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As parents, we control many aspects of our children’s lives—the food they eat, the clothes they wear, the kind of education they receive and even the values we impart. Then there are the other facets of life that remain completely out of our control, from their temperament, their health and well-being, and the darker days [...]
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, [...]
I’m excited to share a guest post I wrote for Family Made Simple that talked about labeling the action, not your child. I had the good fortune of meeting Tessa via Facebook and immediately accepted her offer to write a guest post for her blog. Here are the first few lines I wrote for Family [...]
I came across an article from The Wall Street Journal titled The Facebook-Free Baby—Are you a mom or dad who’s guilty of ‘oversharenting’? The cure may be to not share at all. Author Steven Leckart discusses the circumstances leading to parents sharing everything about their kids online, as well as potential repercussions for doing so. [...]
I wrote an awesome blog post I couldn’t wait to publish. It was one of those posts where all the words just flowed and I truly felt I had something meaningful to share with you all. Except you won’t get to read a single word because I deleted it. “Can you read this post and [...]
I recently came across the book The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. that discussed how parents can better understand how the brain functions in order to survive daily struggles while helping our kids thrive. Most of us have heard that our brains are divided into separate areas, with [...]
This past weekend, our toddler kindly reminded us that the terrible-twos have yet to go away. In the blink of an eye he would go from yelling at the top of his lungs to happily singing and talking. For instance, we went to the market, and he wanted more bread to eat (what’s new?). When [...]
We started reading to our toddler very early so that from the day he was born we’ve yet to pass a day without having read a book. Literacy—or rather, the love of reading and knowledge—remains a priority in our family. Below are some of the ways we’ve encouraged reading: Reading in a relaxed environment The [...]
We’re fortunate that our toddler tends to be on the obedient side, so while we have tantrum episodes, most of the memories of my days don’t include too much discipline. We don’t spank, we don’t do time-outs, we don’t do count-to-three. We do what has to be done, and do a lot of explaining and [...]
