Posted by: Sarah in Toddlers, Postnatal Parenting on
Apr 20, 2009
Have you heard the term "helicopter parents?" Well, I ran into a hovering parental unit when I was having my son's hair cut at a local children's hair salon. It was clearly their daughter's first haircut (let's call her Olivia). Olivia's mom told the hair specialist tasked with cutting her hair to please shape up her hair without really taking anything off. As the hair specialist diligently tried her best to cut, without cutting, dad was holding a plastic bag underneath each cut of the scissors while mom took photos of each darling little curl that was released from Olivia's head. It first, I thought, oh, how sweet! Look at mom and dad so involved in their little girl's first haircut. Then, big brother, bored with the salon's toys, came over to check in with his parents. That's when mom said, "We are not done yet, don't bother us, go back and play." The boy toddled off, just as he was instructed but a bit dejected.
On the way home, I mentioned to my son if he had noticed the
So today I'm going to write about something different. Parenting is such a crazy thing. I have twin girls. They are three years old now, and sometimes I wonder how they got here. What I mean is....
One day when I was home with them and my wife was at work, I was on the computer checking my email. I heard..."thumpthumpthump...boom!" This was soon followed by "WAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" (By the way, why does it always take a second or two before the crying starts? Isn't that weird? I scream the second I stub my toe.) My younger daughter had tried to climb the stairs and made it to the fourth step.
One day when I was home with them and my wife was at work, I was on the computer checking my email, I heard....nothing. For all you parents out there, you know that this is a bad thing. Silence is always the result of your kids busy with something. I repeat this is a bad thing. I realized this and began an immediate search of the premises. I found my younger daughter head first in the
Posted by: nikkik in Toddlers, Postnatal Parenting on
Apr 24, 2008
Someone somewhere coined the catchy phrase "terrible twos," and although every 2-year-old has their moments (what age group doesn't, including twenty- and thirty-somethings?), I've decided, based on anecdotale evidence and personal experience that the terrible twos are, in my opinion, a myth. When my first daughter approached that fabled age, I braced myself for the worst, but it never happened. Although this could very well be atypical, as I have not conducted scientific research on the subject, both my daughters (and several other children I know) actually became exponentially easier to handle upon their second birthday. I credit communication and ease of mobility for this happier state of mind. It seemed that once my kids could actually convey what they wanted or needed, and once they could get around well enough to be able to access almost anything their little heart could possibly desire (even the most dangerous of chemicals and objects if not carefully stored and kept out of
