Parenting
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The 10 commandments for introducing solids
Baby is not a baby anymore! Well of course he still is, let’s be honest: he probably doesn’t sleep through the night, he barely sits, can hardly grasp objects, and doesn’t even know how to say mama or papa! Nevertheless, we are going forward with a new milestone! One that your floors will simply a-dore (or your dog – by the way if you don’t have one, now would be a good time, a real investment for the future) : introducing solids! This strange expression only means that your baby will start eating and spitting real food! Other images that come to mind are : the contents of the diapers…
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35 questions to ask after school
Because it's not always easy to get them talkingWhen they are back home from school (already ?!), we “like” to know what our children did all day. This will not however be that interesting to be totally honest, but we, as parents, sometimes, have to pretend to care about what’s going on in their life. We did make them for something. I don’t know about you, but I often get answers like : Nothing. I don’t know. I don’t remember. Maybe they understood that I was only half interested. I doubt that, they are not that smart. So here is a list of 35 questions to ask your children so that they have to tell us a little…
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5 things you should do more when you have babies
Words of wisedom after having had 3 babiesWhen you have kids, you sometimes think “if I could turn back time, what would I change ? What would I do differently ? What would I do more ?”. Usually you ask yourself this question when your kids are annoying so much that you wonder where you messed up in their education. We are getting closer to our birthday marathon, 5 birthdays in 5 weeks, with my littlest “baby” turning 2 years old. After 2 years old, they still change a lot. But it’s “big kid” changes : they can start preschool, they talk better (less people look at you like you understand this weird language only your child…
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Tips for baking with 4 or 6 hands
Baking with your kidsWhat ? You want me to make a cake with my kids ? It’s not like I don’t have a lot of cleaning to do or that I’m not annoyed enough or that my patience level is at its highest (usually it’s in level red, like a Sims character right before a breakdown). Well yes I do. Sometimes, for an unknown reason, we crave a cake. Unless you have $ 20 to go to your local bakery, you have to make it ! With 3 kids I have to say that I make a lot of cakes and such. It’s probably the “eat your feelings” effect. To get going, let’s…