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Seven-year-old pleaded with mother to let him die so that he could save her life
Chen Xiaotian was just five-years-old when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. A few months later, his mother Zhou Lu contracted uremia, a chronic kidney disease.
At first doctors thought Chen may recover, but his condition eventually worsened. His tumor grew and pushed against his optic nerve causing him to go blind, and not long after he became paralyzed.
Zhou’s condition also worsened and required her to receive dialysis treatments. Both mother and child lived and were treated … Keep Reading!!!
Watch this glorious commercial filled with nothing but babies making pooping faces. Seriously.
Like any normal human being, poop grosses me out…
…but when I became a parent, something changed….
There was this odd satisfaction out of seeing your child’s poopy face.
Perhaps it is the comfort in knowing that their fiber is on-point, constipation is a non-issue, or really only god-knows-what… but most parents will tell you that the poopy face is one part satisfaction and the other part comic relief (and as a parent parent, you’ll definitely need a lot of … Keep Reading!!!
Dad Takes on Flower Girl Duties for Daughter (Video)
When children are invited to be a part of a wedding ceremony, most can bet that they will stir up the plans and add in their own perfect imperfection.
But when a toddler did not want to play flower girl at the beginning of her walk, this dad took matters into his own hands.… Keep Reading!!!
Top 5 tips for a stress free flight with the family
Thailand is the dream destination for many, with azure seas and golden stretches of sand, the beaches are postcard perfect. It is easy to see why, if you’re a family with children, you think Thailand is off limits for your next family holiday . No matter how well behaved your little ones are, even the most patient children are going to get bored on a long haul flight, so if you’ve just booked your flights to Thailand or any other … Keep Reading!!!
Wheelchair Bound Puppy Finds His Perfect Family
When Chance was hit by a car and seriously injured he was set to be euthanized. A family stepped up and gave him hope. Since then, he has found the perfect family for him. Chance has a wonderful, adventure-filled life now.
Thanks Kleenex for knowing how to make me need your product.… Keep Reading!!!
Couple Dies in Each Other’s Arms after 75 Years of Marriage
Alexander and Jeannette Toczko (ages 95 and 96) had a life long love story. One that movies are made of. Both born in 1919, both born to immigrants from Poland. Alexander, affectionately known as Al, was the youngest of 8 and Jeannette the second youngest of 9. They met when they were 8 years old and their puppy love blossomed into to real love and a long, wonderful, adventure filled life together. Their life together was filled with love … Keep Reading!!!
Photographer Ivette Ivans’ Breastfeeding Photo Project
Lithuanian born photographer Ivette Ivens has done a beautiful series on breastfeeding. The 25-year-old mother of 2, who now lives in Chicago, breastfed her son until he was 3 and has made it her mission to help normalize nursing in the American culture.
… Keep Reading!!!I nursed them both anywhere I wanted. From church to parties, from farmers market to high-end designer stores. I believe that mothers should nurse their little ones whenever they want to. Children know when it’s time to
Preschool Opens inside Nursing Home with Beautiful Outcomes
A hospital in Seattle has found a way to integrate daycare and assisted-living into one facility. Their new “Intergenerational Learning Center” brought a preschool into Mount St. Vincent nursing home. Each day the 400 adults living in the center are welcome to join the kids in activities from music and dancing to story telling to just visiting and connecting.
This is amazing on so many levels. The children get more one on one attention than can be provided by daycare … Keep Reading!!!
Talking to Our Kids about World Tragedies
In a world where we are often surrounded by scary, sad news stories it’s hard to completely protect our kids from seeing these stories. Children are intuitive; they overhear us in the other room, they pick up on our emotions, they overhear us talking when we’re sure we’re out of earshot, they hear people outside of the home talking. They will almost always find out what’s going on. The question becomes how do we help them understand and cope without … Keep Reading!!!
Breastfeeding Photos throughout History
Happy International Breastfeeding Normalization Day! That’s a mouthful. To celebrate we’ve put together some of our favourite breastfeeding images from the days of yore.
1- A mother waits to board a Greyhound bus in Chattanooga in 1943.
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2 – During The Great Depression, when everyone worried about food, babies were fed when and where they needed to be.
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3- This picture, from 1871, depicts a woman feeds her baby during church service.
4 – A wonderful screen … Keep Reading!!!
Rapper George Moss just captured the hearts of breastfeeding moms everywhere
Oh, be still my heart. Present and supportive fathering seems to be sweeping social media, all while helping to normalize something that should have been considered normal long ago.
Rapper George Moss posted a photo to Facebook on Monday evening which shows him in a bathroom with breast pump paraphernalia and the caption:
… Keep Reading!!!If you ever wonder what #rappers do when they get off stage, they clean breast pumps for their wives so their baby can eat. #thuglife – George
Photographer Captures Expectant Couples in Early Morning Slumber
Between 2009 and 2012 Russian photographer, Jana Romanova, completed a photo-series featuring 40 pregnant Russian couples sleeping, one representing each week of pregnancy. She wanted to capture the most natural, vulnerable moment of the day for expectant parents. She started the project because her friends were all having babies and she was feeling left out, but not ready to have one on her own. Jana wants to fund a photo book for the series and recently hit her fund-raising … Keep Reading!!!
