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Should Both Parents Tend to the Baby at Night?

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Whose job is it to get up in the middle of the night to tend to a crying infant? There was a time when the automatic assumption was that this task was entirely for the mother. Today, there are plenty of parents who realize that there are good reasons to share this responsibility. Babies are incredibly cute. They can also be exhausting. Many babies simply refuse to sleep through the night. They loudly let their parents know that they need a diaper change or want to be fed. At least one parent needs to get up to tend to the … Continue reading →

Learning Disabled or Sleep Deprived?

The other day, I was sitting at my desk–totally overdosed on caffeine and absolutely exhausted; I couldn’t concentrate, I felt sick to my stomach and my eyes were blurry. It hit me that if a person walked in on me, they might think that I had some sort of a learning disability and it reminded me of when my kids were little and how they would inevitably get into trouble at school if they were not eating right or getting enough sleep. I couldn’t help but wonder how many children who are diagnosed with learning disabilities or learning problems might … Continue reading →