Archive for November, 2009

Baby Benadryl – part 2

I have an earlier post about my experience with baby benadryl. But I recently learned something new – you should be careful which Benadryl you give to your child if they have a cold. The regular Benadryl is an antihistamine which is typically used for allergies – sneezy, itchy eyes, runny nose etc.Â
However, you [...]

Sticker charts for behavior

I’ve recently been struggling with how to deal with my 3 year olds behavior. All my old “tricks” stopped working. Time-outs didn’t work, taking away tv time didn’t work…I didn’t know what to do. I felt like I was losing control. Each day was mentally and physically exhausting. The mornings when we were trying [...]

Nosefrida Aspirator

I recently wrote about different types of aspirators but there is one I’ve tried since then that works quite well also.
It was invented in Sweden and is called Nosefrida. If you’ve never seen anything like it before it may be a little disturbing to the parent until you learn more about it. What’s different about [...]