PPD?

As a kid growing up i was always alone, with a mother in and out of my life. I just could never be a kid and do kid things. Instead I grew up early because I did not have the proper guidance. I later was passed on to my grandmother, who abused me. So I could not trust anyone only myself.

After being placed in foster care and being treated poorly, I had to take care of myself. At the young tender age of 14, I had to lie and steal just to eat or have somewhere to sleep...sad.

Anywho, after maintaining for almost a year on my own I finally turned myself back in to foster care and went through a psycological evaluation. I found out that I was suffering from depression. I mean I did not have anyone, again, I was always alone, a lonely kid.

long story short...Im ok or at least I thought I was until I got pregnant at 21. My OBGYN told me I may suffer from PPD (postpartum depression.)

And guess what I did suffer from it after my beautiful daughter was born. After about a week of her being home I started feeling really sad, worthless, like I didn't matter, like I wanted and yearned for so much help, again I was always alone but now with a little baby. I became very angry and even my eating habits had changed.

Conventional medicinal system depends on antidepressants and muscle relaxants to cure the signs of postpartum depression. Drugs have side effects.

On that note I decided to try a holistic approach to treat the signs of postpartum depression with natural and herbal cures that are safe. I found PPD Miracle and I am very grateful that this was created and available when I felt like I had no other options.

 A careful alteration in diet, adopting of a suitable exercise regime, and counseling also helped treat postpartum depression permanently.

Now my daughter is 2 and happily planning for my second baby. Of course, this time, I would be prepared before hand for any baby blues!

I could not be more overwhelmed with happiness. She definitely keeps me busy and I definaitely know that there's no need to be depressed because she brings me so much joy and gives my life that much more purpose.

If you are still skeptical check out the video below...

Enjoy!

"All kids are Precious!"




PPD Miracle

Just a quick thought...

To baby talk or not to baby talk?

Personally, I recommend "No Baby Talk." Why because while baby talk is cute it will become very confusing.

What I mean by this is, you are an adult so how can you teach a baby, baby talk? They already speak baby talk and our job as parents is to teach them whatever language we want our child to know.

To me it just causes confusion. Baby voice okay but no baby talk please!

In my case we have never spoken baby talk to her and I wanted my child to know English, Spanish, and American Sign Language, and she does.

So remember "ALL kids are Precious"

Stay tuned to find out who the "Mother of the Week" is going to be.

Why signing may help your child...

American Sign Language  employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. 

I was flipping through the channels one day when my daughter was 7 months old and came across a show called "Signing Time."  My daughter and I watched it and the signs I learned that day I worked with her the entire day, over and over.

I did this continuously and by 13 months she showed me she could sign. Her first sign was  "all done!" 

Now of course in the beginning I was getting discouraged because she would not mimic me or anything. But that day she first signed was great, and very much unexpected. I felt a sense of relief, like yes, she was paying attention.

Anyways her signing definitely reduced her tantrums. 

Do you know why babies cry and throw tantrums?

This is due to lack of knowing how to communicate and get their point across.

If your baby could say "mom, may I have milk please," there would be no need to sit and cry and scream until you figured out your baby wanted milk. Right?!

Now she is 35 months (2 years old), and she still loves it. She still watches the SigningTime dvd's every day as part of her curriculum. Plus kids are full of energy why not teach them a hands on second language that will keep them moving.

Below is a video of my daughter before she could speak well, at about 21 months old signing.

Enjoy!

Remember "All Kids are Precious!"

Good luck!

Teaching a Toddler...

Teaching anyone can be difficult at times. With that being said, teaching a toddler... whoo, it's definitely hard work.

Their attention span last like 75 seconds, unless their really interested. (number based on how long my daughter is focus before she gets bored and focus on something else.)

I have been teaching my daughter since she was born but really did not start getting her into books and alphabets, American Sign Language, etc until she was about 7 months. My daughter was 31 months when she began writing her alphabet, and I have had my share of difficult times of trying to teach her how to hold the pencil, and hold the paper with the other hand so that it does not move, and the list goes on so now I am able to recommend you have the following to make your time teaching your toddler be a nice experience.

• You should make it fun.                                                                                                   If you're going to teach the letter "a" please do not sit there and say "a, this is the letter a, what is this?" That kid will be bored out of their mind. Instead maybe sing or let your child listen to a "letter a" song. (check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBAuIzZttP4 my daughter loves all of them but this one is her favorite.)

• You should have patience. Your child will get the answer wrong on purpose, maybe take it slow and try to get them back on track by doing something a little different. (making it fun will help this.)                                                                                                                                        
• You should Reward. If your child completes his matching worksheet, give him/her a sticker and praise. This will encourage them to get there work done they will have something to look forward to.

By doing the things above I was able to capture my daughter doing a job well done!

Enjoy!

Remember "All kids are Precious!" Also there will be a New Mother Of The Week coming soon! To be considered for Mother Of The Week please subscribe and send an email to allkidsareprecious@yahoo.com  with subject line "Mother of the Week"   and a mother will be randomly picked. Good Luck!