Posts by sageowl

Like another poster said, I bet some of the behavior is sibling jealousy. My older child gets the same way sometimes, and we can get into some very negative space with each other if I don't watch it. When my kiddo starts getting...

I do it all the time... Either for the reasons stated above, or just because the text is clunky/poorly written/too wordy. Reading aloud is more like a performance to me, so I take liberties with a lot of the books I read to my 3-year old.

With kid #1, I knew I'd be back at work after 12 weeks, so I had to buy all that stuff.   With kid #2, I was not working, so I only needed a pump temporarily in the very beginning (to help establish a supply--the baby was too...

I have been much more relaxed about it with the second child, and just do it wherever and whenever.

I'm dealing with this too.   Usually when I'm out with the kiddos, it's during the day and I'm by myself.  I don't usually bother bringing the stroller on most kinds of outings because I find it easier to use a...

I don't know when it started, but it really picked up steam when DS was 3.

FWIW, I think all kids go through a hitting stage as toddlers. I've yet to meet one that didn't.  I think it has a communication function that eventually is replaced by other words and behaviors.  Fortunately, kids seem to...

Hugs. I think 12-18 months is kind of a rough stage with the noise. There's the shrieking, which reminds me of pterodactyls. I'm easily overwhelmed by kid noise, and loud noise in general, so yeah to the earplugs/noise canceling...

DS hung on to the last bottle for dear life, so I did the thing the OP mentioned where you switch the order, and eventually was able to swap it with a sippy cup of water. At three, it's still part of the bedtime routine, but now he just...

What issues are you most concerned about? I think of discipline as being a very specific set of moves to deal with a specific set of problem behaviors. Understanding the function of the behavior will often help you figure out what to...