One of my other lj friends was just talking about craving odors (and ones that are not particularly good for you) during pregnancy. I wonder what that means.
We don't really have bedtime or a routine, but I'm actually finding that Rylie goes to bed earlier in the summer because our days are more active . . . she's a lot more tired by 8pm if we've been outside, swimming, etc than she is when we have more indoor time in the winter. Once she starts seeming sleepy (she'll usually tell us) or grouchy, it's off to bed she goes.
And I wouldn't like lying to a kid, either, not about somthing as big as a divorce or death. She'll catch on soon enough.
i have a hard time just setting a bedtime period. if given the opportunity, lex would infact stay up as late we we do, even later some time. any tips for setting bedtimes?
i hate when folks just lie to kids to avoid something that would be uncomfortable for the parents to have to explain. last year when warren's nephew was killed, his sister in law didn't want to tell her younger kid (5 at the time) that her cousin had died. it wasn't until recently that she learned he was dead and that caused all sorts of drama. so what if your are uncomfortable? parents need to be honest with children, explaining things in a way a child would understand.
so they told the little girl that grandma and grandpa got divorced instead of telling her that he passed away? that's weird (i don't know what else to call it). I mean, i'm not brutally honest and blunt w/ my kids...but death is a part of life, they're going to be even more confused when they're older and find out that grandpa didn't just ditch the family.
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I'm excited to have more room, but it's further from the beach and the neighborhood is not as nice.
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We don't really have bedtime or a routine, but I'm actually finding that Rylie goes to bed earlier in the summer because our days are more active . . . she's a lot more tired by 8pm if we've been outside, swimming, etc than she is when we have more indoor time in the winter. Once she starts seeming sleepy (she'll usually tell us) or grouchy, it's off to bed she goes.
And I wouldn't like lying to a kid, either, not about somthing as big as a divorce or death. She'll catch on soon enough.
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i hate when folks just lie to kids to avoid something that would be uncomfortable for the parents to have to explain. last year when warren's nephew was killed, his sister in law didn't want to tell her younger kid (5 at the time) that her cousin had died. it wasn't until recently that she learned he was dead and that caused all sorts of drama. so what if your are uncomfortable? parents need to be honest with children, explaining things in a way a child would understand.
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I mean, i'm not brutally honest and blunt w/ my kids...but death is a part of life, they're going to be even more confused when they're older and find out that grandpa didn't just ditch the family.
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