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Favourite Quiet Time activities

If it’s quiet time because mom is sick, the weather is bad, or baby is napping, you might need some gentle and volume friendly activities for your Preschooler! Here are three great options we’re reviewing from The Baby Footprint.

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Fidella Fly Click Plus Review: a toddler carrier that’s actually comfortable

If you’re like me and have practiced Babywearing since birth with each child, you might be sad on the day they’ve outgrown their baby carrier. But did you know toddler wearing is a thing? There are many toddler sized carriers on the market, but are they all as comfortable, beautiful and supportive as this one? Maybe not! Check out the Fidella Fly Click Plus toddler half buckle carrier.

Tips for potty training and a realistic look at “diaper free by two years old”

Now that my Littlest is out of diapers, I wanted to share my thoughts on “diaper free by two.” I’ll talk about how I’ve set flexible expectations, and changed my definition of the words “potty trained.” I like to tell people my son isn’t potty trained, but I am. Last summer we did the three day method, and packed away daytime diapers to begin potty training. But it doesn’t mean he does it all on his own and never has accidents, it just means I’ve changed the way I am managing his pee and poop from diapers to the potty.

Gro Clock Review: one year later

Are you interested in using an “okay to wake” clock for your preschooler or toddler? Here’s my review on the gro Clock, after one year of use. This popular children’s clock turns into a Starrett sky at bedtime and each star disappears one at a time to count down to a scheduled wake up time! Your preschooler will learn valuable time concepts related to sleeping, and you might just get more sleep yourself.

Please don’t laugh at my Birth Plan

I love reading birth stories. As another of 3 myself, I’ve experienced the joys and frustrations of birth three separate times and reading about other people’s experiences is always interesting to me. But I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in comment sections around the internet. I’m seeing a lot of negative comments about Birth Plans. You can sum up the majority of these comments as saying “Ha! You can’t plan for birth. That baby is going to do what it wants and you don’t get a say.” But that’s just not true. At all.

Santa’s Toy Bag: You’ll love this new Christmas tradition!

Do you find yourself saying “But they don’t need anymore toys for Christmas!” Just like I do each year? We’ll this new tradition might be worth looking into! It’s called Santa’s Toy Bag and basically, you just fill a bag up with toys that your children no longer need and send it off to Santa’s workshop where he and the elves can spruce them up and give them to other children!