This is a placeholder for this article in the Chronicle. Click Here to Read It. Intro: It’s very important to model behavior for your kids. If you can’t do it yourself, make sure you get someone else to do it for you. Just make sure those two things don’t happen at the same time. Keywords: […]
Read MoreThe other day I discovered C in his bedroom, poking his belly. When I walked in, he looked up at me and asked “is my belly soft?” “Hmm…” I said, walking closer. “I’m not sure. What does it feel like? Does it feel like jelly?” I gave him a quick little poke. He giggled. “No […]
Read MoreI think that C may be catching on to my disapproval of him wearing dresses when he and his friends play dress up. The other day, when I went to pick him up from his friend’s house, he was once again wearing a princess outfit. As soon as he saw me, however, he started to […]
Read MoreOne of the challenges of being home alone with a 2 year old and 4 year old is when one (or both) have to use the bathroom. A few weeks back I was in exactly that awkward situation. N was sitting on the potty and C was playing with his trains. N was listening to […]
Read MoreContinuing my week of scary tales, this one takes us back to the bathroom. Yes, the bathroom. There’s nothing scarier than the bathroom. You may remember that I lost an argument with my wife regarding teaching C to stand up in the bathroom. Well, I’m still paying for it. The other day found me once […]
Read MoreThe kids are very interested in the word “poopie” right now. I’m not sure if this is a phase all kids go through, or if we’re just lucky, but everything is “poopie” this and “poopie” that. Of course, I’m doing everything I can to stop it. We’ve had serious discussions about words that you don’t […]
Read MoreI hope you’re not reading this while eating. If you are, you might want to wait a bit. It gets rather rude. A few weeks ago, we were sitting at the dinner table when I burped. It was a little thing that just kind of urped out of me. The kids, however, thought it was […]
Read MoreI think I’ve mentioned before that we’re currently deep in an “imaginative play“.phase. This is easily the most surprising phase of C’s development. The other night, for example, we had some friends over. At one point, as we were sitting around talking, C announced to one of them “You’re a man!” “No I’m not!” she said. […]
Read MoreThanks to certain battle that happened during our first visit to Sea World, it was over a year before we went back. When we went finally did return, C was just a few months shy of 3 years old. 3 years old is a very important point in a child’s development. It’s the point at which […]
Read MoreOne of the problems with taking toddlers to an amusement park is dealing with the lines. A 20 minute wait to get on a ride is no big deal for adults, but it seems like forever to a 4 year old. Sometimes it seems like that to a dad too. Disney has the added challenge […]
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