Dear Firstborn
The reality of toddler regression after a sibling is born. “It started about a week before your brother was born and continued for about two months after. You became a total shit.”
Category: Gentle Parenting Tips
Staying Sane at the Dinner Table
Feeding a baby has it’s own struggles, but feeding a toddler brings an entirely new set of nightmares to the stage. Why? Toddlers are emotional. I don’t mean that they cry a lot or sometimes throw temper tantrums. I mean they are emotional the way a completely hormonal and irrational pregnant woman gets about someone… Continue reading Staying Sane at the Dinner Table
New Year: Same You
It’s already begun: posts everywhere about “Top 10 Things To Change in the New Year” and “How to Make 2016 Your Best Year Yet” as if I’ve somehow miserably failed in 2015, as if I wasn’t good enough this year, but next year I will be if I take their advice. I’m tired of… Continue reading New Year: Same You
Twas The Night We All Slept: How to Give Your Child Healthier Sleep
Twas the night we all slept, and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse The box fan was running ‘hind the old rocking chair It was darker than dark in our small child’s lair The toddler was snuggled all warm in his bed With a paci and blankies laid… Continue reading Twas The Night We All Slept: How to Give Your Child Healthier Sleep
Mom’s Favorite Things
I know when my child starts to feel frustrated and grits his teeth and says, “I’M ANGRYYY!” the first thing I do is sing Daniel Tiger to him. “When you feel so mad that you wanna ROAR, take a deep breath and count to four. 1, 2, 3, 4.” (You know you sang along…and if… Continue reading Mom’s Favorite Things
Staying Home: A Survival Guide
Whether it’s Christmas break and you’re suddenly having a huge appreciation for your children’s teachers or it’s your gig all year round, staying at home with your kids can be rough. It’s an especially difficult transition for moms used to a fast paced workplace where you leave at the end of the day feeling… Continue reading Staying Home: A Survival Guide
I Am Enough
Teacher: a person who educates, protects, and cares for children. Mother: a person who educates, protects, and cares for children. My mother is a special education teacher. My aunt was an administrator. Several of my cousins are teachers. A ton of my friends are teachers. I am a teacher. We are also all parents.… Continue reading I Am Enough
Time Not Toys
Dear beloved friends and family, My life is a mess. The dishes aren’t done. The laundry is never-ending. Literally. I haven’t vacuumed in weeks. I’m ashamed of the state of my bathroom. And there are toys… everywhere. So, please, pretty please, as you are thinking of how much you love us and how much… Continue reading Time Not Toys
Learning Through Play: Toddlers
Ah, toddlers…the tiny little dictators that run your life and your schedule. If you don’t revolve around their nap schedule, you’re doomed to a life filled with tantrums and emotions bigger than the poop they had last week that they smeared all over the bathroom before you could hang up your five minute phone call.… Continue reading Learning Through Play: Toddlers
Líllébaby Costume Contest and Giveaway!
#WhyWeWear: Family Edition “Gimme that baby!” my mother would shout the minute she stepped into our house when Lucas was first born. She would proceed to be a baby hog for the remainder of her visit, and that never bothered me in the slightest, not only because Lucas was being cared for and loved… Continue reading Líllébaby Costume Contest and Giveaway!
