In the beginning…
When One Baby Is Just Too Hot to Handle
Michael was fat. He was just a big, big baby. The height and weight chart at the pediatrician’s office was always comical for us. His height was just above average, but he spent well over a year “above” the 100 percent mark for weight. And he was hot. If he got too hot, he’d turn…
Read MoreThe Absolutely, Positively Critical Importance of Front Loading (for me)
Front Loading: My Number One Strategy for Reducing Tantrums Front loading has been my number one strategy for helping my son and my family from the day he was born. This works, of course, unless it doesn’t. I’d say that for most kids (and humans) this is the most effective strategy for the reduction of…
Read MoreWelcome to Crazy Making
I’m guessing that every one of us had a moment where we thought we were going to lose it with this “thing” we had going on. I’m guessing we all went down the “I must be crazy path” because nobody else seemed to experience or understand the thing we were going through. My “thing” was…
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