From the time my babies can walk (sometimes even earlier) they regularly join me when I go to the bathroom. They sit on a little potty that’s always available or they walk around, familiarizing themselves with this new play-space, and we read books or chat or sing or just hang out....
I guess they took whatever medicine they had back then to quiet their screaming breasts and broken hearts. I don’t know what my life was like from birth until I was eight days old and went home with my forever family. Did I scream for my mother’s milk or was I content with formula?
It’s been a treat to fold my mom and dad into our day-to-day, partly because we can use all the help we can get, but also because it’s a joy to watch them watch the kids grow. They were around for Isaac’s first pee in the potty and several of Juliette’s softball games. ...
I pray my little girl (and her brother) find their tree. I hope it allows them to continually find their center, their code, and when they do, each time they do, I hope they will stay true to it no matter what. The reward is feeling as if you are wrapped in the arms of a map...
Lots of nurturing is involved—the caregiver giving the little a bath, supervising the little while they play, brushing their hair, tucking them for bed, assisting them for “potty” time, and so on. BDSM is pretty common, and it could look different from one person to the next. ...
3 Simple Steps from Diapers to Potty A Place to Rest~Becoming Your Child’s Safe Harbor Love in the Time of Cosleeping The Butterfly Effect Toddlers: Teens in the Making I Spy…A Bad Mom Award-winnning author, L.R.Knost, is the founder and director of the children's rights advocacy ...
And the books were everywhere: whether I was learning how to introduce my daughter to solids or troubleshooting potty training, I never struggled to find a manual meant to walk me through it. But as my girls have grown older, the topical resources have grown thin. I’ve found books on ...
Never in your life could you imagine that you’d miss the familiar call from the potty “Mama! I’m done!” Nobody says “I remember bawling my eyes out the first time I took X to pre-school.” Mommies talk about these things, sure…but AS they’re happening. With each other. In...
Girlfriend was flushed! There was an outdoor movie night for third graders at the school playground, but when kids realized it was still too light out to see the movie screen, most of them opted for the playground. Juliette and this sweet, freckled red-head often call themselves sisters...
” These people are heroes – they love these pups thru all the potty training and chewing and ‘toddler’ behaviors – then give them back to the Seeing Eye to do the ‘graduate’ work of how to become guide dogs and get matched with new owners and go on to live the next season of...