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How to Get Kids to Take Medicine

Sep 18, 2021

Wondering how to get kids to take medicine? Discover the biggest reason your child puts up a fight, and effective tips that can help. For some reason, when I was younger, someone thought it'd be a great idea to smash a medicine pill into crumbs and mix into my glass of water. Back in the day, you didn't have cherry-flavored medicine or chewable vitamins. Instead, when kids refused to take medicine, apparently you crumbled it into water, hoping they'd drink it. While medicine has improved over the decades, many of us still find ourselves struggling with getting kids to take … [Read more...]

The Real Reason Kids Should Have Chores

Family Life

Sep 17, 2021

You may have heard the benefits of chores, but here's one compelling reason kids should have chores that is often overlooked. There was always an excuse that held me back from having my kids load the dishwasher after meals. I worried that the dishes might break and we'd have to fish broken glass shards out of the tiniest nooks. They might not rinse the dishes well enough in the sink, and end up clogging the dishwasher pipes. I even blamed how roughly they turned the faucet on and off, convinced they'd break it given enough time. It wasn't just the dishes, either. I insisted on … [Read more...]

What You Need to Know About the 11 Month Sleep Regression

Infant

Sep 16, 2021

Is your baby waking up at night or suddenly refusing to sleep? Discover tips to cope with the 11 month sleep regression. There can't seriously be an 11 month sleep regression, I thought. But lo and behold, a quick internet search showed that I wasn't the only one with a baby suddenly not sleeping well. The new sleep patterns—if you could call them that—felt like our family was back on the newborn schedule. Because for months, my son would go down at bedtime easily and happily. If he happened to fuss in the middle of the night, he'd only do so for a minute before falling right back … [Read more...]

3 Meaningful Lessons Moms of Boys Need to Teach

Parenthood

Sep 15, 2021

Moms of boys: whether you have one boy or more, keep these tips in mind as you raise kind, curious, and confident kids in today's world. After I had my eldest, I thought the ideal sibling combo would be to give my son a little sister. I even had a name for her—Naomi. So, imagine my surprise when I learned that not only would I be having twins, but that both would be boys. Of course, the comments flooded in, and continue even today: "Whoa, you must be tired!" "You're going to be a soccer mom." "So, are you going to try for a girl?" Moms of boys, you know what I'm talking about. … [Read more...]

What to Do If Your 5 Month Old Baby Only Sleeps When Held

Infant

Sep 13, 2021

What to do when your 5 month old baby only sleeps when held (and cries when you put her down)? Help her sleep on her own with these tips! You were hoping your baby would be sleeping better by now. Sure, you understood the newborn months would be rough, but five months later and you're just as—if not more—sleep deprived than ever. During the day, she'll only nap if she's held in your arms or if she's nursing. You have no issues holding her for naps, but you also have a 2 year old to deal with. At night, she'll sleep well, but only if she's right next to you. You've tried to lay her … [Read more...]

5 Tips to Stop the Pain After Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

Sep 12, 2021

Are you experiencing breast pain after breastfeeding or pumping? These tips can help you find breastfeeding pain relief. This can't be normal, I thought to myself. Once again, I found myself curled on my bed in a fetal position, with tears squeezing out of my eyes. The sharp, shooting pains that happened after breastfeeding—even after pumping—came once again. They felt like electric shocks that came and went for at least 30 minutes after I nursed the twins. So much so that I wanted to quit breastfeeding altogether. This wasn't the first time, either. A few years earlier, I was a … [Read more...]

5 Effective Techniques to Help Kids with Transitions

Development

Sep 11, 2021

Moving from one activity to the next can be a challenge throughout the day. Check out these 5 tips to help kids with transitions. I swore I would never take him to the automobile museum ever again. I had planned a fun outing to take my then-toddler to visit a nearby car museum, expecting to see different models of cars and play with the exhibits. Except it went nothing like that. He didn't want to visit any of the exhibits or even play with the toys on display—and screamed if we even suggested it. So, we figured he was hungry and ushered him to the museum's restaurant. Instead, … [Read more...]

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