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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Wake Time Activities Through Age 5
Question: “Our 7 month old has been doing so well with his routine and as On Becoming Babywise II says, he is ready to drop to 2 naps a day. Which is great, but now he has more wake time and what can I do to fill up all that time! It seems we are [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI,Infants,Preschool,Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
6 Common Roots of Parenting Problems
You’ve picked up Preschoolwise for your 3-year-old’s tantrums, Childwise for the back-talk from your 9-year-old, and Preteenwise for your 12-year-old’s moodiness. Have you noticed that there seems to be a common thread with many of these issues? While the books may help by providing some age specific solutions, the list below may prove helpful in [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Middle Years,Preschool,Teens by Roni Hathaway
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Potty Training and Bedwetting
Question: My husband and I are about to take on the task of potty training with our 2 ½ year old son, but we’re both a bit concerned that bedwetting may be a problem since both of us had issues with bedwetting as children. My Toddlerwise book has a chapter on this subject, but is [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI,General Development,Preschool,Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Six Month Old Transitions
Question: My husband and I picked up a copy of Babywise when our son was 2 months old and he was soon sleeping all night long and napping great! Thank you so much. But now we’ve run into a little problem. He’ll be 7 months old in a week and for the last couple of [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI,Infants by Roni Hathaway
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Newborn too Sleepy to Eat
Question: I’ve just re-read your advice in Babywise concerning feeding periods for the first seven to ten days. So I’ve turned the clock to the wall and I’m trying very hard to get those FULL feedings in, but no matter what I do, I can’t get my one week old baby to nurse for more [...]
