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How to Stop Being the “Bad Guy” with Your Kids

Nov 07, 2020

Do you feel like you're squashing the fun for being strict and holding your ground? Learn how to stop being the bad guy with your kids. Do your days feel like you're squashing out the fun for being strict and holding your ground? You're trying to have a fun, positive moment with your kids, but you can't seem to go a minute before disciplining them yet again. You want them to ride their scooters in the yard, but have to stop them from crashing into the flower bed. They're having a blast playing chase, but you have to step in when they hurt one another. And you can't seem to let it go when … [Read more...]

How to Teach Your Baby to Self Soothe

Infant

Nov 06, 2020

Frustrated when your baby doesn't fall asleep on his own? Learn how to teach self soothing techniques for babies to sleep with these effective tips. I was running out of ideas. My six-month-old was fast outgrowing many of the sleep gear my husband and I had been relying on to help him sleep. The swaddle—even in extra-large—wouldn’t stay on all night. He looked squished in the swing and was getting too heavy for me to rock in my arms, even while bouncing him on a yoga ball. This didn’t even include the exhaustion of nursing him throughout the night—the one surefire way he’d fall … [Read more...]

Why We Need to Read with Our Kids Every Day

How Kids Learn

Nov 05, 2020

If reading with your children isn't a regular habit, try to make it one. Here are compelling reasons why we need to read with kids every day. Reading with our kids is the kind of advice everyone—experts, teachers, pediatricians—recommends, but can still fall off our radar. And we have plenty of excuses, don't we? We're too busy to squeeze reading into our day. Or we do read with our kids, but not regularly. Maybe we don't have enough books in the house, or think the kids are too old to be read to. We might not read ourselves, or we meet resistance when we suggest reading with our … [Read more...]

Must Haves for Twins to Add to Your Registry List

Pregnancy

Nov 04, 2020

Are you expecting twins? Check out this comprehensive list of must haves for twins! It includes everything you'll need to care for two babies. I finally wrapped my head around the fact that I was having twins. The emotions were still coming in waves, but I was ready and more than excited for their arrival. Except... I didn't know what I needed to have for twins. I already had a three-year-old and planned to use many of his baby items for the twins. But as I quickly realized, what may have worked for a singleton doesn't always apply when you're expecting twins. Do you really need … [Read more...]

12 Things to Do When Your Newborn Fights Sleep

Newborn

Nov 03, 2020

Struggling when your newborn fights sleep for hours? Learn 12 tricks that actually work so you can get the rest you and your baby need! Never mind that I was beyond exhausted—I knew my newborn was, too. He'd sleep easily in my arms, but would cry the second I put him down in the crib or bassinet. I tried changing his diapers, walking him around the house, snuggling with him in bed—nothing seemed to convince him that it was time to sleep. Even as he'd start to doze off, he'd force his eyes open, determined not to fall asleep no matter how tired he was. As a first-time mom, this was … [Read more...]

What to Do When Your Toddler Wakes Up Too Early Crying

Sleeping

Nov 02, 2020

Struggling with an early riser? Learn what to do when your toddler wakes up too early crying every morning and won't go back to sleep. At first, the early wake ups started at 6am. But over the next few weeks, that wake up time has been getting earlier and earlier, sometimes as soon as 3:45am. Your toddler is simply up and ready to go. His tears might start out as whimpers, but then it progresses to full-on crying. You wake up every morning to screaming and crying instead of the coos and talking you'd hear from other toddler parents. Expecting him to go back to sleep in that state … [Read more...]

Children’s Books about Thanksgiving

Children's Books

Nov 01, 2020

Gobble up these Thanksgiving children's books, perfect for the young reader. From turkeys to fall, your kids will enjoy reading about Thanksgiving. Every year, my kids bring home Thanksgiving crafts from school, like a wreath all about gratitude or the ubiquitous "hand" turkey. They've put on classroom shows where they sing about turkeys and learn cute dance moves. But behind all the festivities and fanfare, the food and the fun, is the immense feeling of gratitude for all we have. We celebrate our harvests, both literal and figurative. We remember our blessings from the year, from the … [Read more...]

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