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StepsToSavingSanityWhenTheCryingWontStop-CryingBaby

5 Steps to Save Your Sanity When the Crying Won’t Stop

Some days parenting is noisy. Some days are noisier than others. Some days are just insane. Last week I made an argument for letting your kids cry-it-out. Not the standard position, and it will actually help you bond with your kids. Sometimes they just need permission to cry. And some days that’s easier said than [...]

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60 Second Parenting: Weekly Twitter Updates

Breastfeeding in public catches a lot of grief. What's the craziest thing someone has said to you about whipping a… http://t.co/B132IvxO # Already this morning I am grateful for bleach and its disinfectant properties. What are you grateful for today? # If you have a problem with a member of your family who is negative, [...]

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Cry it Out

You Should Let Your Child Cry-It-Out

When to Cry-It-Out I’m a huge fan of attachment parenting, and strong supporter of gentle sleep methods, but there are times where you absolutely should let your child cry-it-out. And it’s not at bedtime. As my kids got older, we entered the “terrible-two’s” and I donned my research hat to find a solution to tantrums so I could reclaim [...]

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crying baby

I Let My Son Cry-It-Out

Teaching your kids to self-soothe by letting them “cry-it-out” gets a lot of heat. Some parents swear by it, other parents swear at the parents who practice it. It’s sure way to start a heated debate at playgroup. When my oldest was a baby, I was desperate for sleep and didn’t know what else to do. [...]

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60 Second Parenting: Weekly Twitter Updates

Can you teach a 4-yo chess? http://t.co/EZge3PKZ # I love how my 3-yo tells me where he's hiding when we're playing hide-and-seek! Lol. # RT @TopsyRT: Child Behavior: Bribe or Treat? http://t.co/drlimCHe # No snow where you live? No problem! Get some socks out and have a sock-snowball war! Parenting Chat Cafe with… http://t.co/BXs44nuj # [...]

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AngryToddler

My Secret to Taming Tantrums

There is a shockingly easy way to tame tantrums and moderate meltdowns. I’m still amazed at how well it works with my boys. It’s a little trick called validation. Kids are full of emotions. Happy. Sad. Tired. Hungry. Irritated. Frustrated. And downright mad! Kids don’t always know what they are experiencing and emotional outbursts can [...]

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60 Second Parenting: Weekly Twitter Updates

We stayed home to ring in the New Year. It was wonderful! We watched the last Harry Potter movie (missed the… http://t.co/WkpJ9Mb8 # First things first, take out a piece of paper and write out ten great things that happened to you in 2011. Read… http://t.co/h3LI9g40 # Get your tissues out for this one! So [...]

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The Best Kinds of Hugs

Give Your Kids a Chance to Miss You

I love hugs. But there are two types of hugs that I simply adore. #1. Sick hugs. Yes, it’s sad and a bit heartbreaking when your kids are sick, but man, they give the best hugs and snuggles when they are a bit under the weather. #2. “I missed you!” hugs. When my kids were [...]

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I love you, Brother!

I love you, Brother!

After an exhausting week in Utah with my dad in the hospital, I was able to sleep in my own bed. Not too surprisingly, my husband and I were joined in the middle of the night by two extra bodies (three if you count the fuzzy orange body of my cat, Elvis). Although I was [...]

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Hospital Sick

When Your Parents Get Sick

I recently wrote a post on how to keep yourself healthy. Because moms don’t get sick days.  Last year I learned a lot about what to do when your kids get sick–hospital sick–when my youngest had Kawasaki disease. Well, recently my dad got sick. Scary hospital sick. Starting with a stomach ache, the situation quickly [...]

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