(Year 234, Spring) - The worst mistake I see in Parenting is taking your children for granted, says baby expert Heidi L. Wooblershield. She claims that babies are a blessing, but not being blessed with them is not the same as being cursed.
- Some of us won't have our own children, but then we might become the greatest resource to someone else's child instead. Raising a new generation is just as much a community matter and that is where we are all equally important!
Heidi L. Wooblershield (54) was indeed blessed. She is the mother to four, involving a set of twins. The three boys are now teenagers, while the daughter is still a child. Heidi loved every day of raising her kids, but also made sure to involve neighbours.
- My hubby is a Politician, so while he helped with the kids as often as he could, there were times I had to organize the everyday schedule pretty much on my own. That is where the neighbours came in. Living at the rural Dresden (countryside of Windenburg) means certain distances beween houses, and it gets even more important to keep an eye open regarding kids from other homes. My boys often played by the pond, or they walked up to the Fyres Farm to watch the farm animals. Fyres farm being an estate of a Lord (currently of a Count, even) made no difference. My children were always welcome there. Knowing and trusting your neighbors is a blessing, and it makes your everyday easier in many ways.
Neighbors will of course mean that other family's kids will come to your house, and the only challenge Heidi can spot in such matters, is that the kids might bring friends with no warning. When you thought you would have a couple hours available to chores, you might suddenly find yourself serving kids from all over the neighbourhood in your kitchen. My old family pancakes recipe was always a sure winner!
Heidi tried to be a 24/7 mom, but not without rules.
- My mantra was always to be there for my kids. By serving them, but of course following certain rules like never bring home more than two friends on the same day, you build a good relation. We also helped the kids to get common friends, which might work for a limited period only. It helps if the rules are logical to the kids, they need to understand the importance of the rule to fully respect it. Then they actually contribute by following a small set of rules. This makes them confident. Who would not like kids who actually support their parents' everyday routine?
While Parenthood knowledge normally focuses on those family being blessed with kids, Heidi will not let us forget the families who never had children.
- Most couples with no child did try. A few of them married too late, and others found they are infertile. The latter can happen to any couple, and most will not know until after marrying. We must not forget that those families are still community resources. If you know one such family, make arrangements where they can help raising your own kids!
The infertility will strike on any levels of society.
- I heard the Duke and Duchess de Aarbyville (San Sequoia) can not have their own children, meaning they will never have a formal heir. That must be much worse as their long line of descendants will be broken with no heir (and in this case it would also have to be a son). There is also a Baron and Princess in Tartosa who never managed to bring up a child, in fact the Baron is the brother to our Queen. This is probably a bigger problem to such families than to most of us, the commoners. Everyone like to have an heir, but to some families it might be more essential. Thanks Similius that our roal family managed to get four children. Such a relief it must have been when they had their very first!
Heidi L. Wooblershield is currently writing books on the subject of raising children.
- It's early days. I just thought that I gathered so much experience that it might fill a book or two. This far I did not even sign with a publisher. When my youngest starts high school it might be time for me to move some focus over to my writing.
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