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Toddlers and Self-Control
Photograph courtesy of huladancer. I’m sure this doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone but raising toddlers is hard. Ev has excellent verbal skills and I believe him to be advanced cognitively, as well....
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I love technology (and that’s okay)
There’s a lot of talk about kids and technology, both in what they should and shouldn’t be exposed to, and how their parents ought to be using it. Or, as it happens, not using it. Like just about...
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Girls Won’t Be Girls
Within the past few weeks Miss E has adopted a behavior that causes everyone who witnesses it to melt into puddles of adoring, pliable goo. Or just to say, “Aww.” While it began with a small stuffed...
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How to enjoy the holidays with a toddler?
Am I the only parent who gets anxious about the holidays? I find them a bit overwhelming and over stimulating and worry about my 2-year-old. I wasn’t sure about trick or treating this past Halloween,...
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Batteries Not Included
“The more a toy does, the less your child has to do.” I remember reading a fabulous article on Wired a few years ago on the top five best toys of all time. The list was a comprehensive one: stick, box,...
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A Good Day
There are some days when I love being Miss E’s mama. I don’t mean that to say I don’t love being her mother every day, but rather that there are days where the minutiae of parenthood can bring me joy,...
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Wide Awake
Photo courtesy of Jenny Lee Silver. Even though both Jillian and I have been down this road before, I’m going to talk about sleeping. Again. Or perhaps this time I should say the lack thereof. Because...
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I Only Listen to Daddy
Lately, Ev is really pressing the limits with me. He has been yelling and hitting when he isn’t getting his way, not listening, and persisting in doing the opposite of what I ask or tell him to do. I...
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Is it too early to be thinking about kindergarten?
My son is 2-and-a-half and we are already thinking about kindergarten. Currently, Ev attends a lovely child care where he is consistently engaged in developmentally appropriate activities that I know...
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Co-Sleeping Controversary
Photo courtesy of Peter Dahlgren. Like many other parenting decisions, co-sleeping is a controversial issue. Everyone has an opinion. There are those who offer scientific proof on the benefits of...
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