I recently received a message from a friend and reader regarding bullies. She has some very legitimate concerns about a certain young bully in her neighborhood that is making life very stressful for her two young boys and the rest of the kids on her block. He curses, calls names, and “accidentally” hurts the other…
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Save that macchiato for Mama, baby
When I first read about some parents in Brooklyn serving up babyccinos to their tots, I have to admit, I thought…really, do we need to be serving our tots coffee? Just like us? However, the accompanying video of the little girl enamored with her babyccino, complete with rainbow sprinkles did make me smile. It was…
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Trusting my instinct…
Mommy, how do you spell book? Okay, b, I got b. Okay o, I got o….she continues until her sentence is complete. Hey mom, I can spell…m-y, and oh yeah, t-h-e. Wait, wait…here’s our family. I can spell all of our names. And mom? Can I go to school every day? This from a little…
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Baby love: soothing your fussy and gassy baby
I recently saw a new mom in clinic. Her chief complaint was written out like this: Baby is gassy and fussy. Mom is worried. Not sleeping well. When I walked into the room, I saw a visibly tired young mother. Adorable babe nursing happily. Mom was near tears as she started to speak. Apparently, for…
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Crazy and funny truths about sleep and children
It’s Friday, and I’m in a let’s lighten up and laugh at ourselves sort of mood. Besides, we’d never make it through this parenting gig if we couldn’t find the humor in some of the stuff that we go through. Since we talked about sleep this week (lack of it, more specifically), I’ve gathered some…
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Dear parents, I support sleep…that is all
I’ve been reading and hearing about sleep issues all over the place lately; on facebook, on twitter, in my inbox, in various blog posts, and in clinic. I’ve heard and read: I feel like a failure, my 3 year still doesn’t sleep through the night. I’ve somehow failed my child, she can’t sleep unless she’s…
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Breastfeeding broke my heart
Or, rather, the inability to truly breastfeed broke my heart. “You have insufficient glandular tissue.” These words were spoken to me by my lactation consultant after what seemed like hours as she poked and prodded my breasts. I was three weeks in to being a new mom and was an emotional wreck. Breastfeeding was going…
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