by phdinparenting on November 24, 2009
In light of the massive crib recall, there were a lot of concerned parents on twitter today wondering where their baby should sleep while they wait who knows how long for the repair kit to make their crib safe again.
As a non-crib user, I threw out a few suggestions to people (not intended as prescriptive, [...]
by phdinparenting on August 28, 2009
About a year ago, a reader asked me if I would be willing to share a list of my favourite parenting books. I said “sure” and that is when I started working on page called My Parenting Library. Last night I finally found the time to finish an initial version of it.
My Parenting Library
You [...]
by phdinparenting on June 28, 2009
A lot of people objected to my last post for a lot of different reasons.I addressed a lot of them in the comments, but I wanted to rehash one of them, using some new, less offensive and perhaps more easily understood analogies this time.
A number of people said that if you have tried gentle methods [...]
by phdinparenting on June 26, 2009
Photo credit: “At the end of a very long day” by KitLKat on flickr
There was some banter the other day on twitter comparing sleep with sex. I’m not sure if it originated with or ended with Ann Douglas, but the conversation at some point came around to the intro to her book Sleep Solutions for [...]
by phdinparenting on June 10, 2009
The joys of living in the woods.
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by phdinparenting on February 25, 2009
Comics Courtesy of Heather Cushman-Dowdee @ MAMA-IS.COM
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by phdinparenting on January 9, 2009
When a baby is on the way, most parents spend hours, days or weeks preparing a beautiful nursery with a gorgeous crib. Society tells us that babies sleep on their own, in a crib, in a different room from their parents. More recently, health authorities have started suggesting that the safest place for a baby [...]
by phdinparenting on December 27, 2008
Today my family gathered at my parents’ place to have a family picture taken. I’ve been here with my husband and kids for five days now and cabin fever is starting to set in.
The first few days we didn’t go out much because it was Christmas and we were busy with our annual traditions. Since [...]
by phdinparenting on December 27, 2008
How would you feel if:
You lose your job over something you didn’t know you were doing wrong and aren’t given an opportunity to change your ways?
Your spouse left you suddenly?
Your best friend backs out of your weekly lunches with no warning because she’s sick of hearing you whining?
Your boss tells you a week before Christmas [...]
by phdinparenting on December 19, 2008
Some animals are nocturnal, but people are not. So Alicja e-mailed to ask me what she could do about her daughter that was waking up in the middle of the night and wanting to go out. Here are some excerpts from her story:
We sleep together and we all enjoy it. Maya is nursing frequently during [...]
