Category Archives for General Parenting
For Everything You Have Missed…
“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. It is about your outlook towards life. You can either
Continue readingQ & A with Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Have you ever wondered how you’re supposed to react during your toddler’s temper tantrums? Or what about what to do when your baby or toddler consistently wakes up SUPER early in the morning?
Continue readingGiving Up Control
Sometimes in life there are things we cannot control. We cannot control the weather, for example, but we can control our preparation for rain or snow. Fussy and high-needs babies are out of our control.
Continue readingHappy Mother’s Day
I remember my first Mother’s Day well, and it wasn’t for the reason that lots of other moms remember their first Mother’s Day. My daughter was just shy of 3 months old and screaming up a storm while
Continue readingThe Wheel of Choice
Who doesn’t need another tool in their arsenal of anti-tantrum strategies? I recently came across the idea of the Wheel of Choice. It comes from the positive discipline model of parenting, and helps
Continue readingI’m Not Cut Out To Be A Stay At Home Mom
I saw this meme a few months ago. It shows the difference between what the outside world thinks a stay at home mom does, and then shows what it’s really like. I admit that, until I had kids of my
Continue readingCalming Your Fussy Baby: A Primer
As an addendum to my earlier “Colic Primer” I thought maybe it would be helpful to provide some really tangible ideas to try to help navigate the stressful days of colic beyond just saying “Try it
Continue readingHow to Wear a Fussy Baby
Do you wear your baby? Parents of fussy, colicky and high need babies often report that their babies do best when they’re being carried or held. Although at first they may resist (strongly) being
Continue readingAn Inconvenient Truth: Parenting is a Tough Job
It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Emily had a stomach bug, then Chloe had a stomach bug which turned into a cold, which turned into some other flu-like virus. Then Emily got the flu-like virus, and
Continue readingFaking It
I am an educated woman. I have a university degree and a college diploma. I am able to do simple math equations and can find my way out of corn mazes with ease. I have some level of intelligence. So
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