Lessons for parents
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How to build a baller library for your kids
I don’t know about you, but around here we get our read on. I’ve been an avid book pusher since before my little ones could hold their heads up and it seems to be paying off with our three year old (TBD with our six month old ;-)). He can read at a very basic level and knows a ton of sight words. More importantly though, he just absolutely loves his “bookies.” Although he no longer naps, he spends an hour and a half to two hours in his room, quietly looking at his books. A stack of books accompanies us on each road trip and he enthusiastically (but quietly…
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5 Ways to deal with a Psycho Toddler at Bedtime
Man. I don’t know what your house is like around 6 pm, but I can try to paint you a picture of mine. Have you ever seen “The Shining?” you know, the one where Jack Nicholson axes down the bathroom door with a “here’s Johnnnnnny!” Picture that, except replace the adult-man psychopath with a manic, over-tired drunk on life toddler, bursting open the bathroom door, spilling milk everywhere while trying to tackle me into the shower. “I tried to school you dowwwn!” he proudly giggles, stomping out of the bathroom as quickly as he had stormed in. My son’s most recent favorite expression, meaning basically he tried to take me…
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What’s it like to have a baby during the pandemic?
To sum it up, it’s a lot. A lot of worry, a lot of anxiety, a lot of accepting things that are out of your control. In March of 2020, New York City was paralyzed by Covid-19. Field hospitals were set up in Central Park. The wailing of ambulances filled the air from sun up to sun down. The state and many parts of the country went into an unprecedented lockdown. I was roughly 12 weeks pregnant. My previously bubbling over joy, excitement and still-lingering nausea were quickly replaced by anxiety and fear. News had just broken that pregnant women delivering in New York would be required to give birth…
