Giving Children the Attention They Crave

!±8± Giving Children the Attention They Crave

Children love the attention of their parents. A child will say "look at me, mommy, look" a hundred times as they go down the big slide at the playground even with you standing there with your eyes on them. Attention can be equivalent to care and love when it is given in healthy ways and healthy doses.

Many of us parents are acquainted with the fact that if children do not receive enough positive attention they may go to great lengths to gain any attention at all even if it is negative. At first a parent may not recognize the symptoms of this problem, but if you realize that your kids are acting up more than usual and you have been particularly busy lately, this can be a clue. Some parents are very adept at predicting their children's responses. Once there was a mother who could almost set a timer for how long she could talk on the telephone before her toddler would start taking off his diaper or tugging the tail of the cat.

So what choices does a parent have if they must spend a certain amount of time a day on the telephone? There are other circumstances, too, that come up, like needing to take care of a younger, more time-demanding sibling or merely getting dinner cooked every day.

Sometimes the child in question needs a mere five minutes or more of reinforcement. While this is a good strategy to help you get on quicker with whatever it is you need to do, this is what your children need one or more times a day to grow up feeling loved and secure. Put down whatever it is you are doing completely. Pick up your child and put her in your lap. Look in your child's eyes and say her name. Hearing her name from her parents is like music to a child's ears. Now listen to whatever it is she has to say. Ask her questions about whatever it is. Show genuine interest and share whatever emotion she is expressing. If you think she needs more reinforcement, suggest you read a book together, play a game or go on a walk together. Every child needs a little undivided attention each day. This is true for boys as well as girls.

Now take a look at yourself as a parent and see if you are not being a bit selfish by pursuing recreation or even work that is taking you away from your children. Make sure you have your priorities in place. At the risk of sounding like a Harry Chapin song, the children will be grown and gone all too soon, and then they may become too busy for you. They will grow up to be just like you, and you may find yourself chasing after them for attention. Very few people will say to themselves when they are retired from their employment and separated from their grown children, "I wish I had spent more time at the office."

Giving Children the Attention They Crave

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OiOi Baby Giraffe Tote, Cocoa/White

!±8± OiOi Baby Giraffe Tote, Cocoa/White

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OiOi Baby Giraffe Tote, Cocoa/White

Incredibly roomy and practical, OiOi's Tote Diaper Bag offers style and convenience for a mom on the go. Featuring trendy giraffe print and necessary accessories, the Tote Diaper Bag comes equipped with all you need for yourself and your little one. Bag also doubles as a carry-on for travel, gym bag, or laptop case.

Features:
* Giraffe print nylon canvas in Cocoa/white with Burnt Sienna lining and faux leather trim
* one main internal compartment with elasticised pockets
* burnt sienna nylon lining and accessories
* outer pockets for drinks and personal items
* natural cotton weave double handle web straps, faux leather trim
* large padded microfibre change mat
* insulated bottle holder
* pvc zip top wet purse
* pvc OiOi wipes case
* antique nickel hardware
* faux leather trim and stroller straps
* long adjustable nylon web shoulder strap with dog clip ends
* protective metal feet on base
* Diaper bag measures 11" H x 17" W x 5 1/2" D

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How to Make a Handmade Tote Bag

!±8± How to Make a Handmade Tote Bag

Bags are necessities more than wants. Whether it is a handmade tote bag, handmade diaper bag or handmade wallet, we all need bags for our day to day activities. Making your own handmade tote bag is easy especially if you are crafty, creative and resourceful. A little cutting here and a little sewing there, you will have your handmade wallet in no time. To make your handmade tote, follow the simple instructions below.

First, gather all your materials needed. For this project, we will make a handmade wallet that is 6" in width, 7" in length and 9" in height. Hence, we will use a fabric that is 14" in width and 26" in length for the handmade wallet. For the strap of the handmade purse, you will need an 80-inch cotton webbing strap. For the pocket, you will need a 14" x 9" fabric, although this is optional. You will also need thread that matches the color of the fabric, needle, scissors and sewing machine.

Step 1: Position the wide fabric right side up and the fabric for the pocket right side up. Position the raw edge of the fabric for the pocket 2.5" under and parallel to the top margin of the fabric for the bag. Tack the raw edges of the pocket fabric with different thread to serve as the guide as you place the handmade wallet's strap.

Step 2: place a pin halfway the webbing strap as well as on the center of bag fabric. Line up the pin on the strap to the pin on the bag fabric. Lay down the strap centered on the strap placement mark on the bag's right side, making an uninterrupted circle, turning below the overlapping end. Make use of a piece of tape to hold the straps in place. Likewise, tape the strap to the bag except for the last 3" at the shorter edges of the bag.

Step 3: Attach the part of the strap which ends under the overlapping edges. Sew about the shorter edge of the bag piece to the edge of the strap, crossing over the other end back towards the edge of the bag. When attaching the overlapping straps, sew by the opposite short edge of the bag all the way down, and crossing the part where the edges meet and back again to the edge of the bag. Discontinue all stitching 2.5" below the top edge.

Step 4: Fold the handmade tote in ½ lengthwise, wrong sides together. Pin the layers together.

Step 5: Fold the layers back from the pins with the right sides together ending with a pleat. Sew the layer altogether on all sides with ½ seam.

Step 6: Fold the top edge to the wrong side with an inch hem and sew all around. Be sure to leave a gap in the opening of the pocket. Stitch the strap to the handmade wallet and you are done.

How to Make a Handmade Tote Bag

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