The lives of today's teens are scheduled and full. Many take part in sports or extracurricular activities in addition to keeping up with their academics and social calendar. While it can feel like their lives are heavily scheduled, having a full calendar means that they learn time-management and … [Read more...]
But, It’s Still Daytime!
I hear this almost every night before trying to wrestle the children into bed. These days, it's sometime between 9:30 and 10 PM. For me this is entirely too late, but this is just how summer goes.The downside of summer, I mean. (I wouldn't much of a Grumble Girl without mentioning this point once or … [Read more...]
Bedtime or bust
I've been having issues with bedtime lately.Our routine generally (is supposed to) looks like this:7 - 7:30pm: showers and baths8pm: Eva in our bed watching a show until 8:308:30pm: Cuyler bed9pm: Cam bedWith the warmer weather the kids have been outside til 8 or so. Pulling them in for baths is … [Read more...]
The Sleep List
One of my daughters, now twelve years old, has always been a champion delayer of sleep. From the time we brought her tiny little newborn body home she would fight sleep until everyone in the house was beyond reason. She was a beautiful baby, with wide curious eyes and white blond hair. Her skin was … [Read more...]
Top Ten Tips for Getting Ready for Back to School
The dog days of summer are drawing to a close, the first chill is in the air and the kids are itching to hit the books! Well maybe they're not that excited but it is that time of year and if we're prepared hopefully the transition from the lazy days of summer to school routine will be … [Read more...]