The winning books that might make your Reading List
by Karen on 2/23/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Last October I was sent the above pictured 5 books with the request that I read and evaluate all of them within 2. 5 months as a judge for the Books for a Better Life Awards. You can imagine that my holidays weren’t spent going to many holiday parties, but curled up on the couch, [...]
Weaning a Toddler
by Karen on 2/11/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The End of Breastfeeding: How Weaning Happens
by Megan Davidson
Last month a mom on a local list serve asked for help with weaning her toddler. I wrote a response for her that she told me was really useful for her and I thought I would offer a longer version of that for A Child Grows in [...]
Playdates that go badly- new babies, toddlers and dogs
by Karen on 2/08/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I read and am grateful for all the parenting listserves that I am on in Brooklyn. You can hear advice, ask questions and even buy and sell kids’ items. On one of the yahoo listserves, a parent asked about aggression in toddlers. As a mother of a young baby, she wanted to know if a [...]
How to Spot ADD or ADHD
by Karen on 2/08/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This guide on Parenting.com caught my attention when it went up online today. I have always wondered how a doctor can spot ADD or ADHD when s/he has such limited time when seeing your child. It seems that it is really up to the parent to spot any signs of ADD or ADHD and bring [...]
Sleep Clocks for an early riser
by Jill on 2/04/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Do you have an early riser? Or a child that comes to your room way before he should be? Sleep clocks might be a good solution for you. We had a newborn and our 2 year old son was getting up at 4:30 or 5am, ready to play. A sleep clock seemed the obvious answer, [...]
Teaching Your Kids to Wait
by Karen on 2/04/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Thorns and Roses? Believe it or not, Mrs. Obama, This Game is an Obesity Buster
by Donna Fish
I had to laugh while I watched Michelle Obama on the Today Show yesterday. She was describing a game that her family plays called “Thorns and Roses.”
I laughed because when my kids were young, I instituted a [...]
4 Strategies for tough days
by Karen on 2/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
There are definitely up and down days of being a parent. On some days, it is ALL good and you can’t imagine what you were complaining about the day before. Other days are…… well…..not so good. But, Megan from Sorta Crunchy has some great advice about how to use 4 simple strategies to turn those [...]
To Work or Not to Work?
by Karen on 1/27/10 | 0 Comment(s)
That is the question for many women after having a baby. Alice Kaltman, Expert Parent Coach for our blog, tackles the issue in her workshops and here. It’s not an easy question, and the answer can change daily or it may be out of your control to change. It isn’t easy, but Alice helps guide [...]
Our favorite lactation consultants in Brooklyn
by Karen on 1/25/10 | 0 Comment(s)
My good friend (CONGRATULATIONS R!) just had her baby last week. She called me desperate for a Lactation Consultant’s phone number. Since our Directory is not quite finished (cross your fingers for this week!), she couldn’t find a list of LCs. So, here is my list of favorite Lactation Consultants and their reviews to R [...]
Regression Over The Holidays
by Karen on 12/23/09 | 2 Comment(s)
I really needed this information below from one of our Parent Coaches, Alice Kaltman. Maybe you do too.
Thirty-six, Going on Sixteeen
by Alice Kaltman
Parents of small children often ask my advice on how best to prepare for holidays with extended family. “Expect regression,” I suggest. “And I’m not talking about your kids. I’m talking about [...]
Our organizer’s tips for reducing holiday stress
by Karen on 12/22/09 | 0 Comment(s)
This blog’s “professional organizer” Amanda Wiss, whose help we can always use, has generously answered my request for ways to reduce holiday stress. I am up to my neck in stress and desperately needed some advice.
3 Simple Strategies to Reduce Holiday Stress
by Amanda Wiss of Urban Clarity
December can be both joyful and overwhelming, especially as [...]
Is Overparenting “over”?
by Karen on 11/23/09 | 0 Comment(s)
There is a really good article in Time Magazine about overparenting. Is helicopter parenting “over”?
“And so there is now a new revolution under way, one aimed at rolling back the almost comical overprotectiveness and overinvestment of moms and dads. The insurgency goes by many names — slow parenting, simplicity parenting, free-range parenting — but the [...]
Food Issues and Toddlers
by Karen on 11/15/09 | 0 Comment(s)
This blog’s Expert, Donna Fish, tackles food issues that most of us have had with toddlers. I wouldn’t be surprised if you don’t recognize your own child’s habits in here. Keep reading for some great advice.
Food Issues and Toddlers
by Donna Fish
THE FOOD DEMANDER and THE TROUBLE TRANSITIONER
Anyone out there have a kid who now [...]
How To Help Siblings Get Along
by Karen on 11/11/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Alice Kaltman, one of our Experts in parent coaching, gave a successful talk this last Saturday about siblings and how they interact. She agreed to give us some of the text for the blog. Her next talk is on December 5th, on “Raising Only Children”- – hear how how it is possible to [...]
