On Special Needs & Siblings
I have a special-needs child and a typically-developing toddler. Do I dare risk playing the genetic lottery again?
I have a special-needs child and a typically-developing toddler. Do I dare risk playing the genetic lottery again?
We moved our two boys into the same room two weeks ago and it’s not going well. How can I get them to settle down and SLEEP?
The lasts are hard for me to deal with because when they are happening we don’t know that they are the last. It’s in looking back the event has any importance.
I plan to start trying for baby #2 when my first baby turns one. Am I nuts?
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My little boys just want to be the “bad guys” all the time. How do I keep their play appropriate and safe?
The pros and more pros of siblings sharing a bedroom.
How do make the leap from two kids to three? Is it a leap of logic or faith or both?
How to deal with unsolicited opinions about family size.
We should just remember to treat our children as individuals, celebrate their differences, and not worry much about everything being perfectly even or equal.
How to keep big sister and brother’s back-to-school germs from infecting a new baby.
The humbling second-baby-who-doesn’t-sleep-like-the-first-baby experience.
I have found I’m much more laid back with parenting my second child, but that doesn’t mean he’s any less loved. Can you relate?
What to do when a new baby brings out the not-so-great side of your firstborn.
A new baby is coming and we need the crib. But is baby number one ready to move out?
What happens when you leave your tween son’s punishment in the hands of his siblings? Hilarity, that’s what.
Beyond the books and DVDs.
I believe I’ve mentioned once or twice or fourteen-dozen times that my older son became…intensely challenging in the weeks and months right after we brought his baby brother home. He was three years old, and he was AWFUL. I feel like I can call him that because 1) he’s not, anymore, and 2) because he was objectively, literally, monumentally AWFUL.
You’ve had a baby! Congratulations. Now when are you having another one?