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Why Can’t I Stop Yelling At My Kids Every Goddamn Bedtime?

October 3, 2017 by Heather Jones 29 Comments

“You’re going to stay in your own bed all night tonight, right?” “Your breath smells like coffee,” my four-year-old replied. The two were not unrelated. My children were terrible sleepers as babies, and they are terrible sleepers now. The oldest complains he can’t sleep until 11 pm, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: bedtime, mom guilt, sleep, yelling

I’m A Mom Who Deprives Myself Of Sleep On Purpose. Here’s Why

May 17, 2017 by Heather Jones 3 Comments

“I think I might be nocturnal.” This is the realization I came to during one teenage summer. I was at that magic age where I had no school, no job, and no bedtime. All of the freedom, none of the responsibilities. I found myself finally dozing off to the sound of birds chirping at 7 am, and rolling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alone Time Tagged With: bedtime, exhaustion, introvert, late nights, mother, night owl, nocturnal, parent, sleep deprivation, tired

15 Things I Learned About Parenting From Star Wars

February 4, 2017 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

Raising kids can be an out of this world experience. It's sci-fi in that it seems to resemble real life, but before kids, you never imagined some of these situations could be possible. Also, you need tons of popcorn to get through it because there are a LOT of episodes. These are all the Star … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: babysitter, bedtime, child, date night, Galaxy, kids, may the force be with you, meltdown, parenting, star wars

Jennifer Garner Is Every Mom Reading “Go The F*ck To Sleep”

March 2, 2016 by Marianne Litman 3 Comments

“I’m here to read a bedtime story,” Jennifer Garner tells us. But this isn’t a story for the kids, oh no. This is the famously cathartic bedtime story written specially for parents. Adam Mansbach’s classic tale “Go The F*ck To Sleep” captured the hearts of parents everywhere and since its release … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment Tagged With: bedtime, go the f*ck to sleep, Jennifer Garner, kids book, vanity fair

Just Five More Minutes? Netflix Launches Bedtime Shows To Outsmart Kids Delay Tactics

November 5, 2015 by Katie Bridges 2 Comments

“Pleaaaaase Mom! Just one more episode?” Is this a cry you are familiar with hearing when putting your child to bed? Perhaps they need to use the bathroom for the sixth time this hour? Maybe their favourite stuffed toy is feeling sick and needs to be comforted? Could it be that there’s a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Issues, Technology Tagged With: 5 more minutes, bedtime, NetFlix, nighttime

Terrorist Negotiations And Spaghetti Squash

February 11, 2015 by Alison Tedford 8 Comments

Not negotiating with terrorists seemed reasonable until I went and had a baby. As an infant, my son would hold hostage my bedtime. His witching hour was around 2 am, which gave me the illusion of a dilemma between watching Extreme Makeover again or early morning infomercials. Some of the products … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humour, Parenting Tagged With: bedtime, children and sleep, insomnia, sleep deprivation

Norwegian Mom Spends 2 Hours Putting Twins To Bed

August 5, 2014 by Tanya Cruz 1 Comment

Parents know the struggle all too well. Trying to put your toddler to bed and getting them to stay there can be a huge challenge. Now imagine doing that with twins when it’s still daylight at 10pm and you have challenge of epic proportions. Just ask Norwegian mom Henriette Jonassen. Thanks to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, TV Tagged With: bedtime, children, Henriette Jonassen, putting twins to bed, twins, viral video

The Perfect Bednight Snack

February 17, 2014 by Kath Leave a Comment

Recently a good friend of mine was visiting with her young kids and watching her go through the bedtime routine with the younger ones really took me back to when my own daughters were young. With older children, you tend to forget that “witching hour” when it seems like all the energy in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Parenting Issues Tagged With: bedtime, bedtime routine, bedtime snack, cereal, Kellogg's, nighttime, preschool bedtime, preschoolers, Rice Krispies, snack, toddler bedtime, toddlers

The September Ass-Kicking

September 10, 2013 by Tracey 10 Comments

We're a mere ten days into this new month, and you can stick a fork in me - I am done. Last night, around 7:20 pm, I followed the sound of sobbing all the way into Ava Scarlett's bed, where the wee one had her face buried in her pink blanket, a complete and total hungry and exhausted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting, Parenting Issues Tagged With: awfulness, back-to-school, bedtime, kids, routine, sleep, stress, yelling

What Am I?

July 27, 2013 by Alice Leave a Comment

A little girl ponders her nickname, and how she is like a whole host of other animals, too. Little Mouse, by Alison Murray Disney Hyperion Books, ISBN: 978 1 423 14330 7 This little girl's mother calls her "little mouse," but she doesn't think she's really all that mouse-like at all. She … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: animals, bedtime, picture books

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