https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:51:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1479113 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:05:53 +0000 Pirouette 1479113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: you are so right, it's so much easier to remember when things are going well! and then the second things go a little off course, you wonder if you should've done things differently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1479043 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:44:57 +0000 loveisstrange 1479043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just breathe, it's really not that serious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1479028 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:40:57 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1479028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are all so good!</p> <p>For toddlers, "out of sight, out of mind" ... Prevents so many fights! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1479010 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:31:41 +0000 Mamaof2 1479010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: "The only way out is through"</p> <p>I love that!</p> <p>I also heard "For now"</p> <p>My baby wont sleep.....for now.....<br /> My toddler is having a tantrum.... for now...</p> <p>everything will eventually pass :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1478976 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:22:36 +0000 Foodnerd81 1478976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: "don't be persuaded by advice you get from others. you know yourself and your baby better than anyone, even a doctor or mother."</p> <p>This is SO true, and I remember it when things are going well. Then things get rough and I doubt myself, but just about every time, *I* know my baby best. </p> <p>My motto during the rough patches now is: The only way out is through. Applies to bad sleep phases, rough eating times, teething, colds... She's only 7 months old, so those are the only rough times we have had so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1478921 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:02:26 +0000 Pirouette 1478921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: haha i make up words to lullabies every day with inappropriate language and stuff. she's too young still to realize :)</p> <p>Don't try to parent based on any book. and a corollary to that one: don't be persuaded by advice you get from others. you know yourself and your baby better than anyone, even a doctor or mother.</p> <p>(I am still working on heeding that advice, but it is SO important!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1478904 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:57:47 +0000 Mamasig 1478904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. You can not make your child eat or sleep. You can only give them the opportunity. Do not obsess about it! Some kids are just not good sleepers! And every toddler gets picky sometimes. </p> <p>2. Do not forget snacks! They are a good way to keep a toddler happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1478880 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:53:20 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1478880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>--Always keep crayons and modeling wax in your purse/bag. So many hours of creative entertainment wherever you end up. I also always have a sticker page and a few sheets of paper, as well.<br /> --When kids are really small, "ordering" books through the library's hold system works SO well. I can do it at home and really take my time. I peruse Amazon to see what similar books it kicks out based on things I know one of the girls really likes, and then find it and place a hold. That way when we go to the library there is no pressure. We can get all our books, and then if we see anything else that catches someone's eye we can get that, as well, but it frees me up to just explore and enjoy the experience with the girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1478778 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:26:26 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1478778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: that is such a great idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1478776 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:26:00 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1478776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>STICKERS. Great way to keep them preoccupied and busy at home, in restaurants, etc. </p> <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: YES!! The Cat in the Hat feels like the longest book ever, and she LOOOOOOVES it. Sometimes she'll catch me though and say, "Mommy, you skipped a page!!" - Sigh.</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: Absolutely. And sometimes when your toddler wants to lug around her undies to school because it has her favorite my little pony characters on them, just let them. I'm a fan of picking my battles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1478570 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:30:49 +0000 Beyond2 1478570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love these :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477407 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:33:27 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1477407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: great idea!! It would keep the drawers from getting messy too, since you don't have to dig. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477405 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:32:32 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1477405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: haha sounds like we've had similar experiences with our babes! lol sometimes you just gotta go with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477383 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:15:01 +0000 Ginabean3 1477383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always have some kind of snack with you. ALWAYS. I don't care what people say about bribing with food but there have been times when a crinkly pack of mum-mums have saved me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477380 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:13:10 +0000 Ginabean3 1477380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: lol love this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477377 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:12:32 +0000 looch 1477377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Begin as you mean to continue.</p> <p>It would have saved me from having to break sooooo many bad habits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477361 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:06:02 +0000 lamariniere 1477361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: @Silva: yes and yes! I had to remind myself of both today. </p> <p>White noise has been very useful for helping DD sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477353 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:02:23 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1477353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: Yup, there are still weekends that its easier to just pull her in bed with me rather than fight to get her to sleep in her bed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477330 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:51:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1477330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes you have to give into weird toddler requests like packing her ballet clothes in her backpack or putting the necklace on the dog. Just help and move on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477327 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:51:18 +0000 Silva 1477327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: hahaha I love this. When my daughter was younger (like, pre receptive language) we sang lullabies to her that contained a lot of "go the f to sleep" etc, etc</p> <p>I break my own rule a lot, but if you don't have a naturally good sleeper there is only so much you can do. There isn't a magical number of naps/minutes of sleep/ bed time routine that automatically makes it better. There are things that help, sure, but don't go crazy trying to control it because you probably can't. And in that vein, if it's before 6 months (or even after if you are more patient than me) just let it happen: put that baby in a front pack, bounce on a yoga ball, and watch some real housewives for every single nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477320 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:48:48 +0000 Mamaof2 1477320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: LOL!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477319 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:48:36 +0000 Mamaof2 1477319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When you put clothes away in the dresser put them in outfits. Every weekend when I do laundry I match up a bottom and top and place them in DD's dresser - that way when we need an outfit its already together!</p> <p>For my 5 yr old I put 5 hook on his wall and he picks out all of his outfits for the week on sunday - again - saves so much time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477314 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:46:20 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1477314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dr. Seuss books still make sense if you skip a handful of pages. </p> <p>(We read the lorax 2-3x a day. ITS SO LONG.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477312 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:44:59 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1477312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your baby won't take a nap, it's okay to give up &amp; start at your next nap. It's better to have a slightly grouchy baby while getting in with your life than fighting your child forever &amp; feeling frustrated. I spent so many hours trying to get an overtired baby to take a nap before I finally decided that either she sleeps or she doesn't, it will be okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-tips-leave-your-best#post-1477264 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 06:59:04 +0000 Beyond2 1477264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leave a tip based on something that has been useful so far in your journey :-)</p> <p>For me, aluminum foil has been a savior. We had blackout curtains in DS's nursery but when he moved to his big boy room the blackout weren't as effective with the new window angles. I put aluminum foil in the windows for extra blackout and it has worked so well. Random and cheap! </p>