Although I have almost four years of experience in parenting I often feel that I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm learning. In honor of my sister-in-law who could have a baby at any minute and my numerous friends who are pregnant or have recently given birth or adopted, here are a few … Continue reading List 22: Parenting tips I wish I knew earlier
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I had to step away from election coverage. My little girl woke up. I went up and rocked her for 45 minutes until she fell back asleep. (I fully admit that I was trying to avoid co-sleeping.) As I held my daughter in a darkened room, silent but for the creaking of the rocking chair, … Continue reading Obama Wasn’t the Only One Who Won Tonight
The following is a guest post by my daughter. Some people may say that since she is only 21 months old and can only say a dozen or so words she could not have possibly have dictated this. Those people probably get full nights of sleep regularly, and I hate them. ************************************************************************************* My fellow toddlers, … Continue reading List 17: A Toddler’s Guide to Co-Sleeping
Having a 3 year old who, shocking to me, is taller than 40" meant that we were able to take him on Splash Mountain at Disney World last week. The exterior of the ride gives visibility to the largest splash, but I had forgotten that the interior is filled with scenes from the movie Song … Continue reading Should Classic Children’s Stories Be Censored?
I went to Orlando for a conference last week, which was a perfect excuse to extend my trip through the weekend and have my family come down so that my three-and-a-half year old son and 18 month old daughter could have their first Walt Disney World experiences. I solicited advice from people on which parks … Continue reading List 11: Navigating Disney World with a Toddler and a Preschooler
Kim Z. Dale 