We don't really have a routine (or, not an intentional one), but my K and 1st graders get home around 4:00. They usually eat a snack at that time, put their lunchboxes on the kitchen counter/hang up their backpacks/give me any...
I haven't read the other responses, but--while I generally think requesting no gifts is at worst, tacky and, at best, pointless--I think a first birthday is a particularly sensible time to request no gifts (the child has no...
To me, it sounds pretty clear that your "due date" is later than originally assigned. The early ultrasound is a strong indication, as is your history of longer-than-28-day cycles, and the fact that you know you didn't conceive on...
I had my third baby when I was ~18 months into my apprenticeship. I brought her with me to prenatal/postpartum visits for ~10-12 months, but not to births. I think it would have been fine taking her to births until she was...
We have a Kettler tricycle that we bought when my oldest was ~2.5-3. It's adjustable, so we were able to make it small enough for my youngest to start riding when she was ~20 months old, and she pedaled all over on it (she turned...
My daughter used to do this, too--it only seemed to apply when I was substituting for "yes," though--she'd ask a question, and I might said, "uh-huh." And she'd ask again, and I'd say, "mmmhmmm." And she'd say, "What?!"...
It's so funny, the way people feel compelled to comment. I think I'm getting equal parts, "Whoa, you're huge!" (mostly from my family) and "You look so small--you have plenty of room to grow!" (mostly from friends). The...
I would put the child to bed the way the parents asked me to, if they specified. Just as I would be upset to learn that a babysitter had put my baby in a room and let him or her cry him-or-herself to sleep, I would not be...
I feel like, when my kids are getting enough sleep, they'll wake up on their own in the morning. Last year, we found that if they went to bed around 7:30, my son was awake in time to get ready for school. We'll have to...
