Author: crinamorpho

I am deeply passionate about working with vulnerable children, adults, and their families, with a focus on education, parenting, mental health, and wellbeing, as well as empowering people to begin their own personal journeys and find their path in life. I grew up in a disadvantaged family, and that experience shaped who I am today, giving me resilience and a strong sense of purpose in this amazing world we call home. My journey has led me to this path, and sharing my lived experiences is my way of encouraging others to believe in themselves and put their faith in God. Even in the darkest moments, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. This is what I am passionate about, and what I continue to build through my work and my writing.
#children, #copiii, #development, Pregnancy

Pregnancy journey

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“'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. '” — Jeremiah 29:11

May 2022 – On the pregnancy test was this word ”pregnant” It was the most shocking, not expected, blessed day so far. From May to October I have experienced what it means to grow a baby inside you, new life given by God to us.
At the beginning of my first trimester I felt sick and tired, and all the condiments from the cupboard had to be chucked aways, the smell was too strong for me. Today
The second trimester was the best so far, it’s true that I became a foodie but I am proud to have self-control over it.
I remember when I first felt my baby’s movement, such an amazing feeling that only a Mom can describe.
We are thankful for a healthy, very active baby in my womb. As I just entered my last trimester, we are excited to meet our little munchkin in 2 months time.

#children, #development

Mary Ainsworth | The Strange Situation 

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The strange situation is a standardized procedure devised by Mary Ainsworth in the 1970s to observe attachment security in children within the context of caregiver relationships. It applies to infants between the age of nine and 18 months.

The procedure involves series of eight episodes lasting approximately 3 minutes each, whereby a mother, child and stranger are introduced, separated and reunited.

John Bowlby (1969) believed that attachment was an all or nothing process. However, research has shown that there are individual differences in attachment quality. Indeed, one of the primary paradigms in attachment theory is that of the security of an individual’s attachment (Ainsworth & Bell, 1970).

Ainsworth (1970) identified three main attachment styles, secure (type B), insecure avoidant (type A) and insecure ambivalent/resistant (type C). She concluded that these attachment styles were the result of early interactions with the mother.

A fourth attachment style known as disorganized was later identified (Main, & Solomon, 1990).

Main, M., & Solomon, J. (1990). Procedures for identifying infants as disorganized/disoriented during the Ainsworth Strange Situation. In M.T. Greenberg, D. Cicchetti & E.M. Cummings (Eds.), Attachment in the Preschool Years (pp. 121–160). Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

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#uk, autumn season

Autumn 🍂 Days

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It’s raining, a bit chilly here in the UK 🇬🇧 . But I love it! I used to dislike fall days few years ago, but since I came to the UK in 2018 I feel in love with the autumn leaves 🍁 and the pumpkins 🎃 season.

Here I am, enjoying a cup of coffee ☕️ on this autumn day.

Have a blessed day!

*pic from pinterest

altruism

The roots of altruism

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Altruism – a theory of conduct that regards the good of others as the end of moral action. The term (French altruisme, derived from Latin alter, “other”) was coined in the 19th century by Auguste Comte.

Altruism in psychology

Altruism refers to behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to oneself. For example, giving your dinner, lunch away is altruistic because it helps someone who is hungry, but at a cost of being hungry yourself. Neurological, cultural, and other kinds of factors may cause some people to be more altruistic than others. So-called ”extreme altruist” they differ from others in the size of their brains’ amygdala and their responsiveness to signs of distress. External influences such as a religious reasons or socio economic status may also play a role.

Christianity And Unbelief

At its inception, the concept of altruism resonated widely in a Victorian culture saturated with moral and religious intensity. Some were attracted to Comtean positivism and its worship of humanity as an eminently respectable form of unbelief, one that combined a commitment to the sciences with a continuing religious sense and with the strong social conscience that the positivist ideology of altruism involved. On the other hand, some who were committed to a Christian view of morality and society saw in Comtean altruism a concept of the love of others that was detached both from an understanding of appropriate self-love and from the necessity of a love of God. (science.com)

“Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.”
― Karl Lagerfeld



#children

Poftă de papanași – fără zahăr

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Ieri am avut poftă de papanași, așa că am trecut la treabă.

Ingrediente

  • 250g brânză dulce
  • 300g făină
  • 1 pliculeț zahăr vanilat
  • coajă de la o lămâie
  • o liguriță de praf de copt
  • 1 ou
  • 250ml ulei
  • Dulceața de care tip vreți ( eu prefer zmeură)
  • Smântănă

Am adăugat brânzica într-un bol, zahăr vanilat, ou, praf de sare, lămâie și le-am mixat cu o lingură până s-au încorporat toate ingredientele. Am împărțit compoziția în 5 papanși pe care i-am modelat în palmă sau se pot modela pe blat de lucru. Formăm gaura specifică și apoi biluța corespunzătoare. Îi prăjim în ulei pe ambele părți și apoi se servesc cu smântână și dulceața din abundență.

Să aveți pofta!

Donate for kids living in poverty in my home city Brasov, Romania

#romanian, cafea, Coffee, coffee and blessings, fog morning

Dimineți cu ceață

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Buna dimineața, lume!

Mirosul cafelei, si a micului dejun…

Ultima zi de weekend, pentru unii si pentru alții îi ultima zi de munca dintr-un șir de 5 dimineți.

În această dimineață m-am trezit în ceață, și la propriu și la figurat. Am plecat spre muncă la ora 06:45AM, cu cafeaua în cana mea de drum, ceață deasă și cafea prea amară, un gust ciudat. No acuma sunt un pic “în ceață” dar ce am făcut eu la cafeaua asta!!?? Cred ca am adăugat prea multa cafea, aaa nuu, nu prea mult lapte sau prea puțin…

No pai, orice o fi fost, nu o fost, așa ca am renunțat la cafea pe ziua de azi. Dar gândul mă duce la Costa, Starbucks si alte cafenele care acum sunt deschise si au cafea, oare să mi au 5min pauza de la muncă si să merg la cafenea, sa scot cardul si să dau £4 pe cana de cafea, sunt un pic în “ceață”. La mine la munca, avem cafea, dar instant coffee.. yuck.

Afară încă e ceață.

La voi cum e vremea, sau/si cafeaua!?

Duminica plăcuta!

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

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The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.

Her eldest son, Charles, becomes King Charles III, and the head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms. He said the death of his beloved mother was “a moment of great sadness”. 

In a statement, His Majesty the King said: “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.”

He said during the period of mourning and change he and his family would be “comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held”.

In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

“The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” (CNN)