Go Outside!

[boigrrrlwonder]

So, we've been indoors a lot this winter. During the late fall, T would have a fit because she wanted to nurse outside and I didn't want to freeze outside nursing her, so daily park time fell to the wayside. It's been beautiful the last couple of days so we went to the park. A lot of the behavior problems we've been having have disappeared or at least decreased. And she only asked to nurse once and was okay with waiting. Even though I know the weather is scheduled to get sucky again, I'm gonna try to go back to the daily outside time (I wish we had a yard). Seriously, I just think we've been driving each other nuts with cabin fever.

[mamahart]

Us too!! My son has to get outside or he is intolerable. I have a tendency to hunker down inside but for all of our sanity I have been standing in the freezing blowing snow while he cavorts happily around in the winter weather.

[tayndrewsmama]

I can't even tell you how many times I have said that in the last week or so. Ds is insane lately. For our sanity, we all need for Spring to arrive very soon. He's nuts!

[notjustmamie]

Yeah, I've been wondering if this was our problem, too. Unfortunately, we just moved here in October and I haven't found any parks within walking distance. Maybe when spring comes and we can wander some more.

[sapphire_chan]

Oddly, I've found that for Lina even just driving some place can make a difference.

[emmaegbert]

lol!

going outside has been my main parenting technique. seriously, since my son was 4 days old I noticed that just going outside made a world of difference for him. I don't know what all the neighbor kids do who are just cooped up inside all day long.

(but we live in southern california. I complain about it all the time- I am an uncomfortable transplant here- but its GREAT weather for going outside with little kids!)