Inspirational Parenting » Effective Parenting http://inspirationalparenting.com A Place for Sharing Uplifting Parenting Experiences Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:24:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 WE ARE AWESOME !!! A Tribute To Those Born Before the 80′s. http://inspirationalparenting.com/2011/02/08/we-are-awesome-a-tribute-to-those-born-before-the-80s/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2011/02/08/we-are-awesome-a-tribute-to-those-born-before-the-80s/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:49:45 +0000 author unknown http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=1478 TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930s, ’40s, ’50s, ’60s and ’70s!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes.

Then, after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our [...]]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2011/02/08/we-are-awesome-a-tribute-to-those-born-before-the-80s/feed/ 3 If You’re Listening… http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/if-youre-listening/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/if-youre-listening/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:51:52 +0000 Jeff http://inspirationalparenting.com/?p=719 If you’re listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly.  In fact, your heart is made to break; it’s purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold ever more wonders.  -Andrew Harvey

]]> http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/06/01/if-youre-listening/feed/ 0 Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Introduction. http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/ http://inspirationalparenting.com/2009/03/29/parenting-lessons-from-a-suffering-child-introduction/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:59:15 +0000 Jeff http://truthstore.wordpress.com/?p=65 Parenting Lessons From a Suffering Child: Introduction.

This blog series includes parenting lessons my wife and I received from our 2-year-old daughter who suffered serious medical issues resulting in more than a years worth of surgeries and other traumas.  The road we trod together was painful and life shattering but in the end, we were all changed for good! 

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