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@mcdiggety To be fair, I remember being the odd teenager out in the 80/90s because I wore a coat and boots to school. I just didn't like to be cold, but my friends all preferred to look cool and shiver. My husband was 19 when we met, and rarely wore a coat. He still doesn't, unless he's standing...

@francescapl Definitely appreciate it while it lasts! I just mentioned it so that if things do change, you don't think it's because you did anything "wrong." I had 4 babies (now teens) and the main lesson I learned is that the only think consistent about babies/toddlers/children's sleep habits...

@francescapl Developmentally, this is a fussy time for babies, particularly in the evenings. They go through a major growth spurt AND developmental spurt. What you've described is normal (except the sleeping straight through after 9:30... you have a better sleeper than most babies... also...

@jimhempel Likely developmental. The only thing constant about babies/toddlers sleep routines is that it's constantly changing. Transitions to needing fewer and then no naps is always tough and can take a few months of varying sleep needs before settling into a routine again.

@michaelo I agree. Two different issues that need to be addressed separately. I will address the school portion, as an educator. Putting a 12 year old who can barely read or write into school without supports is not going to go well. She does need some education and some social interaction, but...

@gfalaro Honestly, only waking up once between 6 weeks and 4 months means you were lucky with a unicorn baby. Most babies who are not ignored at night wake up more frequently. He sounds like a normal 8 months old now, still a better sleeper than most.

@jojaseto He's a kid with trauma trying to control something in his life when so much is out of his control. It's really not about your father. Try not to take it personally. Doubling down on this will not help It's hurtful when a kid tells you you're the meanest parent ever, or that they hate...

@leryc I have a master's degree in education and my 18 year old is not graduating from HS. It is mainly due to a combination of circumstances, as I was extremely ill during his freshman year of virtual pandemic schooling, and his sophomore year I was recovering, but still not able to take a...

@signsofthetimes Parenting is exhausting! It sounds like you're doing wonderfully. I feel like I've somehow managed to dodge a bullet so far with my teens, as so far nothing has gone beyond some crushes and messaging. We've done a lot of talking, but I haven't been plunged into the deep end...

@signsofthetimes It sounds like you have things covered. I wouldn't necessarily say he's not ready yet... he is getting a learning experience of what that infatuation can actually feel like, rather than in the abstract. And experimenting through texting/words is safer than if they were in...

@signsofthetimes Once you are calm, I would sit down and talk about red flags on social media, as well as red flags on social media. Find some sources geared for teens and ask him to read them over, and then you'll talk. This sounds more like someone using a porn clip to catfish him than this...

@topazio First of all, the attachment parenting aspects we do are for our kids' sakes, not so they can validate us. There are still going to be times when our kids are mad at us, prefer someone/something else, or just act like the rude, still-learning people they are. As parents, we need to grow...

@bandit She will be okay crying and being comforted. But if you really want to nightwean her, giving in is only going to prolong it and create more crying in the long run. I nightweaned my second and third kids around 16-18 months. The first time was because I had head to toe hives, was...

@harveyg I agree with you in that anti-attachment has a strong hold on white America--I would call it the British colony effect. I think it has particularly infiltrated the practice of medicine and early psychiatric and educational models (there were other educational theorists early on, but the...

@benjohnson1966 It will come if you've been signing to her. My kids picked up milk pretty early because it's just squeezing a fist, but the other signs take longer. The in-between stage where they know they want things but can't quite communicate those things yet is a bit exhausting. And some...

@benjohnson1966 Normal. It's a transition into toddlerhood. Have you tried teaching baby signs? When they have a way to communicate, it can reduce the amount frustration and help with some of these behaviors. Babies and young toddlers will more quickly pick up nonverbal signs, and have a larger...