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Raising Kids The World Needs

Welcome to Mighty Littles.

We are so glad you found us. Mighty Littles is a site dedicated to telling stories about how our experiences shape us as parents, and how our kids continue to amaze us with their resilience. We provide resources and stories which help eliminate the fear of making mistakes while navigating the sometimes crazy world of parenting. Parenting is the most intensive job in the world, and whether you are parenting in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), at home or abroad, challenges invariably arise. Let’s explore together - the little moments of joy, small mistakes, big mistakes, huge victories, and the messy reality of life. This blog believes that we are all doing our best to raise happy healthy humans and we are all overcoming adversity while parenting our kids.

Join us on this adventure of raising kids the world needs, our mighty littles.

 
 

Start Reading - Featured.

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5 Ways to Touch and Bond with your baby in the NICU before you can hold them.
5 Ways to Touch and Bond with your baby in the NICU before you can hold them.

We know how important touch is for bonding, and how wonderful kangaroo care is for both parents and infants in the NICU. But for those babies who are too sick to be held initially, here are some ways parents can bond with their babies in the NICU.

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How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen. Live Event Registration
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen. Live Event Registration
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Toxic Heavy Metals and Baby Food. What You Need To Know.
Toxic Heavy Metals and Baby Food. What You Need To Know.

In this last week, a number of articles popped up with click-bait type titles suggesting that baby foods are filled with toxic heavy metals. Leading parents everywhere to wonder whether they are poisoning their kids just by feeding them. I give you some background, history, science to help bring some perspective to this question.

Bottom line, Mamas - you are NOT poisoning your kids.

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Start Listening - Podcasts

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Episode 47: Tiny Humans, Big Lessons with Sue Ludwig
Episode 47: Tiny Humans, Big Lessons with Sue Ludwig

Sue Ludwig, certified neonatal occupational therapist and founder of the National Association of Neonatal Therapists, joins the Mighty Littles Podcast to discuss some of the themes in her new book. Energy, baggage, joy, and the energy-sucking myth of balance are prime among our topics. Join us as we discuss how lessons learned from babies in the NICU can teach us about living life with energy, intention and purposee.

Episode 46: For the Love of the NICU - Part 2 - Advocacy work
Episode 46: For the Love of the NICU - Part 2 - Advocacy work

Join the podcast for the second half of my conversation with Lelis Vernon, discussing her NICU advocacy work.

Episode 45: For the Love of the NICU: Part 1 - NICU Story
Episode 45: For the Love of the NICU: Part 1 - NICU Story

Lelis delivered her twins at 25 weeks. In this two part series, I talk with Lelis about her NICU journey. This episode is part 1. We go through the details of her NICU journey.

 

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