Does Your Teen Get Enough Rest?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Thursday, June 25, 2009
Since ending our school year, I’ve noticed a new trend in my household: Some of the kids actually sleep in the morning.
One recent morning, I found myself poking, prodding, and begging my almost 13-year-old son to get out of bed at 9:30 am.
The irony was delicious.
“Are you the same child who ten years ago used to pounce on my legs and drag me out of bed to make him breakfast at 5 am?” I asked.
“Mrrrrphhh,”... READ MORE
Sleeping Soundly and Aging Gracefully
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, June 11, 2009
This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Rachel, Arwen and I tackle two topics that hold great interest for moms everywhere: sleep and aging.
Sleep schedules, bedtime routines, curfews for teens and dealing with exhaustion are perennial challenges for families. How do you handle bedtimes and naptimes? Do you find it important to get a certain... READ MORE
Early to Bed, Early to Rise? Maybe Not
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, June 09, 2009
I thought yesterday’s Coffee Talk discussion about family bedtimes and Arwen’s ongoing discussion of sleepless babies made for some very interesting reading.
Bedtimes are something I’ve thought about a lot in recent years.
You see, we used to be a 7:30 pm bedtime kind of family. I loved that!
But then those grade school kids we were so fond of pushing around had the nerve to grow up into middle-sized... READ MORE
Up All Night?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, June 08, 2009
I have a 4.5-month-old baby, and it’s been twenty weeks since I slept more than three hours in a row.
Not that I have any expectations in this area, you understand. As I’ve mentioned before, my daughter didn’t sleep through the night until she was almost two.
Blaise does seem to enjoy sleeping more than Camilla did, and he’s already managed to do a couple five-hour stretches of sleep in his short... READ MORE
Stuffed Animal Love
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, May 19, 2009
When Camilla was a baby, she was very difficult to put to sleep.
I read Elizabeth Pantley’s book The No-Cry Sleep Solution (which I highly recommend, by the way) and decided to start trying some of Pantley’s suggestions.
One of the suggestions was to try to help your child get attached to a blanket or stuffed animal, since a “lovey” can help a child comfort herself to sleep. This seemed reasonable... READ MORE
Unique, Baby
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, April 14, 2009
I don’t want to count chickens, but it appears that God might have answered our prayer.
Our little Blaise has started sleeping three- or four-hour stretches at night. He is twelve weeks old today, and this is something his sister did not accomplish until she was twelve months old.
We may have gotten a good sleeper!
Aside from being grateful for the extra rest, I’m happy about Blaise’s sleeping habits... READ MORE
Big Babies
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, February 10, 2009
He was whiny again. The days during which a two and a half year old experiments with giving up his naps are nearly always whiny ones.
I have built up a high tolerance for whining over the years. Sometimes it’s best to ignore it, I have discovered, but sometimes it’s best to nip it in the bud with punishment or distraction. Other times, though, I think it’s important to address the very real needs... READ MORE
Trouble
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, January 07, 2009
I know what you’re thinking.
How could the boy behind these eyes be any kind of trouble at all?
Well, I’ll tell you how. By refusing to sleep, that’s how.
Maybe it was the crazy lack of anything resembling a daily routine we observed during the Christmas season.
Maybe it was the fact that even though he has been capable of getting out of his bed for many months now, the other day he finally had the... READ MORE
Thituation Ethicths
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, November 18, 2008
So we’re having a bit of a dilemma around here and I’m curious to see how you would handle a similar situation.
Our son, we’ll call him “Augie,” has this tooth. It’s a loose tooth, a disconcertingly loose front tooth that has been hanging by a thread for about five days. It needs to come out.
In order to touch this tooth, and try to remove it, I have to bribe my son. Yesterday, I paid “Augie” one... READ MORE
Sweet Dreams
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Good morning! How did you sleep last night? Not so good?
If so, you’re not alone. Moms are some of the most sleep-deprived people I know. Depending upon a mother’s stage in life, stress, pregnancy, babies, toddlers, teens, and hormones all can conspire to destroy her nightly rest.
Different people have different sleep requirements, but if you are a mom, chances are you aren’t catching enough Z’s,... READ MORE
