My 6 and 5 year olds are (still) avid thumb-suckers.  And bedtime isn't complete without a thorough search for a lost blankie.  Yes, pacifiers are annoying.  But you can take a pacifier away at some point.  Unfortunately, you can't take away a thumb! I have found that … [Read more...]

Fortunately, I've never had problems with my children getting out of their beds after they were tucked in for the night.  Until now. My youngest, who just turned 5, has started having "bad dreams".  Unfortunately, this nighttime angst of his always seems to occur a mere 30 … [Read more...]

Lately, my boys (ages 8, 6, and 5) have been obsessed with playing old-fashioned BINGO (with the cards, plastic colored chips thatIfindallovermyhouse and metal ball cage roller thingie), so every night after dinner and baths, we retire into the sunroom for BINGO!    (Is this a glimpse … [Read more...]

You know how most people think it's cute when they see a child struggling to keep his eyes open and his head from bobbing at the dinner table?  Or a child who has already succumbed to sleep right her bowl of spaghetti? I cringe at this. Seriously, there is nothing worse than a … [Read more...]