Tips from a Teacher: Keeping our Baby Birds Healthy

Children will soon see friends they missed over the summer. Parents will buy endless amounts of school supplies. New clothes will fill the closets, and school days will replace the summer sunshine.

The beginning of the school year engenders energy in our children, and we love to see our children happy. Unfortunately, mommies know the school year also means sick children. Let’s not only help our children be prepared for school but also prepared to fight illnesses. Maybe you are one of those moms who is one step ahead. I’d like to think I am, but I honestly feel like I am sliding on my belly like a penguin, rather than soaring above like an eagle. I’m a momma bird in charge of baby birds that will start day care next week, and I’d like to help my little chirping babies stay as healthy as possible in this nest. Although germs help build the immune system, recurrent illnesses weaken the immune system- rather than build a strong a immune system. If you haven’t heard of Briar Rose, then I recommend for you to pick some up for about $10 at a nearby health store, or order it online.

Depending on the age of the child, give the child a dose of 25 to 50 drops three times per day when the child begins the school year and continue through the first two months to help your child boost his or her immune system. “Then, Dr. Tetau recommends doing this 15 days each month through the rest of the school year to prevent recurrences” (Towle).

When one gets sick, ear, nose and throat seem to be attacked the most often. “Upper respiratory tract infections are typically present when school begins, following major holidays such as Thanksgiving & Christmas and then in the spring with the change in the weather” (Towle). The treatment protocol to overcome the infection is 25 to 50 drops three times per day for an adult, but my pediatrician recommends 10 drops mixed in a shot of water three times per day for my 1-year-old.

Briar Rose does not guarantee your child will not get sick. There are other precautions to help your child: wash his or her hands before eating a meal, keep your child home if he / she is running a fever without fever fighting medicine, limit sugars and processed foods, cook meals at home instead of eating out, and keep your child physically active.

Didn’t get enough?

• You can read the details on how to treat specific illnesses with Gemmotherapy:http://www.alifeexperience.net/articles/gemmotherapy_a_powerful_tool_by_towle.htm

• Check out this page for your specific ear, nose and throat issue to best help boost your immune system to overcome the illness more quickly:http://drfeder.com/?page=articles&action=viewArticle&articleID=22

It should also be pointed out that homeopathy is an FDA approved form of healing in the United States.

Works Cited: Towle, Daniel, D.C., DNBHE. "GEMMOTHERAPY:  A POWERFUL TOOL." GEMMOTHERAPY:  A POWERFUL TOOL. The Global Homeopathic Alliance, 2001. Web. 7 Jun. 2013.

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What Non-Parents Want Us To Know + What Parents Want Them To Know

What non-parents want parents to know.

1.)Even though I’m nodding my head while you speak, I really don’t care how many poops your toddler has taken in his new potty chair. Did your cute pooping toddler squirt out some jellybeans too? Okay, now I care.

2.)Your kid is gluten free? What the hell is gluten? Is that a type of fish? I’ve never heard of this fish. I’ve just come to the vast conclusion that I’m gluten free also.

3.)Look, I completely understand what its like to have a few children running our lives on a day to day basis, but could you at least muster up a solid three minutes and put some effort into that hair? Jesus woman, looking like Mufasa up in here.

4.)Hey, your kid just drooled into my mouth- He’s cute and all, but I’m secretly trying not to freak out over these germs we’ve got going on over here…

5.)Being around your well-behaved kids make me feel like I want some of my own. When they act up, I take back that thought and pat myself on the back for not being pregnant.

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What parents want non-parents to know.

1.)You care about my toddlers first poop adventures just as much as I care about your wild nights out. That’s fine. I don’t expect you to be as excited as I am when the munchkin drops a deuce in the toilet, but give me a break- we’ve worked really hard to get where we are today. Our hard work is shown off by a little nugget of poop that’s not confined in a diaper, and we feel like fucking rockstars.

2.)Although I’m flattered by your interest in my kids diet, you don’t really need to understand their lifestyle to get on with yours. Unless you’re in charge of feeding my kids anytime soon, don’t worry about what the munchkin is eating (unless you see him eating batteries, otherwise be very worried).

3.)Do you have children running your life on a daily basis? Neither do I. Do you think my kids wake me up every morning, make my coffee and take me to work? While the kiddos are in my possession, I’m the one running their lives. Doctors appointments, play dates, day care? All me. Oh, and do you know what could happen in three minutes? Yeah, my hair is just a little less important to me now.

4.) lol “germs”.

5.)You think you’re the only person who has ever said that? I used to make ignorant statements like that too, (I think most parents did) but I grew up and had a baby. Contrary to popular belief, my life isn’t over because I became a parent. My life just started. Maybe one day you’ll understand.

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