The other day, my six-year-old and I had a very interesting conversation about the word “no” and eventually the concept of “no means no.” Honestly, I don’t remember the context but I’ll tell you what I remember. I was telling him that no is a complete sentence to which he giggled. “When someone says No,…
Breastfeeding can seem like a complex and challenging motherhood topic, especially for first-time mothers. Many opposing approaches and stances about it can look very confusing for mothers who are just looking for the best for their infants. There is no doubt, however, that breastfeeding is a unique gift of motherhood from a mom to her…
Unschooling is an interest-led approach to education, where the parents act as facilitators and supporters of their child’s education rather than take on the role of teacher. If someone had told me a few years ago that I would be homeschooling my two children with multiple special needs, I probably would have laughed or just…
As a parent, your concern about your child’s eating habits and patterns is inevitable and justified. From the moment you start weaning your little one, the challenge of what to feed and what not to feed begins. Most children are picky or reluctant when it comes to food items, especially if they are trying them…
While writing sentences as part of his homework, my six-year-old came excitedly to me to ask me the spelling of penis. After an obvious double take, I asked him to tell me what his sentence was first. He then brought his notebook and showed me a page-long sentence describing a lollipop. Imagine. Apparently, the lollipop…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raising Boys With Love (@raisingboyswithlove) What will I feel when I see you I wonder My emotions are a mix of sunshine and thunder I know you fell in love with me as soon as I became A tiny little speck of life without even a…
I don’t know if you remember about my firstborn having a tiff with the color pink. To this day, he doesn’t like it very much because in his head he associates it with girls and he thinks it’s a girly color. This has nothing to do with what he observes at home or even at…
As a parent, dealing with your young one’s constipation issues can be one of the trickiest challenges you will have to face. Almost every child develops constipation at one point or another in their early years, and it is fairly common in babies. However, constipation can be a cause of discomfort and pain for children…
Soothing a crying baby might prove to be impossible at times. Luckily, a pacifier is one such object that provides immediate distraction and comfort to babies. It is probably the favorite accessory of young ones who have a strong reflex for sucking and of parents who have cranky infants. The benefits of using pacifiers may…
The other day at the grocery store, my daughter Lyra was growing fussy as we stood in line for checkout. She’d just spent over an hour playing with her friend in the hot sun and was teething. She’s also a year old. Fussiness is understandable. It’s expected. I readjusted my hold on her and gave…