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“What a feeling
Being’s believing
I can have it all
Now I’m dancing for my life”

What’s funny, to me, is that I barely had the right inspiration to write this post, until I had the inspiration to write this post. You know how it goes. The right feeling or a thought caught on a breeze in the garden. Then the right song at the right time, which is sometimes one of the two “everything is gonna be all right” type of songs by Bob Marley, which I TOTALLY confused in my last post. And that’s ok. “Three Little Birds” and “No Woman, No Cry” aren’t that far off from one another, are they? And they’re not that far off from anything, really. This post is about feelings. And you know me with my macro feelings and micro feelings and microbursts of inspiration, that are not unlike their tornado counterparts. They come in, swirl things around, put things upside down and right side up. Leave things just so. Feelings change by the day, hour, minute.

Maybe even split second feelings. I’ve got you covered about feelings. And I am all about the changing of the feelings and the changing of the tides and the seasons, because lately, or always, we’re all strapped in for a bumpy and wild ride. I think we signed up for this; signed, sealed, delivered. Sometimes it’s too fast and too much, and waves right on top of one another.

Sometimes it’s smooth sailing. And, sometimes the feelings mismatch the world around us, as I write about quite a bit. And sometimes they’re a matched pair; the feelings and the world. Or the world(s). These worlds, spinning with each other, around each other, and every which way.

I found myself a little sleepless this week, in weird dreams and heat dazes, about Des turning nine-years-old on Sunday, on the same day that Rider will turn eight-months-old. 9 years and 8 months. I used to be terrible with impending birthdays and milestones, and I used to be a lot more than slightly sleepless and slightly sweaty about it. (try saying that five times fast) The middle of the night feelings can be tense, and delicious too. And these days I factor in the late night/early morning nursing sessions, the during/post pandemic world, the padding through the new home renovation to curl up for a few with my youngest, watching him grin up in bed, before shuffling back for more sleep to dream. Sometimes, these days, there are house guests.

All of us sleeping and dreaming and shuffling in thoughts and footsteps.

“First when there’s nothing
But a slow glowing dream
That your fear seems to hide
Deep inside your mind”

What a feeling to wait for what’s coming later today. This weekend, we will have a few friends, and more than a few relatives here. Three very close relatives will meet Rider for the first time.

What a feeling to bite into a sun-warmed and sun-ripened strawberry, fresh from our garden. It makes everything else melt away, like that some of the berries have squirrel bite marks. Argh!

And what a feeling to pick a fresh strawberry, and hear that satisfying snapping sound, to then remove the stem, and to have his chubby hands reach out for a berry to shove into his mouth.

And when I pick him up, berry juice stains and all, and his strong seven-months-old, delicious, squirming, huggy, wiggly body melts into my shoulder or neck, for just a perfect minute.

What a feeling, when I pick up Scarlet from school and see her head to toe in rainbows, and then I gesture to myself, also head to toe in rainbows. We meet in the middle of the heinous car line, and cross, and I like to think of all the hapless souls in the car line – getting a smile out of it.

What a feeling, when kind, sensitive Des gets mad at me for calling a SQUIRREL fat.

And what a feeling to get a work email that says, “Congratulations” but it’s not spam. It’s a job!

What a feeling, a rush, every time I see Rider army crawl or even do a little bit of a REAL crawl.

What a feeling when we go to bed at the same time, which happens more and more these days, or we wake up from couch slumber and we go upstairs together. I love to crawl into cool sheets, reach for his warm skin, and settle into a dreaming sleep. King-sized beds are big; not too big.

And when Cassidy smiles directly at me, my heart actually stops.

“Well, I hear the music
Close my eyes, feel the rhythm
Wrap around, take a hold of my heart”

What a feeling to hide a romantic card in Cassidy’s luggage before his first time away in over a year and a half, and also what a feeling when he surprises me with my favorite ever cookies.

And what a feeling when Lucy crawls into bed at random parts of the middle of the nights and the middle of the mornings. I love her soft head, even the way she shoves me to edge of bed.

What a feeling to have hot coffee with cream, maple syrup, and a dollop of whipped cream. And maybe even when I pour a little half and half on my Cheerios. Clearly I have a dairy problem.

And what a feeling when I put him down for a nap, and he LOVES it. He waves his starfish arms.

What a feeling, around 8-9pm every night, to go into three bedrooms, and kiss three heads. Fully awake, partly awake, and fully asleep, in age order. And what a feeling to tiptoe over new hardwood floors, across the home renovation and back into living room, after three head kisses.

What a feeling, when dreaming up my list of the good feelings in one week, and not even the landscape of life, that my fingers could not type the words fast enough. To describe the millions of macro feelings and micro feelings and split second feelings and complicated feelings too.

Just these sparkles and delights, wrapped and contained in every single day.

““Now I hear the music
Close my eyes, I am rhythm
In a flash, it takes hold of my heart”“

“Flashdance… What A Feeling” was song #29 on our birthing playlist.

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Try These 6 Tips to Improve a Child’s Essay Writing Skills

Children are mischievous little creatures who only want to play and have fun; sitting them down to study, mainly write and enhance their skills is a huge challenge. Even adults take time to improve. However, a child can learn quicker than adults, so we have a few tips to come in handy.

Invest Time

Every good thing takes time. You can’t rush with complex learning tasks such as working on an essay. Children are good learners, but they aren’t superhumans. They need a relaxed mind to process and grasp the ideas of an essay. Furthermore, they have to learn the format, prepare outlines, and work on the content. These steps aren’t a piece of cake, especially considering how restless kids can be when sitting in one place to learn. Their mind constantly wanders here and there. So it would help if you were patient.

Prepare yourself to invest just as much time in the process as your offspring. Understand that kids will take time to learn just as we do. You will have to guide kids through all the nitty-gritty details and teach them the proper use of grammar. Punctuation and grammar rules never come easy on beginners. You will also need time to come up with creative learning methods for your kids. You can visit https://edujungles.com/buy-essay-online-cheap to find samples or buy a few essays to understand the process better yourself and then teach it to your kid. However, make sure you take time out for all of it.

Create a Writing Space

It is effortless to distract children. A slight sound from another room, a hint of their favourite cartoon, and bam! All the attention goes down the drain, and they don’t focus on learning the process. We can’t blame them; they are curious little monkeys wanting to jump around. Well, it might be fun for them, but it becomes frustrating for you.

Don’t worry, and we have a solution. If you want your kid to focus on essay writing, then provide them with a safe, distraction-free zone. Devote a room to their studies only. Don’t keep any toys, video games, televisions, or fidgets in this room. Only books, stationery, and notepads will do. Make a safe environment for them where children can learn peacefully for an hour or two during the day, after which they can play to their heart’s content. Make sure it is a clean and happy place with an academic environment but isn’t excessively dull. Light the room up and allow your kid to enjoy the writing process.

Reading is a Stepping Stone

Whenever we want to know how to improve essay writing, we run towards the library. Why is that so? Reading helps us understand and gather more ideas to write. We can understand different writing styles and not mention them, and it is a great way to improve vocabulary and use it in sentences to enhance the credibility of your work.

Children are young, and reading will help them explore their surroundings as well as gain knowledge. A good reader can always become a good writer because they become used to focusing for a longer time, their vocabulary and knowledge about sentence structures becomes brilliant. As parents, you must ensure your kid develops an interest in reading and writing because it will improve their grammar and help them in the future.

Don’t just bring books and shove them on a shelf. The books won’t read themselves. Sit with your child, read a book with them, and explain it to the kid to better understand until they can do it independently.

Encourage Your Child

When we talk about children’s essay writing, we don’t just advise parents to try all the tips and tricks possible to overburden a newbie. Too much load on those tiny shoulders can collapse the child’s learning abilities. You will have to explain the outline and improvement methods to them repeatedly. Nevertheless, as a parent, you must remain patient and acknowledge that your offspring is new to writing, so always encourage them.

Before pointing out the mistakes a kid has made, appreciate their effort and talk about how much they have improved over time. Once you do that, you can move on to explaining politely how to better the essay further. That way, you will not demotivate your kids, and they will look forward to the learning method. Encouragement from a parent is the best motivator for anything in life; don’t deprive your children from that essential motivation that boosts their confidence.

Teach Your Child to Keep Their Sentences Clear and Concise

Something that even adults struggle with while writing papers is the fact that they don’t have clear and concise sentences. Many of us beat around the bush and try to meet the word limit to impress our teachers. That is the wrong approach and we need to make a change starting with our children by teaching them ways to write clearly.

Teach your children basic grammar rules
Teach them the difference between similar words like “then” and “than” or “there”, “their”, or “they’re”. If these words don’t make sense to them, they won’t be able to write appropriately.
Tell them to work on making their sentences shorter rather than writing long, complicated sentences.
They must know the difference between active and passive voice. An active voice is far more appreciated in academic writing because it is easy to understand and is concise.
Tell your kids to use the right words instead of big, complex words. Writing isn’t about showcasing a language; and it is about ideas and creativity. If the word doesn’t make sense in a sentence, what is it even doing there in the first place? Omit it.
Punctuation rules are essential to write essays. A child writing an essay needs to know where to put a comma, what’s the importance of a semicolon, why we use speech marks, and sentences must end with a period.

Practice Makes Perfect

You have to give your children time to practice. The more they write, the better they will get at it. Please give them a short paragraph to read and then ask them to write two hundred words on it every day. Introduce a different writing style daily to help them have a diversified skill set and enjoy their essay writing practice.

Conclusion

Follow these tips and help your offspring enhance their writing skills. Remember to be patient through the process and nurture your offspring by encouraging them and boosting their confidence. It will be a good bonding session for you and them as well as a fun learning activity.

Author of the article:

Leon Edmunds began work in 2006. Since then, he has tried his hand at SEO and team communication management. He also writes for blogs and works as an academic writer at EduJungles, a professional essay writing service. His main interests are content marketing, communication skills development, and blogging. Every day he is looking for new ideas to help people achieve their career goals. His team is working as one ideal vehicle.

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