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Parenting Tips

6 Month Sleep Regression Simplified

November 7, 2011 Parenting Tips

The six month sleep regression is a disruption of your child’s sleep starting at the age of 6 months (hence the name…) but can make an appearance anytime between the ages of 6 and 9 months. Sleep deprived parents just can’t get a break! AQDKTCTY54YA Your baby is finally sleeping longer, and waking less. The [...]

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Why You Should Stop Yelling at Your Children

November 4, 2011 Parenting Tips

I have a deep voice that gets loud while in hulk smash mode. A couple weeks ago CleverMom was trying to grab hold of Little Miss so she could put on her pajamas. Little Miss refused to listen and ran around like a lunatic. Finally I snapped. I stood up, put on my mean face [...]

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Why You Should Let Your Kids Make Choices

October 27, 2011 Parenting Tips

As parents, we make the majority of decisions for our young children. We decide what to eat, where to eat, when to eat, and even how to eat. We dictate which night is bath night. We are the enforcers of bedtime. We manage their schedule, plan activities, and control when the TV is on and [...]

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The Awesome Power of Consistency

January 12, 2011 Parenting Tips

I was cooking spaghetti for dinner on the weekend. Nothing out of the ordinary. Little Miss had just woken up from her nap and was a bag full of misery (Like I said, nothing unusual). While mixing the sauce, Little Miss ran into the kitchen and proceeded to latch onto my leg. “Eat!” she repeated [...]

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5 Awesome Lies Parents Tell Their Children

December 8, 2010 Parenting Tips

Parents lie to kids all the time without even a hint of thought. Sometimes it just comes naturally. Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, the list goes on. Is this okay? Are we turning our kids to be skeptical human beings sent into a downward spiral of questioning their own reality? I say hell no! [...]

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Cheap and easy homemade baby wipes

June 24, 2010 Parenting Tips

Since our successful switch to cloth diapers the CleverFamily has been thinking about other ways to save money and reduce waste. Second only to diapers, baby wipes are one of the items we go through the most. Wiping butts, wiping noses, wiping faces, wiping hands. It’s no surprise to see a mountain of used wipes [...]

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Why is my baby gagging herself?

June 22, 2010 Parenting Tips

Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. I now know exactly what he meant. Lately Little Miss has been purposely using her fingers to gag herself. Every chance she gets the fingers are digging at her tonsils. This wouldn’t be so bad if she [...]

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Empty Threats: Stop Now Before It’s Too Late

June 4, 2010 Parenting Tips

Empty threats have to be one of the useless attempts to parent a child. You see it all the time, at the mall, at the park, at school – parents pleading with their little angel to shut the hell up and behave. Occasionally it will work as the child becomes distracted for two minutes before [...]

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Children vs Waiting Room: The Eternal Battle

May 20, 2010 Parenting Tips

Waiting for the doctor with young children is like sitting with lit dynamite, eventually it is going to explode. You know its going to be loud, destructive, and did I mention loud? So how do you survive the dreaded waiting room without leaving a crater of destruction in your wake? Which wire do you cut [...]

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Paternity leave: How much is enough?

May 13, 2010 Parenting Tips

A recent email from a dad-to-be got me thinking. How much time should a father take off work after the baby arrives? Where you live and your current financial situation can play a huge roll in determine how long of paternal leave you should take. Your situation is different from mine and everyone else, check [...]

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