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Soon they are best friends (Part 4 in a series on having baby #2)

by phdinparenting on June 13, 2009

This is the fourth and last post in a series on preparing for a second baby. If you haven’t read them already, check out the first part What on earth were we thinking?, second part To tandem or not to tandem, and third part Move over: making room for one more in the bed.

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Move over: making room for 1 more in the bed (Part 3 of a series on preparing for baby #2)

by phdinparenting on June 4, 2009

This is the third post in a series on preparing for a second baby. If you haven’t read it already, check out the first part What on earth were we thinking? and the second part To tandem or not to tandem.
…there were four in a bed and the little one said
“roll over, roll [...]

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Gentle Baby and Toddler Sleep Tips

by phdinparenting on February 28, 2009

Photo credit: Lab2112 on flickr
This post provides tips for sleep deprived parents that want their babies to sleep better and, like me, do not want to use the cry it out approach. Some of these things I have learned through experience and others I’ve learned through reading research. I should note that I have [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Conversations About Crying It Out

by phdinparenting on February 25, 2009

Comics Courtesy of Heather Cushman-Dowdee @ MAMA-IS.COM

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Book Review: Whining & Dining (by Emma Waverman & Eshun Mott)

by phdinparenting on January 3, 2009

I own or have flipped through many books on toddler and preschooler nutrition and this one is my favourite by far, so I wanted to share it with my readers.
Overview
Whining and Dining: Mealtime Survival for Picky Eaters and the Families Who Love Them is a great nutrition and recipe book for helping picky kids eat [...]

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What are your nap challenges?

by phdinparenting on December 16, 2008

I’m excited to have been asked to review Elizabeth Pantley’s most recent book, the No Cry Nap Solution. I have two children and each of them had their own nap habits and challenges. But I know that other people have had different experiences and different challenges.
To help me assess the book and also make my [...]

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Where’s your smile?

by phdinparenting on July 9, 2008

My little girl has been a happy baby from Day 1. Always content and always smiling. It has always made my day when I look at her little face and see her beaming back at me. I thought that was just common sense, but science confirmed it. Apparently, when a mother sees her baby smile (and only her baby, not [...]

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Does she sleep through the night?

by phdinparenting on June 4, 2008

Since so many people ask this question, I figured I might as well answer it on my blog.
The answer: I don’t know.
Before you jump to the conclusion that I am one of those baby trainers and I have simply turned off the baby monitor so that I don’t have to listen to my baby’s cries, [...]