The following post is written by Danielle from Keeping Up with the Holsbys. I have marveled many times about the fact that second children are ever conceived, in light of the fact that first children really play havoc with your sex life, but something I have observed in the last 9 months, is that it’s [...]
Category: toddler
At six months old, my son did something that held me in complete disbelief: he slept through the night—11 full hours—all on his own. Prior to that, all my husband and I had ever known was sleep deprivation, sometimes taking over an hour to help our little guy fall asleep only to wake up again [...]
While my toddler has been doing wonderfully with potty-training, one aspect that remains an obstacle is his fear of public bathrooms. He was hardly the fan even as an infant, when he would wail and cry as I changed his diaper on the changing table. As a toddler, changing his diaper became more a struggle, [...]
My husband and I have been a bit lazy about potty training. As expensive as diapers add up to, I love the convenience of not having to rush out to the nearest bathroom or feel pressured to keep outings to a minimum should my kiddo express the need to use the bathroom. Still, the time [...]
One of the side effects of playing with a toddler is the inevitable injury accidentally inflicted on said child and/or parent. And one of the side effects of being the parent is that you have to act like one. A few days ago, my LO and I were bent over his little table, working hard [...]
My two-year-old and I were in the car a few days ago, listening to a song with whistling. “Can you whistle?” he requested, wanting me to whistle along to the song, to which I happily obliged. Unfortunately, my whistling was a bit on the soft side since he asked again, “Can you whistle?” Apparently the [...]
It’s one thing to have a bad day because of kids (or rather, because we’re parenting kids)—from tantrums to sleep deprivation to picky eating. It’s a whole other ballgame when you’re having a bad day that has nothing to do with kids… yet you still have to deal with them. That’s what happened to us [...]
In the past, getting my toddler in and out of the car required lifting a hefty body from the ground and into the car, and from inside the car into his car seat. Considering that he’s a bit on the taller (and heavier) side, I knew I couldn’t keep carrying him into the car for [...]
“Don’t want to wash hands,” my toddler declared after finishing a meal. I could feel the fussiness brewing as I looked at him incredulously. This was a kid who hardly fussed about daily routines like hand washing. And while I could have chosen other, more conscientious alternatives—picking my battles, not making a big deal, being [...]
