Wisdom Archives - Mommy Shorts

06/07/16

Holy Crap. Potty Training Might be Complete!

I’m not naive enough to think there will never be a wet bed or an accident, but I’m happy Harlow took her time transitioning out of diapers and got comfortable at her own pace.

05/10/16

12 Problems Dining Out with Kids

My kids are not acting in this video. This is what they do EVERY TIME WE GO OUT TO EAT.

04/26/16

Yelp Reviews of Meals Made in My Toddler’s “Restaurant”

No matter how much hype you’ve heaped on the pretend food coming out of your little chef’s play kitchen, I’m guessing you would never recommend your toddler’s “restaurant” to others.

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03/21/16

16 Times Parents Needed to Up their Child Proofing Game

Kids seem to go from rolling over to crawling to scaling the walls in a blink of an eye. As a result, every parent has a moment when they find their child somewhere they least expected.

11/26/15

Jack Experiments with Screen Time

When Vtech asked me to try out their InnoTab Max, I wasn’t sure I could give it a fair review, since my kids have been using an adult tablet for a few years. I asked my sister (the school psychologist), if she wanted to test it out on her 2yo Jack.

08/11/15

Toddler Fury at the French Picnic

The time I was invited to a very fancy party and everybody’s children were perfectly behaved except for for mine.

06/30/15

A Worrywart’s Guide to Celebrating July 4th with Kids

I remember taking my three-year-old to her first fireworks display and fearing I destroyed her eardrums for life. Holidays are HARD.

05/14/15

38 Words Totally Butchered By Toddlers (Part Four)

All the butchered words depicted are actual mispronunciations that were submitted by moms of actual toddlers. But be forewarned— lots of bad language ahead!

04/21/15

The Ups and Downs of Transitioning to Bunkbeds

It’s been a month since we transitioned the girls to a shared bunkbed and while I think it was our best option for the room, I’d be lying if I said it hasn’t raised a whole new set of bedtime issues.

04/10/15

37 Photos that Prove Little Kids SUCK at Hide and Seek

Hiding doesn’t seem that hard, but little kids suck at it anyway. They think if they can’t see you, you can’t see them. Ummmm…. that’s not how it works, kid.

03/17/15

My Two-Year-Old’s Rules for Eating a Banana

Brown spots, strings, peels, etc. Is there any food on earth that gives a toddler more opportunity to complain? THE BANANA STRUGGLE IS REAL.

02/26/15

Harlow’s Version of the Very Hungry Caterpillar

Harlow has started telling her own abbreviated versions of her books. Her interpretation of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” is way better than the original.

02/25/15

Teaching My Kids Where Food Comes From

“Where does food come from?” “The refrigerator!” “Where does food come from before the refrigerator?” “From the store!” Clearly, my kids needed a farm to table lesson.

02/17/15

I’m Not Giving in to Potty Training Pressure (Because it Worked for Me the Last Time)

This post is about a time when Mazzy was resistant to potty training and I didn’t press the issue. SPOILER ALERT: it all turned out just fine.

02/13/15

The Stages of Parenthood as Told By Your Laundry

Parents do a TON of laundry. Besides professional mud wrestlers and the people who clean up elephant crap at the circus, I’m willing to bet parents do more laundry than anyone else on earth.