Day 1: Top 5 in video As 2011 comes to a close, I sit here reflecting on what an incredible year it’s been for this little ‘ol blog of mine. I’m incredibly grateful for opportunities I’ve been presented with as a direct result of writing about motherhood, parenting, and children’s health…right here on Confessions of…
Category Archives: parenting
Why your 5 year old is bringing back the tantrum and how you can help
Being a 5-year-old is hard. Starting kindergarten, learning how to ride a bike without training wheels, losing your first tooth, and being expected to (gasp) sit still for a prolonged period of time. It’s enough to push any child over the edge if the circumstances are just right. Plenty of parents both confide in me…
Anatomy of a tantrum
I think most of us know how a tantrum plays out… Child wants something, it’s not appropriate, we distract or say “not now”, child becomes increasingly more upset, our heart rate starts to quicken because we sense the imminent storm…then it happens. Our sweet child suddenly transforms into a screaming, crying, flailing mess. We’re left…
What to do when your child is “The Biter”
I received an e-mail a few weeks ago from a mom, desperate to help her two year old son. He just so happened to be “the biter”. At some point in our parenting journey, we’re all faced with biting and children. Either our children have been on the receiving end, our children are the ones…
Honey, I don’t have time for your meltdown
Dear Little Sister, You are having a rough day. I can see (and hear) that. I wish I knew how to ease your frustration, how to stop those overflowing tears…but sometimes, I’m at a loss. The perfect, patient mommy in me wants to stop… ….stop making dinner. ….stop driving you to school. ….stop getting ready…
Going to Kindergarten: It’s not always as simple as being “ready”
Delay Kindergarten at Your Child’s Peril. Those words glared at me from my inbox, daring me to read with great interest. Which of course, I did. My husband sent me this article to read…FYI…he says. Uh-huh, I skeptically think to myself…I will. Just days earlier I had hinted to my husband that perhaps it wasn’t…
Does the Tooth Fairy accept other forms of payment?
So Big Brother did something incredibly ingenious/sneaky/endearing (take your pick here) the other night. He was dutifully working on a “note” before bed. Concentrating really hard, taking his time to draw a nice picture. He even asked me how to “exactly spell” some words so there would be no confusion. When I finally asked what…
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