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Drool and Boogers Can Be Lovely Too
We rock in the rocking chair. I thump your back while you make Tarzan sounds. We watch the fishes swim. The blue fish swims fast. The orange fish dance. And look at the ghost shrimp swim with his funny little… Continue reading
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Poster for Parenting Class
This is the poster my brother printed up. 🙂 24″x36″ It’s being donated to an organization that works with families that are in the child welfare system. Continue reading
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Why CIO Isn’t Working and When It’s Time to Step Back
I get a lot of people landing on Nurshable after searching google or another search engine for information on why CIO isn’t working. If you’re committed to using Cry-It-Out and you really don’t want to think about other alternatives, please… Continue reading
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These are the Moments I Would Lose to CIO
Dear Daughter, Your head rests against my collarbone, soft milky breath synced up with mine, and skittering across my chest. I could pull you out of the wrap and lay you down in your own space. But instead I’m letting… Continue reading
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Parenting Switches: Toddler Yells Instead of Sharing
The situation: The toddler is playing with a toy. His little sister wants to play with the toy. The toddler yells at his little sister. His little sister starts to cry. Try: Sit down on the floor with the two… Continue reading
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My Baby’s Tears Don’t Bother Me (Gentle Parenting is not “Afraid of Tears” Parenting)
Dear Daughter, One of the common misconceptions about “Gentle parenting” and “attachment parenting” is that I’m afraid of your tears. Your tears don’t bother me. They don’t stress me out. They don’t manipulate me. They aren’t a nuisance. They are… Continue reading
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Tear-Free Self Soothing at Ten and a Half Months (Wait it Out Method)
Dear Daughter, It is 5:47AM. I am awake because you are learning how to self soothe. “Learning how to self soothe” usually means a caregiver is camped outside the closed door of baby’s room during “Cry it Out”. Since we’re… Continue reading
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Why So Needy, Baby? Yesterday You Were Fine Sleeping Alone
She needs me to hold her today because she didn’t need me to hold her yesterday and now she wants closeness to make up for the closeness she didn’t need yesterday because the day before yesterday I held her and… Continue reading
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Somehow I Became That Parent Who Sings
Singing was that one thing that I swore I would never do as a parent. “You’re gonna have to be the singing parent” I informed my partner. Ironically I have become the parent that sings. And dances. And that essentially… Continue reading
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What the Books Don’t Tell You About Infant Sleep
Amazon shows 2,262 search results for a search for “sleep training”. Book after book, gadget after gadget. Things to make noise, things to make light, things to wrap your baby up in cloth that imitates your arms. What the books… Continue reading
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