We have three children ranging in age from 3 to 7. The bedtime routine in our house is simple. First, […]
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Add Life to Your Work-Life Balance with These Tips
Flexible schedules, understanding your sleep patterns, eliminating time wasters all help you help achieve that work-life balance we all dream of.
Bedroom Sharing Days Over, Siblings Split for Better or Worse?
Our boys have always shared a bedroom, but now as teenagers they want their own space. How does the split change the dymanic of their lifelong relationship?
Summer Goals Help Kids Have Fun, Keep Parents Sane
Among my summer goals: getting my kids to do their own laundry. Seems logical since I don’t plan for my kids to not live with me forever.
Crying It Out, for Crying Out Loud, is Only Torture for Sleepless Parents
Crying It Out is NOT the same as Ferberizing, which involves ignoring your baby in gradually increasing intervals, by taunting him with your proximity. Crying It Out means you stay completely out of sight as opposed to cruelly teasing him.
Special Moments Happen When Children are at Their Most Frustrating
After a glorious day of incidents and worse, I found myself in the midst of a sleep battle with my oldest son when one of those special moments happened.