We get submissions about all kinds of parenting struggles here at LST HQ. Sometimes I’ll get a suggestion for an interview that sounds interesting and universal but for one reason or another I don’t feel comfortable tackling that issue in the podcast. One of those topics is the marital stress that comes with having a […]
I’m pleased to report that sleep patterns are nearly back to normal. Sasha still puts up a fuss when I set her down in her crib, but she seems to be able to soothe herself relatively quickly. I am now convinced that she will sleep well once the new cast comes off in (fingers crossed) […]
In my last post I talked about some advice I got from parent-infant social worker, Alyson McCormick. I asked Alyson if she had any recommended reading for me about child psychology and she sent me two titles. The first is The Magic Years by Selma Fraiberg. I’ve only just begun reading the book, but one […]
In my post for our last podcast episode I mentioned that Heidi, Tom’s wife, is a pediatric dietitian, and that she highly recommended the book How to Get Your Kid to Eat . . . But Not Too Much by Ellyn Satter. I am almost finished reading the book and I can say that it […]
Moms of toddlers: in case you didn’t know why your were so tired, here’s your answer in one diagram.
As Sasha moves out of babyhood and solidly into toddlerhood, I find myself delving into the vast realm of parenting books. It is so hard to know where to begin when it comes to helping your person become a person, so I asked a friend for a recommendation and she suggested How to Talk So […]
I just finished reading Naomi Wolf’s Misconceptions, which I talked about here. So much of that book is spot on, but one line in particular has been lingering with me. As Wolf begins to think about getting back to work during that first year of motherhood, she writes, “With my mind wholly preoccupied with keeping […]
People sometimes ask me if I would recommend my podcast to pregnant women and I really struggle with my answer. On the one hand, there are some things I wish I had understood better before giving birth. On the other, I’d heard plenty of horror stories about childbirth and they would either terrify me or […]