Ah, night waking…every parent’s dream come true. Young babies still need to eat during the night, so getting out of bed to feed your baby is a necessity. But night after night of interrupted sleep can catch up with you and make you feel like the walking dead when you make that sleepy trek to the crib. Worse still is … Read More
Is Your iPad Ruining Your Children’s Sleep?
There’s no escaping the fact that children born during the last few years are FAR more “connected” than kids have ever been. Cell phones, iPads, TVs, computers… just about every parent I know admits to letting their child “zone out” in front of a movie, game, or app now and then. But growing evidence shows that exposure to the kind … Read More
Are Soothers Bad For Your Baby?
A lot of parents who use soothers feel a twinge of guilt the first time they stick a pacifier in their baby’s mouth. However, dealing with a screaming infant in the grocery line or on a long car trip will make most parents try just about anything they can think of to calm the child down! The truth is, it … Read More
Tips For Moving Your Child From The Crib To A Bed
Childhood is full of exciting milestones: first tooth, first solid foods, first steps. Making the switch from a crib to a bed is another sign your child is growing up. For some parents the idea can be a bit nerve-wracking. They wonder what life will be like if the child is free to get out of bed whenever he wants…will … Read More
Weird Parenting Trick For “Bad” Behavior
I’ve got a little secret to share with you today that will help you have the best-behaved child on the block. And — like many of my very favorite parenting “tricks” — it works by basically doing the opposite of what many other people recommend! Ok, suppose your child has a habit of misbehaving at restaurants. Instead of sitting politely … Read More
The 3 “Must-Follow” Rules For Baby’s Bedtime Routine
Ah, bedtime. The exhausted parent’s least favorite time of day. The whining, the negotiating, the delays, the tantrums— and all of this when most parents just want to sit back and relax with a book and some herbal tea (or a big glass of wine). It’s hard to be a perfect bedtime parent when you’ve been taking care of a … Read More
What if…?
What if — in just a single weekend — you could… put an end to your child’s habit of whining when things don’t go her way? stop your children from arguing and fighting amongst themselves? completely eliminate rude, defiant behavior in your son or daughter? Today, I’ve got a free download for you that’s designed to basically get rid of … Read More
Don’t be “that parent”
I have to admit, I have caught myself being “that parent” from time to time… You know what I’m talking about, right? I mean the parent at the park who says something like: “If you don’t stop throwing sand THIS INSTANT, we’re going to leave!” … and then pretending not to notice when your child starts throwing sand again, so … Read More
Five More Bites
Do you want to know one of my biggest parenting pet peeves? It’s when I hear parents saying, “Come on, just five more bites.” What REALLY makes me crazy is when they say it again and again, even when their child has told them that they are full! One of my jobs as a parent is to teach my children … Read More
Is My Baby Sleeping Too Much?
With all the talk among new parents about never getting enough sleep, it can be hard to imagine that some mom and dads are concerned that their baby might be sleeping TOO much. Now, the truth is that babies (especially newborns) need a LOT of sleep! So much sleep, in fact, that it can be a little alarming to new … Read More