Nancy Libby
B.A. English and Early Childhood Education
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Nancy Libby Quick Facts
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Nancy had 14 years experience as a single mother before marrying at age 35 and becoming a stepmother. Since that time, she and her husband have added three more children to the family. One child is now an adult and the other four live at home where she is homeschooling them.
She has a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts Boston with the ambition to teach elementary education.
Nancy has years experience in mentoring single moms as a church group leader in Boston. In addition, she has worked in the childcare setting, school setting, and even had her own summer camp while attending college.
Her experience taps into the following areas:
- single parenting
- stepparenting
- stay at home mother
- full time working mother
- parenting of multiples
- homeschooling
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It' All In How You See It
Most mornings start off the same way. I am a mother of five, four at home. Kharisma (11), David (3), Rachael (2), and Matthew (9 months). I reluctantly emerge from the warm embrace of a deep slumber to the pitter-patter of little feet and a sweet little voice - “Good morning, Momma”. If I’m lucky, a little persuasion gets me ten minutes of cuddle time with my favorite people. That’s the most peaceful and calm time of the day. Today, chaos culminated around lunch. Kharisma and I discussed Thomas Jefferson’s letter to Meriwether Lewis (of the famed Lewis & Clark).
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You, Your Baby and Sleep Training - Part I
YOU, YOUR BABY & SLEEP TRAINING – PART I Introductionr There is so much information on the internet and in bookstores about how to get your baby to sleep. Many times, we read and are overloaded with the information from these sometimes conflicting philosophies. Some articles and books tell us that co-sleeping in a family bed will develop well-adjusted children. Others tell us that the child won’t be adversely affected by putting them in another room and letting them cry it out.
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You, Your Baby, and Sleep Training - Part II
Infants: 4 to 7 monthsr Babies this age still need lots of sleep. Typically children are down to at least two naps of an hour to three each. However, there are some that will continue to take three naps during these months and for shorter periods. So although the range of needs and lengths vary, your child will fall somewhere into these two extremes. Your best bet it to have watched your little one’s pattern from month two to four. They naturally develop a schedule. Some folks try to schedule naps for their babies.
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