OLIVER IS WEANED
Weaning had been on my mind for a while. In January I shared my thoughts about nursing — and potentially weaning — a toddler. In March I weaned Oliver’s morning […]
Category Archives: Child Health and Development
POTTY TRAINING. DAYS FIVE AND SIX.
Previous: Potty Training. Days Three and Four. Day Five. The learning process is never linear. I know this. We have experienced regressions during sleep training, during our early potty experiences, with daycare drop-offs, […]
WHY THE MIDDLEMISS INFANT SLEEP TRAINING STUDY DOESN’T PROVE ANYTHING
Three times in as many days, I have encountered articles that reference this 2012 study of sleep training and infant-maternal cortisol levels. The study got a lot of positive press when it […]
ON GRAPES AND RISK ASSESSMENT
We have been serving Oliver whole grapes (as opposed to cut grapes) since he was about 13 months old. Evidently, this is a big no-no. Yesterday I sent him to […]
ON BECOMING WISE TO “BABYWISE” — PART I
If you follow One Fit Mom’s Facebook page, you’ll recall that about a week ago, I had a 48-hour flirtation with Babywise; more specifically, with Babywise II: Parenting Your Pretoddler Five to Fifteen […]
WHAT DOES BABY-LED WEANING LOOK LIKE AT 11 MONTHS?
Messes aside, we are now six months into our baby-led weaning endeavour, and it has gone every bit as well as we hoped it would. Oliver is a competent, confident […]
SUGARY MILKSHAKES: NOW RECOMMENDED BY PAEDIATRICIANS
It sounds completely ludicrous when I put it that way, doesn’t it? But it’s true: apparently you can help your picky little eater get all the nutrition he or she […]
THE WORST MOM IN THE WORLD
I know I’m being completely, utterly and totally melodramatic, but that’s how I feel after dropping Oliver off at daycare. Because I’m not back to work and he doesn’t have to […]
CARNIVAL OF ONE: “I THINK YOUR BABY IS COLD”
This post is my response to the March blog carnival topic on dealing with questions, concerns and judgements in relation to unconventional parenting decisions. There were no other contributions for […]
UPDATE: BABY-LED WEANING PROGRESS
Oliver is almost six and a half months old now, and we’ve been at the baby-led weaning game for about six weeks. Slowly but steadily, we are making progress. Here […]
