Category: Parenting mistakes
The wiggly tooth that drove everyone crazy
Our son is now missing three baby teeth, but I can’t really say he “lost” any of them. Two were yanked by the dentist (they were interfering with adult teeth trying to grow in) and the third was yanked by yours truly during a… Continue Reading “The wiggly tooth that drove everyone crazy”
What you probably didn’t know about wetting the bed
The following is a sponsored conversation with GoodNites® but all opinions are my own. So let’s start with me admitting that I was really, REALLY wrong about bed-wetting. When I heard a few friends talking about how their own children, who are almost five, were… Continue Reading “What you probably didn’t know about wetting the bed”
Taking the pressure out of summer
School’s out in about a month and that means we’ll have a little more than two months of summer stretching before us — a blank calendar without too many possibilities. It’s not just that there isn’t elementary school or preschool to keep us busy.… Continue Reading “Taking the pressure out of summer”
Mom confession: I suck at buying boots
I think I’m a pretty good parent. But there’s one area in particular that I’m a complete failure — and it’s to do with my children’s boots. I mean, they have boots. It’s not like they’re freezing in a pair of sneakers all winter.… Continue Reading “Mom confession: I suck at buying boots”
Should they be watching that?
It was the moment when Penguin bites off that guy’s nose — and blood rushes down his face — that I wondered if maybe Batman Returns was not a suitable film for our children, who are six and four. OK, that’s not entirely true.… Continue Reading “Should they be watching that?”
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