When I was a kid — which, these days, seems like a long, long time ago
— the rules of social engagement seemed clear. You had friends who were
just school chums. You didn’t hang out with them, you didn’t call them.
Then you had better friends to whom you might talk on the phone, or see every so often. Maybe they were friends of friends.
Your best friends were those you hung out with daily and gabbed with on
the phone nonstop. The stereotype was that teen girls burned up the
phone lines, but we adolescent boys used Alexander Graham Bell’s
invention a lot, too. (My friend Cobey and I used to discuss each
episode of “Beavis and Butt-Head” on the horn live. Yeah, as you might
imagine, we weren’t very popular with the ladies.)
So, I came across this ridiculous article
about a guy (specifically, an expectant father) who freaked out when
his girlfriend went into labor. I am not sure what's more absurd -the
fact that this guy forgot that he didn't know how to drive or the fact
that it was considered newsworthy or the fact that I am writing about
it!
Dance like an animal - not quite the song that you may think of when here this title, but it is catchy and your toddler will love it! Again, keeping in the spirit of keeping your sanity, you won't go entirely crazy listening to this kid friendly song over and over again. The visuals are good, too.
Being a parent of a toddler, we completely understand any angst you may be experiencing when it comes to watching your kid's baby Einstein video for the 30 millionth time. That's why we decided to launch the "cool music that your kid will love, but that will not drive you crazy" initiative here on the hip new dad blog. Our first song is the Elephant Song.
Flying with a baby or toddler can have its fair share of turbulence.
From finding a place to change diapers to keeping your child quiet to
dealing with eye-rolling passengers, parents have their work cut out
for them on a plane.
To keep your baby occupied on a flight, bring new toys or toys she hasn't seen for a while.
Still, with some careful thought before, during and on the flight, you
and your baby can survive the ride with minimal headaches.
Potty
training or toilet training a toddler poses a challenge to parents. In
some situations it the process is smooth and in others it turns into a
battle of wills.
The key to successful potty training is that both the child and the
parent need to be ready to give it a go. Often a child will show
readiness but the parents are not prepared to deal with the
unpleasantness that comes along with the training period. The potty
training period is never convenient and always involves some degree of
mess.