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china

Written by: 17clawlor, on 05/24/2013
China is a large eastern country in southern Asia with an interesting climate, an exciting geography, and a rich history. China has a large population and many bordering states. And china is filled with many interesting facts.China has a history that stretches back thousands of years.it is one of the world’s largest countries behind Russia and Canada. In Chinese history there were dynasties. Dynasties are a long line of heredity rulers. There were nine well known dynasties, ...

In the News: Abortion Laws Divide People’s Views

Written by: mel_jenn13, on 04/27/2013
Recently in the news, Arkansas has been noticed because of its ban on abortion after a woman is twelve weeks pregnant. People that are for women’s rights are protesting this because they say that the new law is unconstitutional. The supporters of the law say that termination of pregnancy should corroborate with the detection of fetal heartbeat. In most states, a woman can choose to terminate her pregnancy up to twenty-four weeks in which case the fetus already has a heartb...

No Fear: Love Does Conquer

Written by: beccanderson, on 03/21/2013
The pain was overwhelming. Excruciating. Actually, it was beyond words’ capability to describe. I was too scared of the slim chance of paralyzation to have the epidural and somehow thought feeling every last stretch and tear would be a better choice. But what was to follow this trauma of natural childbirth was what really had me scared. I knew that soon enough the pain would end and its scars fade with time, but being a mother was a lifelong challenge. The molding of th...

The Can

Written by: MariaRose, on 03/14/2013
It was a can of the good stuff. After a few hours sorting through donations in my community’s food shelf and finding a dishearteningly high number of expired products, that can of Enfamil lifted me up. It’s always exciting when someone donates baby formula –it’s something our clients need and we never have enough of. But snuggled near the bottom of a pile of canned tuna, macaroni and cheese and jalapeño Ramen noodles, this can seemed to be buried treasure. It was for bab...

My favorite TV show: Lord Grantham of Downton Abbey doesn't drive a tractor

Written by: mbswrite, on 02/27/2013
Downton Abbey, the castle, is crusted with moss and pitted with age. Its Bath-stone walls were put into place mid-nineteenth century. Grandeur is obvious yet the people within its walls face life issues just like the rest of the world.Lord Grantham, head of Downton has problems. Stuck-up like the stereotypical aristocrat he's lost his wife's fortune, flirted and come close to having an affair with a housemaid and cannot or does not drive a tractor even though one of hi...

Changing providers at 24 weeks pregnant

Written by: Megan_R, on 02/05/2013
At my last check-up at the OB-GYN practice I had been using, the midwife I was primarily working with told me that she wouldn't be there for my delivery. "Vacation?" I asked. She shook her head. No, not vacation - she was leaving the practice."Why? Where are you going?" She explained that she was leaving to work at a more midwife friendly hospital. More midwife friendly? I immediately started asking question. The practice I had been using consisted of four mid...

Can My Baby Bark?

Written by: Kwweesten, on 02/04/2013
Ever since I was 12 years old, I was bringing dogs into the house, hoping they could stay. Fortunately my parents let me have Buddy and Bailey, our chubby, lovely, beagles. Since one is going to be five and the other is almost nine, they’ve been in my life for a really long time now – long enough to never imagine a life without them.Since every parent focuses on their babies’ first steps and first words, they also focus on how their baby would be with a younger brother or...

Stage of Life needs help taking storytelling mobile!

Written by: Nate DeRose, on 12/11/2012
Hello All,Stage of Life is proud to announce its latest endeavor - the development of the first mobile storytelling game! For the last three months, we have been putting our creative efforts into drafting Writing Race, a multiplayer story writing game for Apple iPhone where friends will collaboratively (or competitively) write a story together using their mobile phone.Our idea to expand Stage of Life’s literacy initiative to the mobile realm began as some scribbling on a...

Have you taken the "Give It Up To Help" quiz?

Written by: Collette, on 12/10/2012
As a StageofLife.com Editor, I wanted to create a little awareness about the GIVE IT UP TO HELP campaign. This holiday it’s not about what you give, but what you give up. "Give It Up To Help" asks people to give up little luxuries this holiday season and donate the savings to Be The Match®, an organization that connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. Contributions will help run the Be The Match marrow registry, fu...

My Favorite Book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss- Children Books Aren't Just For Children

Written by: maraia94, on 11/05/2012
Maraia CochranNovember 5, 2012 My Favorite Book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Children Books Aren’t Just For Children When I was a child, I could spend countless hours sitting and giggling at the extraordinary poetry of Dr. Seuss. I was always attracted to the odd ball names of the characters, and the funny events that took place in his books. I loved them all and made it my mission to collect as many of his books as possible. From The Cat and the Hat, to...

a day in the life

Written by: o2befitmom, on 10/04/2012
http://www.o2befitmom.com/2012/10/a-day-in-life-of-nelly.html...

Midwife or Doctor?

Written by: Megan_R, on 09/28/2012
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I had already established a relationship with a certified nurse midwife and OBGYN. They both worked out of an office conveniently located in the hospital. I had wonderful care during my picture-perfect pregnancy. They were open and receptive to my desire for an all-natural labor and birth. I wanted to be intervention free, because I trusted my body to do what it was made to do.However, as I continued to be pregnant after my "due d...

The Scale!

Written by: o2befitmom, on 09/27/2012
http://www.o2befitmom.com/2012/09/weight-dreaded-number.html...

Confessions of a POAS addict

Written by: Megan_R, on 08/07/2012
Trying to conceive is a tricky business - or so I've heard. I've read instances of women trying for YEARS and not being able to make a baby without the help of outside forces. Studies say that there's only a 15% chance of getting pregnant each month. The odds are NOT in your favor.When we decided that having a baby might not be the worst thing in the world, I stopped taking birth control and let nature takes it's course. Well, nature must have been on the Autobahn, be...

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: The Realities of Teenage Parenthood

Written by: jenni.asaro, on 05/24/2012
Though the popularity of reality TV shows that glamorize teen pregnancy like "16 & Pregnant" or "Teen Mom" might make it seem like the teenage pregnancy rate is rising, statistics show that the number of babies born to teenage moms is actually going down. Though teens may be more sexually active than in the past, a wider range of options are available for teens to prevent pregnancy. To obtain birth control pills, a girl can simply walk into a center like Planned Parenthood wh...

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: The Reasons for this Trend

Written by: mVira, on 05/22/2012
Teen pregnancy is one of the most common things there is in this day in age. This craze is everywhere from the television shows, to grocery stores, to even your own child’s school. Believe it or not thought this phenomenon is actually on the decline. There are still about 367,752 babies born to teenagers though. I believe that there such a decline in teen pregnancy for two reasons. One is that there is more contraception available to sexually active teens. The second is that ...

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Busy Being a Teenager and NOT a Mom

Written by: MerrittGambino, on 05/22/2012
First off, I’d like to say that I think pregnancy is a beautiful thing; there is just a right time for it to take place. Pregnancy of girl teenagers – from 15 to 19 years of age – has had a downfall in numbers. Teenagers that are still in school are seen by today’s society as “careless”, “reckless”, and “irresponsible.” Teenage pregnancy rates are declining because of this, because they are aware of their future, television shows teenagers the reality of being a “teen mom”, a...

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Education & Positive Peer Pressure

Written by: clairereichley, on 05/21/2012
Teen pregnancy has always been a serious problem, but recent tests have determined that teen birth rates have declined to an all-time low. Why? The two main reasons for this could be education and positive peer pressure. Most teenagers in this generation have access to an exceptional education system. Schools are able to pay public speakers to share their personal experiences to students. These speakers tell about how an early pregnancy has affected the lifestyle the...

Push Presents - Dads Take Note

Written by: Penelope, on 05/18/2012
My husband bought me an incredibly thoughtful "push" present two months prior to the due date of our daughter. It was a personalized pendant necklace that had the first initial of our daughter's name. I wore it everyday...until the baby came. It turned out that during breastfeeding, my little girl loved to reach out and PULL on this gorgeous necklace. I had to take it off for about a year, but I recently started wearing it again.I'm glad I did. Everyday now, ...

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Teens are Scared of Pregnancy

Written by: samnmacy, on 05/16/2012
Teen pregnancy rates have dropped tremendously for many reasons. One reason is that more education in schools is conducted so more teens are being educated and not left to learn the hard way. Education about pregnancies in schools is very important because many teens think that nothing bad can ever happen to them but the reality of that is not true. I also believe that teen pregnancy rates have significantly dropped because in recent years the rates were very high. Because of...

In Debt for Life? How to Raise a Kid Without Going Broke

Written by: NicPenningtonSmyth, on 05/02/2012
Your little bundle of joy is adorable, and of course you'll do anything for her. In the early days, you'll wake frequently to change the diapers. When she's 13, you'll drive her to soccer practice and mall meet-ups. When she starts to date, you'll interrogate several sweaty young men in your finely furnished den, knowing that this room, in their eyes, is made of cinderblocks and lit by a single hanging bulb. You'll laugh inside at this game. You'll do more than all this, thou...

Baby Writing Story - Writing Contest for Moms, Dads, and Grandparents

Written by: chipleyfg, on 04/28/2012
They were 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and one in the hanger. The first two were girls; the next three were boys, and the one in the hanger - we didn’t know. I just knew I didn’t want to deliver in the hospital. Baby number one was c-section birth. The following three were born at home and number five in the hospital (I wasn’t “allowed” in this new state we’d moved to to have a homebirth because of my cesarean birth. I have the scarlet C!). When I became pregnant with this last ba...

Welcome to the world Cameron James Dawson!

Written by: nellyfloyd, on 04/25/2012
My new baby cousin was born less than a week ago and I just saw some pictures of Facebook of what he looked like. It kind of got me thinking about when I am at that stage in my life to have a child. I can only imagine the feeling of bringing someone into this world how emotional it must be. Also how it must be when you are not ready to have a child, good examples would be 16 and Prengant. Having a child is one of if not The biggest responsibility you will ever have; and just ...

Top Names for the First Quarter of 2012

Written by: Penelope, on 04/10/2012
The Hunger Games are trumping Twilight this year when it come to baby name choices. Check out this lHollywood inspired list of names getting the most attention for the first quarter of 2012, according to Nameberry.comGirlsRueAdeleIvyAriaCyrusEstelleBlytheBoysEmmettWeston, Wesley, WestGrayson, GrayCato...

5 Tricks to Use When Your Toddler Does Not Want To Go To Sleep

Written by: submissions, on 03/05/2012
It can be very difficult sometimes to get your toddler to go to sleep. It is even more difficult to do so when they do not want to. You would have tried to establish a routine but at times that could fail too. Once a toddler decides to play and not sleep, it is extremely tough to change their mind. Parents need to be patient and try to coax them into sleeping at such times.When a toddler refuses to sleep and no amount of convincing and coaxing helps, you should know a few t...

The Risk Takers (a prose poem)

Written by: Jsimonds, on 02/24/2012
The Risk TakersWho knows what made them do it? Fall of 1934, bad year for gangsters, growth time for Nazis, a gas-house gang of a different stripe than Dizzy Dean and his Cardinals who tamed the Tigers in another Clyde Beatty Depression distraction, continued in Bernie Bierman’s Golden Gophers, Giants in the Earth plowing to national success year after single-wing year, and Jimmy Braddock looking for fights, winning, losing and grabbing the Max crown that shunned him. My p...

Letter To My Child: I Hope You Know I Love You

Written by: jaqpratt, on 02/20/2012
Dear Wesley, My name is Jacque. I hope you know my name. I am the one who created you. The one who loved you even though I couldn’t see you. The one who put my life on hold so you could be here. The one that has loved you before you knew what life was. I am your birth mom. Wes, I specially chose your mom and dad and older sister for you. I met them, and befriended them, and they are the greatest family in the whole world, trust me, I would have never let anyone less tha...

Baby Discipline

Written by: jasoncaleb, on 02/13/2012
After taking a semester off from college, I started again this semester, and one of my classes is General Psychology. I sort of took the class thinking it would be interesting and it goes toward the general education I'm required to take. But today, I am amazed by all the things I get to learn from it. Really practical things. I like the fact that I'm required to take a class like this, so I'm paying a lot of money for one class, but I'm getting solid information abou...

Letter to my Baby: Forever an Angel

Written by: starbucks4511, on 01/20/2012
Dear Elliana, My sweet little girl, I love you so much. The instant that pregnancy test had two lines I began to fall in love with you. As the weeks progressed and my belly grew I began to love you even more, if that was possible. I just knew that you were a girl, long before the ultrasound ever said so. I had bought you a cute pink baby book since I was so sure. You loved when I read to you. You would sit still except for pushing your feet into my ri...

They Grow Up Too Fast

Written by: jasoncaleb, on 01/04/2012
There are common phrases that get tossed around when you are near a baby. It's typical for people to stop and gawk all gooey eyed and say things like "you're baby is so adorable, so well mannered." They can't help themselves. Especially if they're older people. But then I also see plenty of young people, kids, teenagers, or young couples who can't resist staring at a baby. And there is a fascination we human beings have when it comes to age. We're always curious how old...

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