When you start your first child in any sort of care situation (nanny, care facility, preschool), emotions can run really high. Fear, guilt, stress, anxiety. It is the conundrum of working parents: how to be the parents we want to be while also paying the bills and advancing our careers. Like many of you, being …
Toddler Tantrums after Daycare: A Guide for Struggling Parents Read More »
I’d barely left the room when my son’s cries started. Again, like the previous night, another meltdown when the lights were turned out. We had followed our routine. First, a nice bath. Then a few of his favorite books. We read them together, laughing and letting our imaginations bring the stories to life. Yet, my …
My Toddler is Scared to Go to Sleep Alone: What Can a Parent Do? Read More »
Wow, this is a challenging question to get a definitive answer on. You will find multiple thoughts, opinions, and perspectives on this question. Further, you’ll see that most of these thoughts, opinions, and perspectives….ALL DIFFER! 4 months? 3 months? 6 months? 7 months? Seriously? What is a first time parent supposed to do? I can …
Toddler hitting is a challenge, no matter who they are hitting. The baby sitter, their little baby brother or sister, dad, mom, grandparents. For the parent, toddler hitting brings out a lot of feelings. Hurt/pain (especially when you really get nailed), frustration (because the behavior won’t stop) and also embarrassment, as other people see your …
My sons are close to 18 months apart. Actually, if we want to get technical and I use my tired mom brain to do the math…..they are 16 months apart. Ugh! 16 months! My head hurts just thinking about it. What was I thinking? In hindsight, I can tell you that I am grateful that …
I started reading to all of my children when they were infants, well before they were able to sit up, engage with the book, or probably even understand what the heck I was doing. My children become interested in books at different times. My first child become very interested in sitting in my lap to …
Baby Not Interested in Books? [Don’t Let That Stop You] Read More »
I have started babies on solids three times (my two boys and then my girl). I started them on solids at different times, for different reasons. Part of the timing had to do with them (what they were individually ready for), and also what I as the parent was ready for. I started my first …
As a new parent, it can be a challenge to take care of every single thing needed by your baby. You may not even realize how your baby differs from you, especially as it relates to being able to handle moving from cool to warm (or even hot) weather. Not only that, (unsurprisingly, baby skin …
Babies are awful. They are. More and more, people are choose voluntary childlessness, not from infertility but because they just DON’T WANT CHILDREN. In this day and age, announcing to your parents or friends that you don’t want children of your can can be met with varying degrees of shock and skepticism. They don’t believe …
Infants, babies, and children change quickly. It can be really confusing for parents and caregivers, when someone worked the day before and then suddenly, does it. It is common for children to change their mind about the bath, seemingly overnight. In some cases, children who abhor the bath (meaning hate it a lot) fall in …
Why Does My Child All of a Sudden Hate Bathtime? Read More »
