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Managing a Narcissistic and Abusive Mother
Visitor's story: My mother is a controlling, abusive Mother. Before my brother was born, 4 years after I was, her treatment of me often made me feel
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High Needs Baby Girl = Attachment Parenting = Yale
Visitor's high need baby story: My daughter was born full term in Dec 1999. I was shocked that she cried any time she was out of arms. She cried the
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Free Easter Coloring Pages for Kids: High Printing Quality
Please enjoy this large collection of free printable Easter coloring pages for kids. Finds lots of cute bunnies, chickens, eggs and lambs to color.
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Personal Life Coaching for Parents for More Joy and Balance
Book parenting coach, Birgitte Coste. Get personal life coaching for a more joyous, easy and welbalanced parenting life. For higher awareness and deeper connection.
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Easy Easter Crafts for Kids: Simple and Fun Spring DIY Ideas
Get inspired by our best really simple and easy Easter crafts for kids. See how to make e.g. a sock bunny, paper plate chicken, toilet paper roll bunny etc.
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Huge Printable Easter Card Collection in High Quality
Find your favorite free printable Easter card in this large collection of modern and vintage postcards and greeting cards all ready to download and print.
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Free Printable Baby Shower Invitations in High Quality Resolution
Lots of free printable baby shower invitations and templates in high resolution. Find something for every taste: cute, retro, modern, colorful, tasteful etc.
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Create Birthday Invitations with That Simple Tasteful Look
Lots of tips and ideas to create birthday invitations at home. Find a guide to create beautiful tasteful invites on your computer for your kids birthday.
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Make Your Own Birthday Invitations Step by Step
Find easy step by step instructions on how to make your own birthday invitations for your kid.
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Adorable Baby Birthday Invitations Gallery: Free and Printable
Lots of lovely free printable baby birthday invitations for that first big party. All invites are in very high print quality and ready to download.
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Lots of First Birthday Party Invitations: Free and Printable
A big resource of free, printable, high resolution first birthday party invitations. Find your favorite baby invite with the perfect theme for that 1st birthday.
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Free Birthday Party Invites for Kids in High Print Quality
Find lots of free printable birthday party invites to use for your kid's birthday. All invitations have a high image resolution and will print beatifully.
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Free Printable Birthday Party Invitations for Kids: High Resolution
Find lots of free unique printable birthday party invitations for kids plus inspiration and a guide to make our own invites for that special day.
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Free Birthday Invitations to Print for Kids: Choose Your Theme
Find the ideal printable and free birthday invitations here. Choose between many different themes in fun colorful designs - all are in high printing quality.
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Stop listening to baby advice and start listening to your gut!
Visitor's high need baby story: I have had to tell myself to stop listening to advice that others offer up. Everyone seems to have an opinion on how
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Narcissistic Mother Humiliates with a Lie
Visitor's Story: There was an embarrassing story about me my mother told frequently enough to make me think it was in her mind, one of the most defining
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Surrogacy Should Be Regarded as a Gift by Medical Science and not Exploited
Visitor's opinion: No doubt with the option of surrogacy, disappointed couples are granted their happiness in the form of a child, which is a right of
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Acceptance and Willingness Is My Key.
I sit here typing this as I’m holding my high needs baby and rocking, as it’s the only way she will sleep. My second daughter is 4 months and from the
Learning to Deal with an Aging Narcissistic Parent
My dad has recently come back into my life after a 35 year almost complete absence. Let me explain: my mom finally left him when I was 21 (they say kids
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Healthy Halloween Recipes for Kids: Spooky Finger Foods and Snacks
Lots of gross, disgusting yet fun and healthy Halloween recipes for kids. Find examples of spooky Halloween finger foods that will make your kids go "Eew!" yet won't be able to resist.
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Much Ado About Mother
In many ways, I have a good mother. I never wanted for anything, even when my dad was out of work. On top of all the laundry, dishes, cleaning, taking
Healthy Easy Snacks for Kids to Make in a Heartbeat: Simple and Delicious
Looking for recipes to make easy snacks for kids that are not only simple, flexible and quick but also healthy, delicious and tasty? Then you might find this list of children's snack recipes both useful and inspirational.
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The Two Side Affair of the Silent Killer - Because Bullying Doesn't Stop on the Playground
Visitor's story: Sticks and stones right? That's what daddy said? Keep in mind how your parents treat you, your ears open and your mouth shut and in
Healthy Kids Snack Recipes: Easy, Quick and Nutritious Food Boosters
An inspiring list of healthy kids snack recipes - extremely easy to prepare, typically only take a few minutes, often only contain a few ingredients, while at the same time being delicious and nutritions, packed with right kind of energy from healthy food sources.
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Just Waking up to an Ugly Reality
Visitor's story: I am a 66 year old daughter of a mom who is a narcissist. My 3 sisters and I suffered from her abuse all our lives. My brother was never
5 Exercises for Kids: Creatively Inspiring Healthy Physical Activities
Guest post by writer Johanna Cider: Find simple and easy tips to inspire your kids to become more physically active. Here are 5 fun exercises for kids to that will not only help keep their body healthy but also positively fuel family bonding.
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Healthy Recipes for Kids and Easy Snack Ideas for Children
By following these healthy recipes for kids for making easy, simple no-sugary snacks for children, you don't have to spend more than a couple of minutes preparing the snacks that typically contain less than a handful of ingredients. Also ideas for fun kids cooking games.
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Types of Parental Involvement and Its Impact on Children
Guest post by parent blogger Marina Biljak: A description of the 6 types of parental involvement as delineated by Dr. Joyce Epstein along with a discussion of the subtle balance between engagement and over-protection.
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Delicious Healthy Kids Snacks Recipes to Make at Home in no Time
Find a list of delicious, inspirational healthy kids snacks to make at home quickly and easily. These easy snack recipes typically only require a few ingredients, most of which can easily be exchanged for others. Also recipes for several healthy frozen popsicles.
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Healthy Simple Snack Recipes for Kids: Only 1-5 Ingredients & no Sugar
Dig into these healthy, nutritious and yet incredibly simple snack recipes for kids ideal for a fast-tracked everyday life. All these kids snacks are quick to make, require no special skills are contain a maximum of 5 ingredients. Only healthy foods, no added sugar.
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It Was all for You
- Narcissism in a Different Disguise
Visitor's Story: My story is probably less typical in a forum like this. I was raised with plenty of privileges and cannot remember anything that I would
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- Narcissism in a Different Disguise"
Healthy Snack Recipes for Kids and Easy, Quick Mini Meals: no Sugar
Find a wonderful list of easy healthy snack recipes for kids to boost your child's brain, body and mood. Also, there is no sugar in any of them. These delicious mini meals are incredibly quick to prepare and contain typically only 2-5 ingredients.
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After School Snacks Recipes: Easy and Healthy Eating for Kids
A list of quick, easy and healthy after school snacks for kids to make at home with only a few, simple ingredients that you most likely already have in your fridge or on stock. All of these homemade fun snacks for kids contain no added sugar.
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Fun Snacks for Kids List: Healthy Finger Food in no Time
Dive into an inspiring list of healthy fun snacks for kids that will do wonders after school or daycare. Most of these nutritious body and brain boosters will take less than 5 minutes to do and often contain only a handful of ingredients.
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Controlling Doesn't Even Begin To Describe It
Visitor's story: At age 57, I have no good memories of my narcissist father, and here are a 'few' reasons why: 1. He would never do anything with the
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How Do I Go About Getting My Whole Being Back?
Visitor's story: Among everything's else. I want my life back too. But how can one do that when they never had it? Look, I am a weak person. My mother
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What I Did with My High Needs Baby
Visitor's high need baby advice: I have a high needs baby - it seems like an AAA meeting doesn't it...? 😉 The principle is the same: finding comfort
17 Healthy Snacks for Kids and Toddlers: Quick and Easy Snack Recipes
Lots of ideas for healthy snacks for kids and toddlers and easy food recipes for parents to prepare. Spice up your everyday rituals with homemade healthy nutritious mini meals for children. All recipes are simple to do and contain no sugar.
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Heartbroken in California
Visitor's story: I am concerned for my 9yr old granddaughter. My son is no longer with her mother. He's in another relationship and has 2 adorable children
Fantastic Drawing for Kids: Kandinsky Style Made Easy
Follow this simple step by step drawing for kids guide and make amazingly beautiful drawings out of simple lines and geometrical shapes. A fabulous kids activity.
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Envy Sucks
Visitor's story: Well, my father came from old money and my parents expected a significant inheritance shortly after they married. It didn't work out
I Want to Take My Life Back
Visitor's story: I cannot write my story because it is too painful and just got much worse. If you think that yours is horrible and painful, I feel for
The Awakening
Visitor's story: I went through a long process dealing with people who I thought had NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) but now I no longer believe
How to Get Full-Screen on Your Kobo eReader
Irritated with the large footer on your Kobo eReader that cuts off full-size images? Read this guide to get a checkbox for full-screen in your Reader Settings.
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Rip Tide of The Grand Slave
Visitor's narcissistic parenting story: I was aware of the narcissism of my father from a young age. I understood the negatives of having such abuse in
Covert Narcissist Dad
Visitor's story: I grew up with everything, and nothing. Typical upper class white suburban household, intact family with sister and dog. From the
Fun Animal Games for Kids That Stimulate Both Brain and Body
Take a dive into these varied animal games for kids. Some kids activities are great for mental immersion and curiosity, others are ideal for active birthdays.
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