You guys are fabulous! Thanks to everyone who took the time to peek out of lurkdom to say a few words. (If you haven't, but would like to, please check out the comments section on this post and let us know who you are!). It means a lot to me and it was so SO interesting to get a sense of who you are and the sorts of challenges you're facing. LOTS of great fodder for future posts: work/life balance, potty training, feeding/eating challenges, sleep (of course!), discipline stuff, sibling issues, worries about protecting our kids from developing problems with depression and anxiety, co-parenting with our partners, t.v.-watching, mommy-guilt issues (so many of you, like me, feel like you're not spending enough time, doing the "right" things with your kids… I don't think we need to change what we do as much as change our attitude and cut ourselves some slack, by the way, but I'd like to cover that in a full post). I have to say, almost all the concerns you all have brought up, I've had myself. So I hope with some future posts I'll be able to give you some research that's helped me with the earlier stages that we've already muddled through. And I hope we can also commiserate and help each other with the many issues that we share (there are SO MANY).
Finally, I wanted to let those of you who are new to this site know that we DO have a Facebook page. Obviously, there's less anonymity there, and I understand that some people are more cautious about protecting their identity than others. But if you WOULD like to join our page, that would be fabulous! Right now, most of the action there is just me posting reminders of blog posts that are up. But there's lots of other potentials. I have always wanted that space to also serve as a community of parents who can provide support for one another, without my direct mediation. If anyone has the time (HA!) and inclination, I'd be thrilled to get more action over there and help build that community. If nothing else, you can get notices from Facebook when there's a new post. I'm still a newbie in that environment, as you will no doubt pick up. Here's the site details (I have to change the name… On my to-do list). You can join as a fan anytime!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bed-Timing-The-when-to-guide-to-helping-your-child-sleep/80178916228
Have a great weekend, everyone. And, again, THANK YOU for all your great input.
Hi! i just found out about the blog today and had a look. looking forward to having another source of help as a mother! i’m a first time mom living in Asia right now, but am planning to move back State-side in the summer.
1. i have 1 son
2. he’s almost 14 months old (christmas baby!)
3. my biggest frustration right now is training him to nap more than 1 hour in his stroller. he never liked sleeping in the stroller, and when i transitioned him to 1 nap a day, figured it’s the best time to get him used to sleeping in the stroller. i’ve got him sleeping from 30min to 1 hour now, but the surroundings have to be “just right” – and i’m still trying to figure out what that means!! i hope that in another week or so he’ll be able to sleep 2 hours!! (i know, i could be dreaming….)
i’m also figuring out how to wean him. i’m still breastfeeding him twice a day (when he wakes up and at bedtime). i’m not in a particular hurry, but just for simplicity’s sake would like to sort this out before we move back to the states.
looking forward to future posts!!