The Perils of Infant Sleep

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In my friend group, we’ve got five babies all about three months apart, and we all have a unique experience trying to get them to sleep.  One of us had a baby that had her days and nights turned around, she would be up for hours in the middle of...

Tags: Infants, Sleep

Breastfeeding Gets Real on 'Girls'

Warning: Series-finale spoilers ahead. Girls and its star Lena Dunham have endured criticism from the start of the 6-season HBO series, mostly for the lack of realism portrayed as the story arc followed five 20-somethings trying to make it in NYC. As someone who grew up while Sex and City...

The Benefits of Reading Aloud to Your Children

When I found out I was pregnant with my oldest, I dreamed of the day he would be old enough to read with me, sharing the experiences of The Chronicles of Narnia or Charlotte’s Web. I didn’t have any childhood memories of picture books, so I just assumed we wouldn’t...

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Limiting Baby's Screen Time when You Have Older Kids

The struggle is so real that many of us see the inside joke of it all. You’ll see blogs or memes, even psychological studies, about the difference between parenting a first child and later children. With our first child I was able to completely control many circumstances, like television use...

Tags: Infants, Toddlers