I don’t know what it is lately, but I feel we’re in a phase over here. A phase that I do not want to end. A time in our children’s lives in which I’m acutely aware will be ending too soon. We are in the cuddling at bedtime phase. Well, we’ve actually been in this…
Picky Little Eater
Dear Dr.Mom I’m sure you get this one a lot, but my 20 month old won’t eat anything anymore. Well, that’s not exactly true. He will eat yogurt, pb&j, grilled cheese, applesauce, pop tarts, spaghetti, & soft tacos. Yep, that about covers it. He used to eat anything I put in front of him. Peas,…
How Parenting Advice is Like GPS
Driving through narrow, winding roads on a wet and cold afternoon, I wonder (silently) if we are going the right way. After our second near miss of a head on collision, I speak up. “This doesn’t seem right”, I finally say, more than a little perturbed. “I know, but the GPS says we’re almost there.”…
In Support of Sleep
Getting your infant, toddler, or even preschooler to sleep through the night is tricky at best. If you are one of the lucky ones, you may have an “easy” sleeper. You know, the one that seems content after some rocking, singing, and nursing. Things just flow and voila…you actually have a baby that…”sleeps like a…
Desperate for Sleep
Yesterday morning I woke up to find the following e-mail in my inbox. Boy, did this sound familiar. All too familiar and I could easily relate to this mother writing to me at one o’clock in the morning…desperate for sleep. Desperate for some kind of solution. Just plain desperate. I have been there. Her words…
Pillow talk
When it comes to bedtime around here, I am all business. I can’t seem to help myself, the orders just come flying out of my mouth. Time for PJs, go potty, brush your teeth. Okay, let’s read a couple of books, say prayers, sing a song, then lights out. Night night, I love you and…
Dance With Me
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon, I’m trying to get dinner started because if my children don’t have food in front of them by 5pm, they act like they’re starving. It’s these evening hours, the witching hours no doubt, that can drive us all a little insane. The kids are tired, hungry, and…grumpy. Never a good…
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