Category Archives: General Parenting Ideas and Tips

For my own sanity – or perhaps insanity, I like to break and boil things down to the point where I can reconstruct them with a solid understanding of what makes it – it.  Parenting was a big change in … Continue reading →

I tug my boys arm when he’s upset, get done to his level, establish eye contact and lower my voice and unemotionally ask him what’s the matter.  If he’s out of breath I tell him to “be calm” – he’ll … Continue reading →

Neither of these are requirements for your baby.  We owned one sippy-cup and our son dropped it on the floor and since it was made free of BPA it smashed to smithereens!  After that we just offered him a cup.  … Continue reading →

When I had my boy for the day, I always made a point to going outside for at least an hour.  Well, most days anyway.  We live in a cold and variable climate and seeing temperatures as low as minus … Continue reading →