{"id":2821,"date":"2013-10-04T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2013-12-18T00:07:17","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T05:07:17","slug":"big-hugs-elmo-elmo-doll-to-help-sooth-your-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/big-hugs-elmo-elmo-doll-to-help-sooth-your-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Hug it out to feel better. Enter to win a Big Hugs Elmo for your family (US & CAN)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In one arm, my husband holds our three year\u00a0old, a smiley, high-energy kid with a zest for life and all things “fast”.\u00a0 In his other arm, he olds our sweet, smiley and much calmer eight month old son.\u00a0 I come in for a group hug and in the sweetest, cutest voice ever, my older son says “awwwwwwwww… our family”.<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s cheesy, but what can I say, it’s my favourite thing in the world!\u00a0 I’m so grateful my sons loves to ‘snuggle’. To me, nothing cures a bad day or a sad feeling better than a hug, especially if it comes from my kids.\u00a0 I also find that hugs work best to sooth my kids.\u00a0 If my oldest son is having one of his 3-year old tantrums, after a few minutes, if he’s still upset, I walk right over, and without saying a word, I hug him and just like magic, his tears disappear and his happy demeanour returns.\u00a0 When my baby takes a tumble as he’s learning to crawl, I immediately rush over for a hug.\u00a0 It may be my mother’s instinct, but whatever it is, it works.\u00a0 It calms him down almost instantly.\u00a0 It’s also the first and last thing I do every day with my kids.\u00a0 Truly, there’s no better way to start a day.\u00a0 That’s why I knew my son would go wild when he first played with Big Hugs Elmo<\/a>.\"big<\/a><\/p>\n

When we first removed Elmo from the box, my oldest son spent the next ten minutes hugging him.\u00a0 Sure, there were\u00a0a few minutes where he put\u00a0his face in Elmo’s mouth (what three year\u00a0old wouldn’t find that amusing), but the rest of the time he spent hugging him.\u00a0 And who could resist.? Elmo is the perfect size for a toddler and he’s soooooooooooooooo soft.\u00a0And guess what my older son did first thing this morning? He came down and gave Elmo a huge morning hug!\u00a0 It’s the sweetest sight to see.\u00a0 My hope is that if he’s ever upset, and we can’t sooth him right away, that he’ll hug our newest friend, Elmo.<\/p>\n