My toddlers ignored all the fancy, organically produced, fair traded stuff that my family gave them. They preferred to play with empty plastic bottles, the twenty years old three legged stuffed dog that a neighbour had found in her closet and a funny shaped stick. They still want all the fancy expensive stuff but get …
Even if babies don’t understand your words, they understand your intentions. Incredible. When my eldest was 14 months old, my pediatrist told me that we need to get rid of the milk bottle in bed before sleep. “Milk is a food, not a drink”, she said. “If you are giving her a bottle before sleep, …
Yesterday they tried them all and the last one finally worked. It was such a lovely evening. I felt relaxed and in the mood for a cozy bedtime story. This was the night, I felt, when I would read Harry Potter to my kids in bed and enjoy it. I love Harry Potter, my kids …
Every mom is a multitasking high performing wonder woman who can read the mind of her children. Here are three examples why. To be honest I feel like I haven’t done anything special. I only took care of my kids, loving them to bits, tending to them 24/7, losing my nerve every other day (or …
…and they almost started a revolution. Gas is very expensive right now. Cars pollute the environment and foster climate change. Exercise is good for me and my kids. That’s why one day, when school started a bit later, I decided to take the kids to school by bike. A noble idea, in my view. An …
Try not to be under a child that is going through potty training Oh, you can already sense what’s coming now, can’t you? No worries, it’s not as disgusting as you might think. At least to me, after several rounds of potty training with two particularly reluctant toddlers, it doesn’t seem disgusting at all. My …
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How a day at a city fair started with lollypops and ended up at the emergency room. I wonder if every mother can recall such days. Probably yes. It was Monday. The night before we had come back from a vacation. The fridge was empty and my husband had immediately flown off on a business …
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Some things are impossible to do when you have a baby and a toddler at home. Like brushing your teeth AND washing your hair on the same morning. Remembering which breast you fed your baby with the last time. And, my favourite, making a phone call. One of my best friends was getting married and …
To be short: it was an utter failure. I did my very best with this new communication style, but something was going wrong. It took me a year to figure out what it was. Oh, those times. My girls were two and four years old and I wasn’t particularly pleased with how I was being …
Our kindergarten had invited the parents to craft paper lanterns with their kids. First, I was thrilled at the idea. I really was. We had recently moved to a new city with no friends or family. I had to stay home with the kids for a year before they could get a place in a …
