Archive for February, 2008
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Why?
Why is the grass green? Why is the sky blue? Why do birds fly? Why do flowers smell pretty? Has your two year old ever bombarded you with questions that their little minds are just burning to find answers to? I used to give long-winded scientific explanations to the endless questions of the two year [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Education, General Development, Parenting/Society by Julie Young
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Pacifier
Question:
We are expecting our first baby soon and are so excited to put into practice what we’ve been learning in our Preparation for Parenting class. My dilemma has to do with the pacifier – after a couple of baby showers, we seem to be swimming in them! My friends tell me they are [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Infants, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Walk & Talk!
Hi again. As promised last time, the next principle I thought I’d share with you from Anne Marie’s wisdom is the ‘Walk & Talk’ principle.
This is something we have found particularly helpful with our boys as they have reached the middle years.
It is a well known fact that men and boys will be more likely [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Middle Years, Teens by Charissa Scotford
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Whinning in the Highchair
Question:
The Babywise books have been such a blessing to our family. Thank you! Now I hope you can help me with a dilemma we are having with our 1 year old. It seems every time we go out to eat, as soon as our son is finished eating, he starts fighting and whining to get [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Getting a Consistent Schedule
This is a very popular post on my blog, Chronicles of a Babywise Mom.
Many Babywise moms find themselves in a schedule where the baby gets up about the same time every day, and they follow the eat/play/sleep pattern, but the times of each nap and each feeding every day vary considerably. If asked, “What time [...]
