I nearly forgot that I had my own blog. To me, pregnancy feels like a long, solo journey to a strange, distant land. I turn inward. I slow down. I retreat. I wait. I process. This year and last …
Of Meltdowns and Muffins: A Review of How Toddlers Thrive
I first heard about Dr. Tovah Klein and How Toddlers Thrive: What Parents Can Do Today for Children Ages 2-5 to Plant the Seeds of Lifelong Success in a piece by science and parenting writer Melinda …
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My Hard-Earned Tips for Escaping Toddler Sleep Hell
It had been three years since we had slept. Slight exaggeration, but not by much. Our son had held a reign of terror at night time since he was a month old. Despite my close reading of Healthy …
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Skip Exercise… and 4 Other New Pregnancy Mottos
It's almost bathing suit season and, to prepare, I'm going to... Do absolutely nothing. You see, I'm now well into my second trimester of my second pregnancy, and this time I'm doing things a …
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If We Left Kids Alone, Would We All Be More Joyful and Happy?
Welcome back to The Brilliant Book Club, a collaboration of five parent bloggers. To learn more about BBC, read this post or follow us on Facebook, G+ or Twitter with the hashtag …
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Let’s Talk About Tummy Troubles
Did you know that parents change about 2,000 diapers during their babies' first year of life? For us, one of the strangest aspects of new parenthood was realizing how many of our conversations now …