A Secret to Success This New Year: Become Committed and Resilient

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Mom and son celebrating the new year in the Bahamas in 2025! "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." – Confucius Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three , working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. 2025 was intense. I faced a convergence of pressures: the stress of navigating life as a single mom while paying considerable  alimony ,  an intensifying family situation since we lost my beloved aunt, my dad, and my cousin’s mom—work related stress—learning a new job after an imposed job change, all while navigating the rapid pace of raising my kids and trying to maintain a standard of living for them with fewer resources. Together, these factor...
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Baby Adventures: Tales of My Amazing Toddler!

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My toddler is nearly 16 months old. Each day she amazes me with her insight, independence and initiative.  I now understand what people mean when they say that the baby phase goes so quickly.  It seems like they transform from babies into little people overnight!

Yesterday, I was making corn muffins before work.  I opened the refrigerator to get an egg and turned my back to place the egg on the counter. 

While my back was turned, my little girl managed to get into the refrigerator. 

When I turned around she was inside of the refrigerator.  I could only see her back.  I didn’t want to startle her by calling her name too loudly because I had no idea what she was doing in there.  So, calmly I said her name in a normal tone.  I expected her to turn around with her face covered in jam or something.  But she surprised me.

She turned around and in her hand was her “Yo Toddler” yogurt.  Then, she implored me to give her some of it. The imploring was with her eyes and somewhat unintelligible noises, but her intent was clear.  She wanted to have some yogurt for breakfast.  Of course her mother obliged.

As I said, I was impressed.  However, I am still wondering how she distinguished between the “Yo Toddler” yogurt and our Chobani yogurt that was right beside it…

Clearly they don’t stay babies for long!


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anthony stemke said…
Hello Great Mom Chaton, here is a url that you may find helpful re: cognitive exercises for toddlers.

http://www.helium.com/items/1168199-teaching-toddlers-reading-books-alphabet-letter-sounds-sight-words-games-manipulative-fun/print

You probably are more computer savvy than I, so you can right-click, copy etc.the above.


This is the Education Tipsters Helium page where you can find a list of articles.

http://www.helium.com/users/edit_show/406242

Bless You, remember that children are the future.
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