It’s a parenting quandary that has been around for years: which is harder, the adjustment from having no kids to having kids, or going from one child to two (or more)? When my husband and I found out that we were expecting baby number 2, it was a question we asked every parent we knew [...]
Tags: adjustment, first child, Parenting, second child
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Each generation certainly has its own way of doing things. I’ve recently noticed that this especially applies to parenting – not only does everyone have their own way of doing things, but they seem to get tremendous joy out of handing out advice to others.
My parents’ generation (the Baby Boomers) seems to be all about [...]
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When we found out we were having another baby, we thought things were going to be easy. After all, we’d been through it already. We knew how to change a diaper, how to swaddle, how to get the car seat in and out of the car without waking up the baby. What else was there [...]
Tags: Parenting, second child
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March 18th is Forgive Your Parents Day. Really.
My friends and I often joke about what our kids will eventually complain about when they’re adults. We work so hard to be the best parents possible but it’s rare to find people who make the claim that their parents did everything perfectly. Most of us can only [...]
Tags: forgive your parents day, holiday, march 18th, military parents, Parenting, raising kids, rules, strict
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My grandmother tells me that parenting is a grand 25 year experiment and investment. After 25 years, supposedly, you can see the results of your investment. My oldest is 15, so I still have a decade left to go before I know if this is true or not.
Do you ever look at your child and [...]
Tags: Baby, career, hobbies, interests, Parenting, talent
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