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15 tips on the right way to wean (for you):

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          I'm rarely a "my way or the highway" kind of person. Okay, let me rephrase that, since my husband (and father, mother, brother, someday my kids) may read this and and shake their heads no. I rarely give "my way or the high way" kind of advice,  it's always to each their own as no two babies are alike, no two parents are alike and we should each make decisions that are right for us and for our child. Particularly since I believe that a big part of parenthood is about following your instincts and what is right for your and your baby.         Weaning in itself is quite a hot-button issue even more so when we discuss when to wean  or what to wean to, so lets put that aside for now and focus instead on how to wean because really there are only two options - you can rip off the bandaid or pull it off gradually (unless you wait for it to fall off, but I am assuming here since you are reading this that you want to take some kind o...

20 tips on staying sane while traveling with two (or more):

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Hi Moms & Dads, For those not on my social media and wondering why I have been missing for the past few weeks, it's because I was enjoying the comforts (or lack there of) of my old stomping ground with both my babies - dear old New York. Okay fine, there is nothing old about that ever evolving city, it remains the most energizing and invigorating place. My son now asks me every day why we don't live in New York with it's ample parks and museums at walking distance or in a city where there is a Disneyland (we spent a week in California and also in Boston as my brother - yes, he is still single - just graduated from Harvard Business School). The travel bug seems to be contagious, so if you have caught it too, and are traveling around any time soon, here are some tips on traveling with two, and staying (relatively) sane. Still in two minds? As tiring as it can be, I don't think anything teaches our kids more than travel does (and that one on one time away with us). Not...