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How to Tell If Baby Is Hungry or Wants Comfort

Oct 03, 2023

Wondering if your newborn really wants to eat or is comfort sucking? Learn how to tell if baby is hungry or wants comfort instead. If breastfed babies suck to both eat and seek comfort, how then can you tell which is which? For any mom who feels tethered to her newborn baby 24/7, this question has likely popped into your head. Even after your little one should be full, he keeps sucking until you take him off or he falls asleep. He has a hard time getting his fingers in his mouth, so soothing with his hands isn't really an option. And if he's showing signs of hunger, does that always … [Read more...]

Fun Activities for 1-2 Year Olds

Activities

Oct 02, 2023

Check out these activities for 1-2 year olds! Includes sensory and educational crafts you can do indoors or outdoors with your toddler. It's the dilemma every parent has faced: What do I do all day with my child? Even though I worked full-time as a new mom, I also had a flexible schedule that allowed me to be with my eldest for a few days a week. But as much as I loved my time with him, the inevitable question of what to do would arise. Finding things to do can be a real struggle for many parents of toddlers. It also doesn't help if your toddler has a short attention span, moving … [Read more...]

How to Handle the 6 Week Sleep Regression

Newborn

Oct 01, 2023

Is your 6 week old fighting sleep and going through a growth spurt? Learn how to handle the 6 week sleep regression with these tips! After several weeks of somewhat decent sleep from your baby, she seems to be fighting it a lot lately. Getting her to deep sleep during the day has gotten really hard, even when she's clearly tired and needs to rest. It's also been difficult getting her back to sleep after a night waking. She used to doze off soon after putting her down, but now takes a long time to transition back. It doesn't help that the longer her wake windows, the crankier she gets. … [Read more...]

How to Stop Your Child from Crying at School

School

Sep 30, 2023

Drop off time with a child who is suddenly crying at school is heart-wrenching. Follow these simple best practices for tear-free school days. "Come meet your new friends!" my son's preschool teacher said. But he stood in place in the front of the class, head hung low, his eyes pointed straight to the ground. We had just enrolled him into a new school—or school, period, because he had never gone before. And nothing was more heartbreaking than seeing him realize his new reality. Because isn't that just the worst feeling? Maybe your daughter was fine the first few days of school, but … [Read more...]

5 Tips to Try When Your Toddler Wakes Up Too Early

Early Mornings

Sep 29, 2023

Frustrated when your toddler wakes up too early all of a sudden? Discover how to help your child wake up later in the morning. I never used to be a morning person. Before having kids, the earliest I'd wake up was at 8am, to get to work by 9am. Now that I have kids, waking up around 5:30am is my new normal, admittedly not always one of the perks of motherhood. But there was a point when even 5:30am seemed "late," when my then-toddler would wake up even earlier. You see, I treasure my time alone, whether it's the hours between my kids' bedtime and mine, or those early hours when I wake … [Read more...]

7 Ways to Make Parenting Toddlers Easier

Behavior

Sep 28, 2023

Overwhelmed with the challenges of parenting toddlers? Discover the best tips to better communicate with your child and avoid another temper tantrum. To this day, my husband and I haven't returned to a local car museum. We took our then-toddler to see the car exhibits. We had just made it to the main lobby when he decided to throw a fit about being there. Trying to convince him to visit the exhibits or play with the hands-on toys and activities were useless. My husband and I looked at each other, in a What are we going to do? sort of way. We had just paid for the tickets and the … [Read more...]

How to Encourage Table Manners for Kids

Eating

Sep 27, 2023

Tired of how your children behave at mealtimes? Learn how to encourage table manners for kids and have a pleasant experience with the family. We were sitting at a table next to a mom with her two kids. She had been trying unsuccessfully to get them to sit down properly and finish their meal. She eyed my kids sitting quietly and, with an exasperated chuckle, asked, "How do you do it?" First, a disclosure: my kids aren't "perfect" at the dining table. The strangest phrases have come out of our mouths to get them to behave, from "Please stop scraping your fork along the table," to "The … [Read more...]

How to Get Your Toddler to Stay in Bed

Sleeping

Sep 26, 2023

Wondering how to get your toddler to stay in bed? Check out these 8 tips to get your child to sleep—and stay—in bed the whole night. After months of sleep deprivation, your toddler finally proved that he could sleep a solid 11 to 12 hours straight. But just when you thought he'd sleep through the night from now until forever, you're faced with a new problem: he refuses to stay in his big kid bed. Right on cue, he creeps into your bed, too afraid to sleep on his own. Other times, he doesn't want to sleep in his room to begin with and puts up a fight come bedtime. Even though you're … [Read more...]

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