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As a Parent Educator, I often teach parents that just as a child goes through different ages and stages, parents will go through stages as well. Most parents start out in the usual way, as Dreamers and Planners, sharing hopes and dreams with each other and their families and friends of what their child might be like. They wonder about how their child will look, whose temperament or personality traits he or she will have, things they want to do with and tell and teach their child some day, and how they hope to raise their family. They envision connecting and sharing the world with their child, and passing on family heritage, culture and traditions.

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