Research, Research and more Research

It is truly amazing how much information is out there about quality time with children and parents. I am planning on quoting more research that backs up my new company-

The Art of Motherhood.

Let me first tell a quick experience that I had a few years ago. I had started to develop this program 12 years ago and then put it "on a shelf" to think about at a later time. 6 years later I was attending a PTA conference. The conference had many different workshops. I attended one on Helping Your Child Develop Literacy Skills . I was extremely disappointed during the presentation when asked what we should do, the answer came back- Read to your children and spend quality time with them- "good luck" the presenter said. After the class I went up to the presenter and told her that I had the how and what. Since then I have been working on this company to develop it that way I would use it as a mother. Although my youngest is now 8 and my son that was 4 when I had this idea is now a senior in high school, I still feel it is so important to continue on this quest. It is important that all mothers know that they really are their child's most important teacher and they deserve tools to help them.

I have discovered a website called

www.Developingchild.net.

It validates my company and my program. Here is a sampling of research from their website.

Enjoy!

Young children experience their world as an environment of relationships, and these relationships affect

virtually all aspects of their development – intellectual, social, emotional, physical, behavioral, and moral.

The quality and stability of a child’s human relationships in the early years lay the foundation for a wide

range of later developmental outcomes that really matter – self-confidence and sound mental health,

motivation to learn, achievement in school and later in life, the ability to control aggressive impulses and

resolve conflicts in nonviolent ways, knowing the difference between right and wrong, having the capacity to

develop and sustain casual friendships and intimate relationships, and ultimately to be a successful parent oneself.

Work Life Balance

Dear Friends- I have taken some time off to regroup with my business. I continue to have a lot of encouragement and now that school is back in session, maybe I can get more done. One of the reasons I started this business is because of my love of motherhood. I felt that we as mothers needed more resources. Because I couldn't find what I was looking for, I felt a strong desire to create my own. With this blog I am going to show the need for their resources by some of the headlines that are out there. Since I am looking for them, I see highlights of them all the time. Here are some examples:

We envision a world in which every woman is able to pursue her passion and raise happy thriving children without guilt.

2Hats Network.com.

This is a great organization that is trying to make this happen.

Another great article is:

Orson Scott Card from Deseret News in Utah wrote Time is better gift than toys

We want to provide the best for our kids. But what is "best"? We certainly don't mean the minimum. The old trio of food, clothing and shelter just won't cut it. We want the best food…

Thursday, August 27, 2009

I hope you enjoy these site and articles and understand that time is the best gift we can give our children.