Raising Children to Weather the Storm
I’m sure you’ve heard that “kids say the darndest things.” But after a recent experience, I think the same can be said about grown folks. When a child says whatever comes to mind, it’s usually deemed as being precocious or cute. I’m sure you’ve also heard the saying, “if you don’t have something nice to…
Just like every other morning, I woke up moments before my little Princess. I really think she’s aware of the exact second I open my eyes. It’s the same thing when I get home. She knows when I walk through the door. Then she’s wired up and ready to play, and I’m exhausted and ready to hit…
In Jamaica we call it soother (pronounced soo-da). But in the U.S, I’ve heard it referred to as a binky, bo-bo, boo-boo, nukie, bah-bah, paci. There are so many ways to say pacifier. Despite these cute names, I’ve never been a fan. It’s like crack, babies become addicted to them. It’s just another thing to eventually wean them off…
This has to be the millionth time that I’ve been sick this year. I woke up and it felt like a tractor trailor ran over my head. It seemed like my throat was going to explode, my body ached, and I could hardly breath through my nose. After stumbling to the bathroom to get the…
After a couple months of debating, I finally decided to purchase my little Princess her first pair of shoes. I’ve been stalling because I didn’t want to run the risk of getting it too early. She began crawling at 9 months and not too long after that she started walking around the coffee table with little…
We’ve been dealing with some exteme temperatures all last week, and the weekend was no different. Highs topped out around 100 degrees acrooss the five boroughs on Saturday! To escape the oppressive heat, I took my baby girl to her second swim lesson. She was already a pro in the water, but I needed a…
I grew up playing sports, but I wouldn’t exactly call myself a sportnista. So when my little Princess’s teacher wrote “Jersey Day” on her infant gram, the first thing that came to mind was the state of course! My hubby cleared up the confusion and said that we should participate. It’s easy for me…
Long before we had our little Princess, I knew that I wanted to send our kids to swimming lessons. Maybe it’s because I can’t swim. Now that we have our little one, I figure I might as well live vicariously through her. Besides, she can teach me, or save me from drowning someday. After months of searching for…
