solitude there.
We find each other there.
http://www.chicagonow.com/todays-grandmum/2014/08/morning-at-the-seashore/
Each week, so many interesting reads come across my feed that I want to share. It is truly impossibly difficult to sometimes choose which ones to include here.
Right now, my day in brief review so far, I am in the midst of doing laundry and there are six minutes left in the last cycle so, here I am blogging.
I have managed to complete some morning chores, making beds, straightening up, grocery shopping and dish doing along with some phone calls while driving.
This week, the news has been horrible particularly the last 24 hours. A commercial jet blown out of the air without warning is a horrendous tragedy for the world and especially for the family and friends of those killed while simply flying from Amsterdam to Malaysia.
Washing machine has stopped…gotta go…temporarily No iron shirts in the dryer.
How do you answer your grandchildren and children’s questions about things they are hearing on television concerning various tragic stories and serious world events. The Mother Company offers some suggestions:
Many of us keep the news away from our young children, though those with family and friends directly affected by tragic events don’t have that luxury. None of us want our children to live in fear, but we know they need to be prepared and have some understanding of how the world works.
Are we experiencing a modern parenting crisis? A British nanny believes that we are and she suggests 5 reasons for the cause of this crisis.
I generally am quite an optimistic person. I tend to believe that everything will work out for the best unless the evidence is overwhelmingly to the contrary, and anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not prone to drama. That’s why when I say that modern parenting is in serious trouble — crisis, even — I hope you’ll listen, and listen carefully. I’ve worked with children and their parents across two continents and two decades, and what I’ve seen in recent years alarms me. Here are the greatest problems, as I see them:
Wrinkle Guard is warning me…gotta get those shirts out and on hangers.
After reading Emma Jenner’s 5 Causes of the Modern Parenting Crisis, I wrote a response on Today’s Grandmum over at ChicagoNow
The parent-child relationship is so much more complicated than it looks. The five reasons that the British nanny discusses are just part of what goes into raising children.
5 Reasons Modern-Day Parenting Is in Crisis | Today’s Grandmum.
These are my top three selections for review this week.
There are many more fascinating family, parenting, kids, and food articles to name just a few topics that I enjoy. It seems I cannot get enough time to read all of them
I hope that you get a chance to click on at least one review, if not all and you enjoy reading them.
What are some topics that you love to read about on the internet?
Each week, I will try and select some good articles that relate to parenting, kids and various other topics.
Look for “My Weekly Review” each Friday!
Now that the summer is here many families will be traveling to visit relatives and family friends that they only see once a year or at holiday time.
via Hello and Goodbye…Why This is Unpleasant for Kids! | Today’s Grandmum.
Go click over and see many other great topics and blogs at Chicago Now.
For now ….Hello and Goodbye!
For several months now, I have been publishing thoughts on a blog at “Today’s Grandmum”. It has been challenging to keep up with new and interesting stuff on two sites and I am not sure that as of this moment I would consider myself successful at this challenge…at least not yet!
This past Sunday, I was able to enjoy a front page New York Times story about a NYC firefighter. It touched my heart in many ways. It was a short memoir experience of sorts, which made me experience the empathic feeling of being in Firefighter Sullivan’s heavy gear. I shared his anxiety and fear and finally his relief and joy afterwards.
Firefighter Sullivan’s experience as a “probie” in New York City’s Fire Department was chronicled from his lowly firehouse chores to his “baptism by fire” at his first fire where he rescued an infant with whom he shared his oxygen mask to give the child needed air to save his life. A new firefighter rarely has enough oxygen for himself during his first fire due to his nervousness which cause him to suck in from his tank rather than just breathing normally thus depleting his reserve of oxygen must faster than normal.
First fire stores are burned into a firefighter’s memory forever more. They use their story to help other young firefighters prepare for their initial fire.
Firefighter Sullivan’s “baptism by fire” inspired my latest blog post @ChicagoNow
I invite you to read my blog, Today’s Grandmum for the full story.
Let me know what you think about my new effort. Read a few of the posts and remember comments are always welcome. I appreciate all my readers and would love to hear from you here and over at ChicagoNow where there are many interesting blogs by some very talented writers.
I am excited to tell you all that I have a new blog,
Today’s Grandmum at ChicagoNow.
I will be continuing to post on both blogs,
Parenting in the Loop and Today’s Grandmum.
It has been thrilling to be chosen to join the great group of bloggers at ChicagoNow.
It is my hope that you will click on it and enjoy some of the great topics from some of Chicago’s finest bloggers.
When I began this blog a little more than five years ago, it was a very new endeavor for me. At the time, I was a new grandmother and I was interested in everything baby and newborn. As a former, mother/baby nurse, newborns were hardly a mystery but I had to admit that much had changed in the years since I had my own children. Fortunately, it seemed that all my questions about baby products, foods, diapers, sleep training etc could be answered with a click of my mouse.
Not only were products available but young moms, who had real experience with these products were posting their opinions on their blog.
It was somewhat overwhelming.
But then, I began to realize there were no grandparent opinions. I am not quite sure what I was looking for but there was not anyone over 40 blogging about their parenting and grandparenting experience. The reality is that there are many grandparents raising their grandchildren due to varied circumstances. Where were they?
So my decision was made…I would attempt to blog about parenting as a grandmother.
and
Parenting in the Loop was born!
I have met so many wonderful parents, grandparents and people in general, who are on this journey and are willing to share it.
At the click of my mouse, I can talk to virtual friends all over the country and the world.
It has been a truly gratifying experience and it has helped me share my knowledge now that I am somewhat “retired” from nursing and social work, although I remain available online and on Skype for parenting support.
I welcome you to my blogs and Facebook. I am always grateful for your comments.
Happy Friday!