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What is the Diaper-Free Movement?

figur8 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:24:51 +0000

In some of my earlier posts, I wrote about the diaper-free movement - something I heard about early on in my parenting days with Gavin. Although I did attempt to do this with Gavin, I confess that I wasn’t particularly active with it. We had some successes and lots of regressions, and eventually ended up [...]

Gavin and the Mystery of the Tummy Owies

figur8 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:54:32 +0000

About a month or so back, Gavin started complaining about “tummy owies”. Before that, he had never really complained about tummy pains, although that doesn’t mean he never had them. For instance, we suspected tummy pains one night when he woke up crying and pushing his shirt up to expose his tummy. However, he had [...]

5 Tips for Keeping Infants and Toddlers Happy in Car Seats

figur8 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:10:26 +0000

Although Gavin has improved tremendously when it comes to cooperating in the car seat, I thought I would consolidate everything I have learned from my earlier experiences of having to deal with a fussy child in the car seat. I’m sure I can’t be the only parent who suffers from anxiety attacks whenever I think [...]

2nd Pregnancy - Week 18

figur8 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:26:46 +0000

Okay, nothing new here for me except some rather interesting developments from Gavin’s point of view… As I mentioned earlier, I was going to continue nursing Gavin through the pregnancy unless he decided weaned himself and I have been. Well, I have continued nursing him and Gavin hasn’t shown any indication of wanting to wean. Although [...]

Toilet Training for a Boy

figur8 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:19:15 +0000

Ever since Gavin was little I have been attempting to toilet train him on and off. Although most Potty Training books will tell you it’s useless trying to train a child that isn’t ready for it, I came across another school of thought called natural infant hygiene (also called elimination communication or infant potty training) [...]

Dealing with Toddler Temper Tantrums Part 3

figur8 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:06:12 +0000

Continuing on from my last post on Dealing with Toddler Temper Tantrums Part 2… Controlling the Situation and Environment In the first part of “Dealing with Toddler Temper Tantrums” I mentioned the importance of understanding your child and being able to see the situation from his perspective. Not only does this help you assess the best method [...]

Why I Got an Ergo Baby Carrier

figur8 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:11:44 +0000

Recently, I bought myself an Ergo baby carrier from Mummy’s Milk. I had initially wanted to buy one direct from the US but it appears they aren’t allowed to ship to Malaysia because there was already a local supplier. Dang. Would you believe that the one from the US would have been cheaper to buy [...]

Gavin the Painter

figur8 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:25:48 +0000

We’ve been painting again. In a way it is a good thing that this is an activity that Gavin enjoys on a blue moon occasion and gets bored of it quickly if we do it too often. Cleaning up after every session is literally a back-breaking experience now that I’m pregnant. Here are a few tips [...]

Dealing with Toddler Temper Tantrums Part 2

figur8 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:19:26 +0000

This is part two on the article of “Dealing with Toddler Temper Tantrums.” Please click the link to read the first part. Tactics for Managing Tantrums Communication That fact that temper tantrums begin to decrease as children develop the language skills suggests that part of the cause is due to the inability to express their feelings. The [...]

2nd Pregnancy Week 17

figur8 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:38:51 +0000

Symptoms and Developments I have felt movement… Light tapping sensations that seem like my baby is stretching his limbs and colliding with the walls of the uterus. They say that with a second baby, mothers are often more sensitive to the movements of the baby and generally detect movements earlier. Somehow this wasn’t so for me. With [...]

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