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How To Get Your Kids To Fall Asleep And STAY Asleep At Night

For the past year or so, my daughter has been fussy at bedtime. I would put her and her brother to sleep and while her brother would be asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow, she would lie there, awake, for hours. I'd put her to bed at 7:30 and at 8:30 I'd hear her call out for me. And then at 9. And then at 9:15. And then at 9:30. It was like she was fighting it with everything she … [Continue reading...]

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20 Things You Need To Get Through The First 5 Years Of Young Motherhood (Items 16-20)

Read items 1-5, 6-10 and 11-15 here. 16) One good friend who has a kid that's older than yours. You need to know what's coming down the pipeline. When my daughter was three, Lord have mercy I was convinced that life would never get better. She was moody, grumpy and she seemed even more strong-willed than the so-called "Terrible Twos." It was helpful to have a few friends with teenagers so they … [Continue reading...]

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20 Things You Need To Get Through The First 5 Years Of Young Motherhood (Items 1-5)

I wish there was an instruction manual that they hand out when you are getting ready to leave the hospital with your newborn. Something along the lines of "101 Fool-Proof Ways To Raise A Child And Still Get Enough Sleep, Look Great, Shower Regularly and Have Lots of Sex and Lots of Friends." I would have killed for a book like that. But alas, there is no book. No instruction manual. We're … [Continue reading...]

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