by Mandi | Nov 21, 2019 | Infant
What is Attachment Parenting? There are a lot of different philosophies out there about how to raise your children. One of these new age philosophies that became popular in the 2000’s is attachment parenting. It was more a popular Cali trend but still worth the...
by Mandi | Nov 18, 2019 | Infant
It used to be diapering was such a hassle; mothers had no choice but to use cloth diapers, clumsy pins, and annoying covers. Then they invented disposable diapers and most mothers thought it was a miracle. Now, about 80% of diapered babies use disposable...
by Mandi | Nov 18, 2019 | Infant
Nothing can be more nerve racking for a parent than the wail of a baby who canít be comforted. You can lose a lot of sleep and at some points come close to losing your sanity. While everyone has their own ideas for raising children one of the best things you...
by Mandi | Nov 18, 2019 | Infant
Some get lucky and come home with this baby that not only sleeps mostly at night, but goes almost 4 hours without waking to eat. You can wish for it, but I wouldn’t because I doubt it’s going to happen. Expect to be on call to be the human dairy queen about every hour...
by Mandi | Nov 14, 2019 | Toddlers
When your baby is big enough to make a mess but still too small to clean it up, picking up after her can be quite a challenge. Sometimes it seems like she goes through an entire load of clothes in a day or two, and let’s not forget all of those mealtime messes....
by Mandi | Nov 14, 2019 | Toddlers
Reading is one of the most important skills your child will learn. It is vital skill that we use each and every day. If you think about it, you really can’t survive life without it in this day and age because we mostly “write” our communications to our friends and...
by Mandi | Nov 13, 2019 | Toddlers
As we all know, kids don’t come with a book, although there are literally thousands out there on parenting and I am sure that there are hundreds on how to potty train. Like raising a two-year-old isn’t daunting enough, we have to teach them how to use a...
by Mandi | Nov 12, 2019 | Toddlers
Teaching Your Toddler Manners Toddlerhood is a stage that involves lots of learning. Your child is perfecting his walking and other motor skills. He is undergoing emotional development. And he makes strides in verbal communications. The beginning of language...
by Mandi | Nov 12, 2019 | Toddlers
When your child is an infant, he may have no problem with going to the babysitter. Babies usually adapt to new caregivers well as long as their needs are being attended to. So it often comes as a shock when you go to drop your 1 year old off at his long-time sitter,...
by Mandi | Nov 12, 2019 | Toddlers
Toddlers misbehave. It’s a fact of life. Some days it may seem like that’s all they do from the time they get up until they go to bed. When children are that young, punishment is largely ineffective. They have trouble connecting their actions to the...
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