For some kids it starts this time of year, other parents are fortunate enough to hear it year round. You know what I’m talking about. The “I want this!” and “Buy me that!” Advertisers have found that targeting children is profitable and a great avenue into parents’ pocketbooks. As the days draw closer to Christmas kids can [...]
This time of year can evoke a lot of emotions. Sometimes it’s anxiety, sometimes sorrow, hopefully for you it’s all excitement and cheer. But if you’re like many parents you have at least some reservation about the upcoming holidays. Will they throw your kids off their schedule so you’re stuck with cranky monsters? Or maybe [...]
Yesterday I led our Columbus Attachment Parents Meeting. The topic was food and nutrition, one that I take quite a bit of interest in, even though both of my children are very good eaters. There are so many factors that go into helping kids learn good eating habits, though, it’s a long journey, one with [...]
Household chores and how they relate to children is an age old struggle. It’s quite common for parents, especially moms to whom the bulk of keeping house usually falls, to be frustrated with their children over picking up toys, keeping rooms clean or general day-to-day messes. I feel pretty strongly on this issue, so I [...]
My youngest son is a bit over 2. He follows oder brother (almost 5) around and of course thinks he can do everything older brother can do. Older brother is very into climbing trees. He’s climbed some at a park we go to and gone quite high. However he complains about the trees in our [...]
Summer is here, or at least summer weather has arrived. Here in Ohio we’ve hit 90 the past few days. It’s HOT. So with the sun and warm weather our thoughts start turning toward getting away. Time to take a family vacation! Getting away is grand! Seeing the sights, playing with your kids all day, [...]
Next time you go to the toy store or shop online pay attention to how many toys require batteries. Even board games that really shouldn’t require them have batteries. Why is it so difficult to find toys that are battery-free? It seems that the battery industry got together with the toy industry and worked out [...]
Feeding Baby On the Go, Hands Free There’s an old saying that says “If evolution were true, mothers would have more than two hands.” There’s never enough hands to go around, especially when there’s a new baby in the family. And today’s parents are on the go so much that babies have to be portable. [...]
Here we are now, entertain us I was sitting with my family on Christmas morning watching my 3 year old tear open packages and I looked around at the pile of ‘loot’ he had acquired and I couldn’t help but think of how much has changed since I was a kid. I would guess that [...]
My Baby Cries All the Time! What Can I Do? A newborn baby’s cries can be overwhelming. When my son was an infant, I remember wondering what was wrong with him. Why did he cry so much? Why didn’t he want to lay in his bassinette and watch his mobile until he drifted off to [...]