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Top 5 Moments of Early Parenthood (Plus One More)

July 8, 2019 by Becky Leave a Comment

Happy Black mother with a huge smile on her face holds her smiling baby on her legs and leans on him

Babies and toddler life gets real, but what about those perfect moments that you only get in the first few years? Here are five early parenthood moments I’m missing hard, now that my boys are growing older. That moment when first they ask for YOU. Speaking it, signing it, giving you that look—it doesn’t matter how the communication is happening, just that it’s so, so sweet when it does. When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classics, Features Tagged With: babies, happiness, toddlers

4 Steps for a Simpler Second Pregnancy

June 17, 2019 by Becky Leave a Comment

A pregnant Black woman lies in bed, her face tired and one hand on her belly

Let’s be honest: first pregnancy or tenth, each one has its beautiful moments and its challenges. I’ve never been able to nap as much as I did with my first child, but having a toddler around was a great distraction from the less thrilling parts, the second time around. Adjusting to pregnancy fatigue, lifting restrictions, and nausea with a little one around was an experience, though. Making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classics, Features Tagged With: health, pregnancy, preschoolers, toddlers

What Do I Tell My Children About Grown-up Problems?

May 6, 2019 by Becky Leave a Comment

A white mother and child with blond hair lean on a table, looking at each other.

Adult life is messy, between break-ups, prejudices, money problems, illnesses, and death. In the past, it was seen as pivotal to keep these things hidden from the kids—but now we know that kids pick up on things pretty quickly, and that secrecy often just means that they don’t feel comfortable coming to us about these issues. First, the most common recommendation, but sometimes the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classics, Features Tagged With: adult problems, big kids, emotions, parenting style, preschoolers, toddlers

Give Your Toddler the Chance… to Fail?

January 24, 2019 by Becky Leave a Comment

A caucasian mom with straight brown hair sits on the floor with her preschool-aged daughter and baby son, as they fold laundry together.

Somewhere along the way, we stopped letting my son mess up laundry time, and 3 years later, I realized it was a HUGE mistake.When we had a toddler and a newborn, lots of our former parenting routines were changing. One of them was laundry. Our toddler couldn’t fold well and was constantly knocking over our neatly folded piles, and we were too exhausted to deal with doing everything twice! So we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: life skills, toddlers

How to Deal With Toddler Separation Anxiety

November 5, 2018 by Becky 3 Comments

When our first son went off to nursery school, my husband and I were surprised. He got into line with a serious look on his face and marched right into the classroom without a look back! By the time son #2 was that age, he cried every time we left him—and we knew we had to do something to prepare him for the first day of school. Separation anxiety in infants and toddlers is completely normal, and … [Read more...]

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