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What Would Be a Good, Unique Keepsake for a Mother to Give Her Child?

  • Posted on December 31, 2009 at 11:11 am

Looking to get my baby daughter a keepsake for Christmas that she can cherish forever.
Any links are helpful as well.

Who Knows How I Can Get Discounted Tickets to Disney World for 2 Adults and One Child at Christmas?

  • Posted on December 7, 2009 at 1:03 pm

We’re going to Disney World for Christmas, we have a first timer 4 year old boy. Any suggestions on how to make it slightly less traumatic on our bank account? Our condo is paid for, the rest is up to us…

How the Child (Children) Decorate the Christmas

  • Posted on November 22, 2009 at 7:10 pm


Children are innocent and they love the Christmas holidays very much, especially they like helping their parents decorate for Christmas. Children are fond of making their own handmade Christmas decorations, and there is a lot of exciting Christmas decorations that they can easily make.

For small children or those who may be making their own Christmas decorations for the first time, you can buy some ornament cutouts or guides shaped like star or cross from your local craft store, and then the child can paint according to these shapes. Besides this, Christmas ornaments can be made from regular paper or any other type of material.

For children of any age, it is very easy for your children to make their own Christmas paintings or drawings with the supplies found inside your home. Parents can put the paintings on your refrigerator or you could even frame the picture and hang it up somewhere else. Children can draw paintings on a large sheet of paper. After drawing, parents can use it as wrapping paper. This makes a double gift and a ideal way to save money.

Children will be excited if you use centerpiece for your dining room table. With artificial flowers, a large bowl or vase, some Christmas balls, as well as other decorative items, the children can create a somewhat elegant centerpiece. It is easy for them to arrange these items to create their own unique centerpieces for your dining room table. They may be able to create a centerpiece in the shape of an Angel, a Santa or a Christmas tree by using construction paper if your children are a little older.

Children will enjoy the experience no matter what kinds of Christmas decorations you allow your child or children to make, especially if you participate as well. For a child, the favorite thing they want to happen is seeing their Christmas drawings hanging on the walls or their Christmas ornaments hanging on the tree.

Personalized Baby Gifts for Your Growing Child

  • Posted on November 21, 2009 at 2:14 am


Kids love gifts with their name printed on them. From personalized pencils to t-shirts printed with their names, kids can’t get enough of personalized toys and gifts. So if you are looking for a birthday gift or a gift for a special achievement for a child under the age of twelve, you can’t go wrong with anything that’s personalized with his or her name. Personalized baby gifts are relatively easy to find, but when it comes to older children, you may have to stretch your brain a little to come up with a personalized gift that’s perfect for the occasion. Here are some suggestions to help you become the very best mommy, daddy or relative in the whole world. Baby’s 1st Christmas Gifts A baby’s first Christmas is a very special occasion, and should be acknowledged that way. In most cases, a child will not remember much about his or her first Christmas. However, this does not mean that the gift you give is “for the parents”. This is the year to look forward, far forward into the future, and buy a keepsake gift that the child will treasure for years to come. A suggestion for an ideal first Christmas gift is a personalized tree ornament that is sure to become a treasured heirloom in later years. Look ahead to the year that the child, now grown up, hangs the painted ornament with his or her name and date of birth on their own family’s Christmas. For the Creeper and Crawler Set What could be cuter than a little diapered bottom crawling away with the baby’s name printed across the flap of a pair of personalized long johns? Babies go through rompers and Onesies at a rate that’s alarming to any mother, so they can always use an extra set of rompers for everyday wear. You can make these extra special by personalizing them with the baby’s name and a cute graphic. Soft and Cuddly Personalized Toys Go beyond the stereotypical teddy bear when you are looking for a soft and cuddly toy for a young child. Pick a plush toy that can stand up to heavy-duty play like a Cottontail Bunny Cottage stuffed with cloth-sided furniture and embroidered with your favorite little girl’s name. Boys will love this gift as well, but if you are leery about giving pink to a little boy, opt for a Noah’s Ark stuffed toy set complete with plush animals and an ark-shaped carrying case personalized with the child’s name. Personalized Preschool Toys For the pre-school set, you might want to move up a bit to more engaging interactive toys such as a Preschool Laptop that features numerous activities for the toddler on the go. Kids of this age love toys that light up and make noises on cue, so keep your eye out for toys that offer interactivity, but don’t forget classic favorites like wooden name puzzles. Name Puzzle Boards and Puzzle stools help youngsters learn to recognize and spell their names while providing a step up tool for reaching things like the bathroom sink. Preschoolers are especially appreciative of items with their names on them. At this age, they are starting to go out and about in the world. Make it a little easier on them with gifts that are designed to go with them like a roll-up Nap and Go, which is a personalized nap-blanket that can be rolled up and tucked into a cubby at school or carted along to Grandma’s so that naptime is still comfortable. Spruce up the bedroom with personalized furniture As babies outgrow the nursery and become children, you can help make their bedrooms cozy retreats that reflect who they are. Kids need more than just a bed and a dresser if they are really going to live in their rooms. Encourage good habits with a personalized book rack painted with dragonflies or trains, or maybe even a hand-painted canvas organizer to make it more fun for your little bookworm to put away toys and books. Some other kid-friendly furniture that your child might appreciate are a kid size table and chair set and a matching wooden rocking chair with his or her name hand-painted across the back. Keep in mind that preschool and primary school kids have each have their favorite cartoon characters from Disney, Sesame Street and Nick Kids. A Dora the Explorer pillowcase or a SpongeBob Squarepants laundry bag is almost guaranteed to be a big hit. Personalized gifts for teens By the time kids reach their teens, many of their own tastes and preferences are set. Try to keep favorite colors and themes in mind when you choose gifts, as well as to cater to their interests with the gifts that you pick. If you are not sure, there are many “neutral” personalized gifts that will make even the most cynical teen-ager smile. What teen wouldn’t like a personalized Aluminum Sports Water Bottle in a favorite color or a Street Sign painted with his or her name? Personalized t-shirts, sweatshirts and gear like Rolling Duffle Bags are also surefire pleasers for the teens on your gift list.

Today’s Child

  • Posted on November 20, 2009 at 8:17 pm


‘They are always mean to me and I didn’t even do anything wrong. ’ As the tears welled up in his eyes, the words came from a broken six-year-old boy named Jaxon. He had spent a week of his school holidays with his Grand parents and came home to his mother with a shattered heart. His expectations of having an amazing time with the Grandparents he frequents only once a year turned into a nightmare. This beautiful boy is one of the new breed of children being gifted to us at this time to assist with the awakening of our planet. Throughout the recent years, with the work I offer, I have had many awakening experiences to these amazing souls. They are hypersensitive and extremely free-spirited. They are aware and feel all of their own emotions as well as everyone else’s on an extremely deep level. I distinctly remember the first time I experienced how in tune with others these children can be. It was when I came home from hospital with my second child and after a thoroughly sleep deprived night, an early morning and a touch of the blues, I was standing at the kitchen sink in despair, trying to console myself. I had purposefully turned away from my children in order to hide my overwhelming state and my tears. My three-year-old son walked up behind me and asked, ‘Mummy why are you crying?’ I was astounded. One of his favourite sayings at present is ‘I can do it any way I want,’ which can become very frustrating to say the least. It is not in a vindictive or manipulative way, he simply knows, he can do it however he chooses, not how we think is right for him. When my husband and I are trying to show him something new or explain how something works, he throws that comment back at us quite frequently and our reply is always the same – ‘we are only trying to help you. ’ But are we actually helping him or hindering him against making his own choices? We had an awakening to this when he received a tee-ball set for Christmas. My husband and I have had no shortage of athletic experience in our lives, so we took it upon ourselves to show him our expertise in this area and explain the best technique to hit the ball. The whole time his attention was absent from the conversation and his frustration was evident as we picked him up on his shortfalls when he mis-hit the ball. The hits he produced were probably as good as any five-year-old learning, but we were determined he could hit the ball a whole lot better with our help. Even though we encouraged him the whole time by telling him how well he was doing while continuing to tweak his technique here and there, he didn’t want a bar of it! We all ended up walking away frustrated and not achieving the desired result of having fun as a family. I guess we thought if he could hit the ball further, he would enjoy himself more. That afternoon we were relaxing around the pool and mid conversation, I looked up to see him not only playing tee-ball again, he was hitting the ball out of the park, and with a huge smile on his face, having a ball. He was playing however he wanted and allowing his natural ability to flow freely producing amazing results. We looked at each other and realised we had tried to impress upon him what we thought was right. Just because it may have been right for us, does not mean it was the best way for or son. So then our conversation lead to how easily we had adopted what other people assumed was right for us when we were children and took on their beliefs for our own and then tried to pass them on to our son. And so the cycle goes. We had to then turn around and ask ourselves ‘was it right for us in the first place?’ Teachers, care givers, parents and the like have the best of intentions when guiding us through life, however many of us growing up, were always shown the right way to do things. They were always intent on guiding us ‘how to’ not make mistakes by enforcing what they knew to be right. How do we find our way if we don’t make mistakes? In past generations there was not much consideration for the child’s input or feedback on any subject and that was accepted as just the way it was. This is exactly what happened in the case of Jaxon with his grandparents. The children of old became accustomed to being told what to do and not to back answer. There was no consideration of the child’s thoughts or feelings and the loss of speaking up for oneself, a diminished spirit and lack of self-esteem has been the result. And this is why the new generation of children are being gifted to us now. They are teaching us to raise them in love and not from a place of punishment and fear. They speak up for themselves against what doesn’t feel right to them. They will only tolerate what they know in their hearts to be true for them. They have the inner strength to speak up against anything other than light and love. Today’s child is multi-dimensional, totally individual and has a strong sense of knowing. They are our greatest teachers, but only some of us are listening. The days of children being seen and not heard is changing in a major way and it is our children guiding us parents through it. Their mission is to raise the vibration of our planet, so open your ears and your heart and listen. While his relatives had Jaxon, they deduced his free spirit, boundless energy and love for life as bad behaviour because their belief is one that says children should not behave in that manner. They enforced strict rules with unwavering determination which from the perception of a six-year-old meant no fun at all. The more his so-called negative behaviour was focussed upon, the more he would do it. Here is a prime example the law of attraction in action. He was honouring how he felt inside and was trying to stand up for himself against what didn’t feel good to him. He was finding his voice the best way he knew how against being controlled, and his rebelling against the rules was his form of self-expression. His grandparents viewed him as a naughty little boy that needed controlling into shape by punishment. Any time we need to control another’s behaviour in order to make us feel better, whether it is a child or another adult, we are headed for failure. There will always be another person who’s behaviour doesn’t please you. I believe children need positive discipline and in fact I have found most children feel more secure with firm boundaries in place. Because we are not handed over the magical manual of raising children when they are born, I took it upon myself to ask many experts in the field (many of them parents of course) their best methods for parenting. Every one has varied ideas and techniques because all children are different to one another, however there were common factors that kept coming to my attention. The new generation of children are born with wisdom beyond their years, and often beyond ours. They bring knowledge forth from other dimensions and remember home before they came to our planet. This knowledge until now has been untapped. Amazing healing abilities and telepathic communication are common practices to them. These children are extremely generous, loving, compassionate and forgiving. It is second nature for them to be in contact with spirit beings (invisible friends) including ET’s, angels, masters, spirit guides and deceased loved ones. They understand there is no difference between themselves and their etheric friends. The truth is their highest priority and can sniff out a lie by the vibration. Sitting and playing in water is a favourite pastime, as is being out in nature; they understand the natural healing nature provides. Remembering their experiences between lives and past lives is common, as is how electronic devices are affected by their presence. Our land feels foreign to them and they don’t comprehend why people lie to them and why they hurt each other so much. As they can perceive the emotions of all those around, they can become overwhelmed and need down time alone to shake off the energy from the day. From one touch they instantly experience every emotion we have ever felt and because of the hurt, fear and pain we carry, they can become intimidated and overcome. Many of these little angels are not affectionate and cannot tolerate being touched because of this. They are extremely intuitive and can pick up all of our beliefs and wonder why we have them. Their great sensitivity to the earth, the environment and to the feelings of others can leave them feeling responsible for outside events or even the actions of others. These children may be accused of being lazy, when in fact they are exponentially intelligent and simply can’t be bothered with today’s educational system. The curriculum is outdated for their level of intellect and not stimulating enough. Because of the vast amounts of information they can take in, what they learnt in school at the start of the week and tested on at the end of the week seems so old to them because they have absorbed a lifetime of data in between. With multi-dimensional capabilities, these heavenly children are tapped into many dimensions at once. As they are receive and process incredible amounts of from varied sources simultaneously, their attention can appear scattered and they may be labeled as disruptive, defective and naughty. The attention they are given is not nurturing and encouraging, rather it is demeaning and humiliating causing great damage to their self-esteem. They have difficulty focussing on one thing for any period of time and don’t always finish the task at hand before starting another. So sadly many of these delicate beings are misdiagnosed as having ADD and ADHD and drugged to calm them down. Their behaviour may be more sedate and the care of them may appear more manageable, but their spirits are broken. These drugs shut down all their special gifts and they are left a mere shell of the beautiful energy they once embodied. The label of dysfunction is so freely giving to them and so they then feel the pressure of being controlled from outsiders into what society accepts as ‘normal. ’ Society’s normal is so far from what they represent that these children find themselves feeling crushed into sometimes submissiveness and sometimes rebellion. If they choose to be submissive, they may grow up to be invisible to the world and this is the way the like it so no one will try to change them. Although by now they have probably already been controlled to learned how to behave so much that they don’t even recognise who they truly are. The ones who rebel against society may grow up to get lost in the world of alcohol, drugs, addictions and crime to hide their true feelings. Any of these choices are because they have not been honoured for who they are and their self-worthiness has diminished. When we understand and learn to care for these exquisite beings in the way that empowers them, they flourish and live the purpose they have come here for. Because their purpose is to raise the vibration of our planet to one of Love, they come to us with their mind and hearts and open, but if we don’t listen to them or ridicule their wisdom, these precious gems will shut down. Their powerful, yet vulnerable persona will not be subjected to any environment of anger, impatience, frustration, yelling, smacking or punishment of any kind before feeling exposed, unprotected, insecure and totally unsafe. The result will be devastating for human kind if we reject and shut down the extraordinary gifts we are being offered. I have come to learn with my own children that positive encouragement toward their gifts is paramount. Their discipline needs to be positive and respectful, allowing them to have choices and the freedom to make mistakes. I also realise that just because they are children, does not mean they don’t have an opinion that shows more validity and wisdom than mine. When I become overwhelmed and my frustration seeps through, I am quickly reminded I am not acting out of love and integrity with either a look of distaste, a quick comment thrown back at me about how it hurts or right before my eyes I can see them shrivel into a corner and shut down. Guide, nurture and most importantly be honest with them; open and honest communication is vital for their well being. These children need you to listen to them intently. Don’t just disregard their comments with a fleeting ‘oh that’s nice’ as you are rushing through the room to attend to the next thing on your ‘to do’ list. Just because we live such busy lives doesn’t make it ok to give just enough to pacify them for now, choose to stop and listen with your heart. Honor their accomplishment no matter how big or small, respect their feelings and emotions, knowing they feel them to the very core. Use your intuition in regard to disciplining these children for what is appropriate for each incident and never discipline from a place of fear, they will know! Treat them as you wish to be treated and love them unconditionally. Their wisdom is a vital step toward creating our heaven on Earth. They are the teachers of today coming forth for us to acknowledge and embrace. With increasing love and support from those of us who chose to understand, these incredible children will blossom and embody the phenomenal masters they are and lead our world into a place of love never seen before. The hardest part for a parent and others is stepping through the idea that something needs to be fixed in their child. The moment we accept these beloved children just as they are, we are able to see who they truly are and what they have to offer us. With this understanding comes relief and parenting becomes easier. I know there are many unanswered questions from parents out there because I have asked exactly the same questions. I have available more suggestions and tips for parenting these glorious beings, so for any questions, inquiries or words of wisdom you may have please contact myself at healer8@bigpond. net. au or a colleague of mine Bec Furraway who specialises in empowering children and their parents at divinemagic@bigpond. com Further enlightening information on these insightful beings can be found in the book ‘The Children of Now’ by Meg Blackburn Losey Msc. D. , PH. D.

Give a Child a Personalised Gift This Christmas

  • Posted on November 19, 2009 at 9:14 pm


Yes, it’s that time of year once more. With Christmas just around the corner the kids are getting excited over Father Christmas, and mums and dads internationally are fretting over what to buy . And what they can afford. The average child is mostly quite simple to buy for. They typically have everything they can think of written down on a list months before. From there it’s simply a case of narrowing the list down to the top two or three. But what do you get for the xmas baby, the child or the newborn? Let’s look at some ideas. Baby garments seldom go amiss. It’s true that tiny ones grow up so fast, but that just proves that an outfit in a bigger size is always appreciated. Just try to not make the error of buying clothes with a specific christmas theme. That may be an expensive gift for the baby to wear just the once, before it is dropped for ever. Sure, christmas bibs are fun and can be employed time and again but truly – a baby dress with an image of santa isn’t going to be used past Christmas! Mum might grin thru her teeth and say thank you, but what she really means is kind of different. Baby and toddler toys are usually quite appreciated also, while a little thought has gone into them. Buying a baby walker for a 2 month old might seem to be you are planning ahead, but you’re not the one who has to find room to store it! And that goes for all demeanour play areas, building blocks and carts. Naturally, if you don’t have kids of your own it can be difficult to work out just what the right gift is. So here’s the rub – don’t be scared to ask! Mum and dad would much rather they were given something appropriate, that meant something or was useful. And a gift that matters is a gift to be treasured. So why not think a little outside the box this christmas and shop for a gift that’s private. There are many net stores nowadays that offer personalised or engraved gifts. Such a gift generally contains the baby’s name and a dedication, which means they can be looked upon in years to come. This kind of present is normally known as a souvenir, and there are a lot of selections available. Personalised photograph Frames and photograph Albums seldom miss the mark. What parent doesn’t wish to see their favorite pictures in an album engraved with their baby’s name and birth details? Or a clock for the nursery that has the baby’sname on it. Such keepsakes can be cherished for several years to come. And because they are personalised, it also means they are unique and original. No need to fret about giving the same present twice. So whatever the festive season brings in the way of gifts and presents, and whatever you decide to give in return, be aware that a little forethought goes a long way. Thinking ahead not only saves time and cash, but it also helps to save a little face.

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