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The little man snuggled with us in bed last night. I was squeezed in the middle with the husband in my right and the little man on my left. It would have been fun if the little man wasn't a bed hog. He was like the proverbial sloth on that movie the Ice Age.

When Is It Time to Move Your Child Out of the Crib? Posted on November 5th, 2008 The decision to move your child from his or her crib to a “big kid” bed is a big one. I’ve known people who move their children to a bed before their child turns a year old, or others who make the transition right before the arrival of a younger sibling.

They say “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, well this weekend I took the first step on the long journey towards weaning Littlepixie. We are no longer feeding in public. By public I mean in restaurants and, you know, public places. We will still feed on bus journeys or train trips if she needs booboos.

My daughter just asked me for a sleeping bag.  So, being the curious mother I am, I asked her why she needed a sleeping bag.  She, being the greedy child smarty-pants she is said, “Because I don’t have one.”  Oh, well, in that case let me pick one up right away.

The month of October, which is already one of my favorite months, has officially been declared the first official Attachment Parenting Month! To celebrate the month, parents and AP minded adults everywhere are being encouraged to “Give Our Children Presence,” that is to focus our attention on our

October is such a busy month in the blogosphere! API launched Attachment Parenting Month yesterday, the theme this year is “Giving our Children Presence”. Children thrive in the presence of sensitive and loving adults.  Research confirms what we already know about providing these critical, yet fleeting

Crazy is Contagious:

My latest post for API Speaks, hope you all enjoy my sleepy tale… Excuse me if this post is rambling, it’s written by a very tired mammy. One who only went to bed at half 4 this morning and who got up again at 9.

1. Any tips on how to get a toddler to sleep in his bed instead of on the floor behind his door? Those carpet marks on his face can’t be comfortable. I have, on occasion, gone in and moved him into his bed before I go to bed. Sometimes it works and [...]

If you are unfortunate enough to consider letting baby cry it out (because let’s face it, none of us PLAN to let their baby cry it out when they are still in the womb or anything! It’s typically the last resort for most of us.), many people want to know when it is okay to do it.