I had one of those weeks… It was super busy, sometimes intense with some ups and downs. At various times, I was reminded to replenish myself with the good people around me. I often come back to my own parenting to help me through these times….
Tagged: alone, fatherhood, human development, parenting, sleep routine, sleep training
It’s 1:32 am as I post this. This must be something that all parents grapple with but I never know for sure. How do you help your child sleep? Do you let your child drink milk at night and in what container?? Sometimes it is another path forward. For context, Collin is 3 years old and is no longer using the pacifier, the bottle or the sippy cup… we are now transitioning to the cup. We don’t drink milk at night after he brushes his teeth and he has been good with it, for the most part. Before I continue though, why does it even matter? There are some material consequences. Too much milk at night can get you rotten teeth. Long term use…
It’s happening. Its been happening! Our child, Collin, is officially toddlering… Being in the baby carrier, using the pacifier, drinking from the sippy cup are all things of the past. Not potty trained yet but that is in the works too. Yesterday, he requested to wear underwear!
So this is what happened. The last few nights during our bed time routine, Collin has been asking us to go downstairs while he reads a book to his teddy and goes to sleep by himself. Here is how it played out one night….
Tagged: babahood, parenting, sleep training, toddlering
Last week was filled with mixed emotions for me and Mychi. We celebrated Collin’s 3 years around the sun. There was a beautiful ceremony for him at his pre-school and he did amazing! We also had our first IEP (Individualized Education Program) diagnosis evaluation meeting for Collin with the Oakland School District.
Tagged: autism, IEP, meltdowns, parenting, sleep training
Many people who don’t have children don’t know what “sleep training” is and don’t know how controversial it is. In fact, i had no idea what i was getting into until I became a baba 4 months ago. Sleep training brings the best (and worst) out of parents and this was written for parents and/or […]
Tagged: autism, newborn, parenting, sleep training