As a parent, you already know that the idea of a calm bedtime is often akin to the holy grail. Maybe it exists, but you better be ready to embark on the quest of a lifetime to achieve it, right? Well, luckily, if your kid is hyper at bedtime, you don’t have to resign yourself…
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As a parent, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of your child seeming to deliberately do the opposite of what you say. Whether it’s refusing to eat their veggies, staying up past bedtime, or interrupting you when you’re on the phone, this behavior can be exasperating. But before you give up hope of ever getting your…
Do you notice your child yawning more than usual? Are you worried there might be some underlying causes causing this yawning? In most cases, you have nothing to worry about. The reason your child is yawning all the time is likely because he/she is tired, overheated, or fatigued in some way. Another reason could be…
You know the saying, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Well, when it comes to kids and food, it’s more like, “Give a kid some bread and they’ll be happy…for about five minutes. Then they’ll want more…
Few struggles parents face can match the raw frustration that comes from trying to get their children dressed. Children can be surprisingly picky when it comes to what they’ll wear, and once you finally convince them to wear something, that’s only half the battle. Now you have to make sure that their clothes actually stay…
Closets serve an interesting dual role of representing a source of comfort and fear. For children, a wardrobe serves as an escape from the ravages of WWII and entry into Narnia in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. On the flip side, the Harry Potter series features Boggarts, shapeshifting creatures which typically inhabit closets…
Children are a bundle of oddities. They do all manner of different things that are an absolute mystery to everyone but themselves, and there are few better examples of that than children who choose to wear only one sock. Strange? Yes. Oddly specific? Absolutely. But whether it’s a simple quirk or a sign of something…
Kids love to color, and they aren’t picky about how, when, or where they do it. On the one hand, you want your child to grow up imaginative and expressive, and allowing them time to color is one of the best ways to foster those ideas. What’s more, coloring can help teach children everything from…
Welcome back to Best Case Parenting. We have reviewed a lot of top parenting products and programs here. Today, we have another one! I recently wrote an article titled “Parenting in a Digital World – Cyber Safety for Parents!“. I wanted to follow on from this, by looking more closely at an application I briefly mentioned…
Welcome back to Best Case Parenting, and our mini series on helping your toddler poop! In our last article in this series we looked at home remedies to help a toddler poop. Today, we take a closer look at food types that will do the same! Is your toddler having a hard time pooping? Or…