How do you prepare your young child for the birth of a sibling?
We were barely into toddlerhood with our first child when we discovered we would be expecting our second child! Very excited, we began preparing for the arrival of our daughter's...
How can I get my toddler to eat the food I give her? Do they come with highly-developed taste buds?
Hmm, well...the answer to this is, you won’t ever get her to eat everything you want her to eat! These little people are extremely determined beings and for some crazy...
Mom vs. Puke – How do you win? Because, the battle is real!
Its the middle of the night and you hear the dreaded sound, "Mom, I just puked!" or from the younger ones, confused crying and sounds of vomiting. You rush out of...
Homework has become a nightmare, what can we do?
In the early years, evening schoolwork can be fun and even endearing…read ten minutes about Jan and Dan, and then study five spelling words that each have only three letters....
How do I get rid of my 2-year-old’s tantrums?
Well, let me say...I don’t know if “get rid of” is the right word here. 2-year-olds will be 2-year-olds and...as we all know, people will be people. Have we ourselves...
“You want to touch MY baby?” And all the things you really want to say.
Ah, flu season is upon us. Germs of all shapes and sizes rear their ugly heads wherever we go. Meanwhile, we mothers are approached from many directions by people who...
Mothers pep talk, or If You’re Depressed, You’re Probably Doing a Good Job as a Mom
I usually give this talk to moms at the one year check up. I often have mom's break down in tears when they find out other moms feel this way....
How do I get any house work done when the kids are always around?
This took me quite a long time and many tiresome nights to figure out. After my first child was born I couldn't even fathom trying to go above and beyond...
How do I get my three-year-old to stop sucking her thumb?
Here is a method that worked wonders with my three-year old daughter. She had sucked her thumb since she was a tiny infant. Finding her thumb right around 8-10 weeks,...