Nurshable

January 2013

  • “No Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers” Review and Give-Away

    Elizabeth Pantley sent me a copy of the “No Cry Sleep Solution” for toddlers and preschoolers for review and give-away on Nurshable. Way back when I only had one child, I owned a copy of this book that eventually got… Continue reading

  • “Too Old” to Breastfeed (from the archives)

    (From the old Custom Made Milk blog) I don’t know why it comes up so frequently.. Maybe because it seems like an easy conversation topic. Afterall, who WOULDN’T agree that nursing a 7 or 8 year old is “too old”?… Continue reading

  • The Calm Place

    Dear Kids, There is a place that I take each of you frequently. A quiet place. A calm place. A place where time has no meaning. It is a place that I carry you to when you are infants, that… Continue reading

  • Time to Memorize You

    Dear Daughter, Nine and a half months have passed since I first held you in my arms and touched each tiny feature of the little face I had wondered about for the nine months that you grew into existence. Bedtime… Continue reading

  • Let The Seeds of Your Heart Grow

    Dear Kids, I used to get caught up in sadness for all the things that weren’t, whether or not I truly wanted them. Sports I could have tried playing as a kid, a Bat Mitzvah like my Jewish childhood friend,… Continue reading

  • There Is No Book About You.

    Dear Eldest, When you were an infant I read books on ways to try and get you to sleep better, longer, and more. All of the ideas seemed sound. And none of them worked. They failed. Miserably. Then when you… Continue reading

  • Are You Ready to Live As Though That’s True? (The Language We Use in Frustration)

    Today I am grateful for something important that I have learned: I will not use certain language around my children. I will not say “You’re making me crazy”, because it is an accusation that is not literally true. I will… Continue reading

  • Two Paths in Toddler Discipline

    Dear Mister Two-And-A-Half, You, middle child, you head-butt people because you like it when you are head-butted. You roar at babies because you like being roared at. You push your sister over sometimes because you like being pushed over. You… Continue reading

  • Everything Is More Fun If Mommy Didn’t Say It

    A number of people have asked for ideas on how to be more playful, as they feel that they are not very good at imaginative play. One of the games kids love the most is when their dolls or stuffed… Continue reading

  • I Never Dreamed That I Was Not Alone

    When my third child was three months old I wrote “The Wait it Out Method of Sleep Training“, a letter to reassure my daughter that in the future if she chooses to not use “Cry it Out”, she’s not alone… Continue reading