My first born is now five and a half years old, and she never ceases to amaze me with her brilliance. Okay, so that may sound like a bit of an exaggeration, but she is smart, social and creative, so it’s easy to go on and on about how proud I am of her.
First Born [...]
Tags: academic ability, birth order, first born, leadership, nature vs nurture, personality research, siblings
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This post might freak out some people who know me… I have one son but this week I’ve got a new baby. OK, she’s not actually mine, I’m doing daycare for a 8-month-old baby.
I’m hoping that this is going to have lots of the advantages of having a real little sister. I’ve got a baby [...]
Tags: Baby, daycare, siblings, toddler
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I know I’m not the only one with a big age difference between kids. My older boys are 2 ½ years apart but our little guy is 8 and 11 years younger than his big brothers. Last night, at a soccer function for our older boys, I spoke with 2 other moms with kids of [...]
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On October 1, my wife gave birth to our second child, a son. The story of his birth and our early days are all up at my personal blog (link at the bottom of this post), if you are interested.
Babies are made up of one half mother and one half father. Given this [...]
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After I read Amy’s post about different personality types among siblings, I started thinking about the personalities my two kiddos have. My daughter and son have their similarities but they also have big differences too. While my daughter will play dress up my son can’t stand the stuff. My son is happy [...]
Tags: daughter, personality types, quiet time, rest, siblings, son
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