Plotting a Course for Success Don’t just try breastfeeding. Succeed. If you want to assure success with breastfeeding, be proactive and plan. You and you alone are in charge of your success. Don’t wait for someone else to make it happen. Be a participant, not an observer. Why? Because there are many seemingly innocent interventions …
Raising Night Owls My son was never a morning person. That wasn’t a problem when he was young because I could have him in afternoon preschool and kindergarten. Even elementary school wasn’t too bad because the school didn’t start until 9 a.m., and little boys don’t need a lot of time to get ready. Then …
Learning to Identify and Nurture Little Feelings For many parents, a child’s first birthday heralds the end of babyhood and the beginning of toddlerhood. A walking, talking little person ready to explore the world takes the place of midnight feedings and T-shirts caked in spit-up. It’s momentous. Your baby probably won’t remember anything about the …
9 Rules for Discussing Names Andrew or Aaron? Kelly or Kimberly? Claudette or Clarisse? Identifying the right name for your child can be a harrowing experience, and the closer you get to the due date without an agreement, the more stressful it can become. These nine tips will help you find the name that makes …
Miriam Harris breaks into a grin as she ventures back four decades, describing a time when no-nonsense moms and dads meant what they said, when rules were strictly enforced, and parenting wasn’t a popularity contest. It was the 1940s, and her oldest son, Terry, was usually in Mom’s or Dad’s doghouse. The reasons, of course, …
“You want to what?” This is generally the first reaction when grandparents hear their grandchildren will be schooled at home. The next question is generally, “Why?” Your children may have some excellent reasons as to why they wish to homeschool their children. The motives causing people to homeschool are as varied as the people who …
Are you losing control? Control is something parents think about a lot. Control of themselves, control of their children, control of their lives. The concept of control becomes especially troublesome during the preteen years when your children begin to individualize truly – and let’s face it, get a bit mouthier, too! This is a time …
Have you ever used a drain cleaner that almost drove you out of your home? Maybe your daughter coughs a bit, and you throw open the windows while Dad cautions no one to go into the bathroom for the next 20 minutes. Have you ever thought that perhaps you may have polluted your home with …
When new mothers get to bed, they’re often too exhausted to keep their eyes open. When they find the time – and energy – for intimacy, the interruptions can make their sex life a distant memory. “The demands of my children and juggling a job exhausted me the first year and affected our sex, or …
Born to Breastfeed : An Advertising Campaign Worth Watching Chances are, if you’re pregnant now or ever were, you walked away from your first prenatal visit with a little bag emblazoned with the logo of a big formula company – but it’s more than a bag filled with gifts and coupons. You see, formula companies …