Is an empty Stomach = Frequent night awakenings?
On one of my clinic visits a parent poised this question, He hardly eats . He frequently wakes up at night . I think he is too attached”. My question: “ What do you do when he wakes up ?”She replied
Resistance to bedtime routines and changes in young kids.
“I don’t like to sleep here.”. “I don’t want to sleep”. “I am angry with you for not sleeping with me”. Have you heard of all these things when you tried to change something in the your parenting style. As a parent and
Glorifying pain in parenting.
“ I need a glass of wine to help me at the end of the day .I am a parent of two kids under 5 !. “ I feel like I need tiramisu or a double chocolate cake to reward myself
Co-sleeping =Attachment parenting. Does Crib sleeping mean I am not attached?
I have heard numerous mothers and fathers say that they co-sleep. It is convenient for our family and for breastfeeding. Breast feeding is an important aspect of early motherhood and infanthood and to facilitate this an infant sleeping on a
Am I the parent I want to be?
Where does our parenting style emerge from? Does it come from society? Our community and peer pressure? Grandparents? Where do we inherit it from? Does it emerge from our needs and short comings we faced during our childhood? Why do we affirm
Battling sickness in an infant or toddler while maintaining sleep.
Scenaro: A toddler or infant who is sick is the classic scenario of stress inducing family life for those few days and nothing disrupts routine more than that. Work needs to know, your nanny needs to know, day care needs to
Myth busted: Late dinner ≠ Longer nighttime sleep duration???
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“My children control my life” …. But that signifies am a good parent???
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Toddler night awakenings and nutrition
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Is scheduling my child’s day a ‘Military way’ of parenting?
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