It’s never quite easy starting to write about something really important to you. It might seem that since it is so important to you, it ought to come naturally and easily- and eventually, so it does. But the more important the subject is to you, the more you try not to make any mistakes regarding it, both in your writing and in your talking about it. To make a long story short, when I decided to write about parenting and about the development of a healthy, natural child in a natural environment (and I do not mean here growing your kids in your back-yard just because it’s green), I realized that I had no idea whatsoever as where to start and where to focus my attention upon. Everything seemed equally important and essential. And everything seemed big enough to fit perfectly into one first post. I just couldn’t choose.
But then, it came to me. I didn’t have to do things as one would do them in a book or in a manual. That’s no way of talking and writing about kids and parenting. It can’t fit into one formal manual, nor can it be divided into more-important and less-important chapters. And since everything matters just as much, I thought of putting everything down…just as it comes. I’m not going to start with your kid’s first day or with the importance of breast-feeding just because they come sooner than other aspects. I’m not going to present you a silent movie of my daughter’s evolution from day one to almost 2 years old. So, don’t be surprised if today I’m talking about the magic of the “terrific twos” and the next day I will be focusing on baby’s first night at home.
What you should know, however, is that my husband and I are doing our best to practice natural parenting and attachment parenting and that we believe that the greatest gift connecting us with our daughter is simply love- pure and unconditioned. Our daughter Anne is almost 2 years old and she is without any doubt the person who has taught me the most important lessons of life, parenting and of being happy. We are growing together every day and we will try to share with you the experience of a journey as wonderful as I could have never imagined it before.
Diana
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