16 Month Olds Are My Kryptonite

WHY is this stage so hard?

May 13, 2022

16 Month Olds Are My Kryptonite   What was the hardest stage of parenting for you? (Three. It was definitely three for me. So far, anyway.) Today, Samm Burnham Davidson is reflecting on the toughest chapter for her, which she's in with her youngest daughter right now: sixteen months. "It's no offense to her — it's me," she admits. "It's just not my jam. Newborns are my Super Bowl, and babies are the best. Three is adorable and four is super funny. But this weirdly transitional middle part — the sixteen-month madness — is my kryptonite." Sound familiar?  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   Read More

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GO EASY ON YOURSELF Breastfeeding Was A Disaster From The Start. Why Was It So Hard To Stop Trying?   Elizabeth Tannen had difficulty breastfeeding from the very beginning; now she wonders why exactly she was so hard on herself about it: "While the benefits of breastmilk are abundant, I knew the baby would be perfectly fine on formula. Why, then, was it so hard to let go? In hearing other women's similar stories, one thread sticks out: none of us expected to try so hard." Today she reflects on what she wishes she'd known.   READ MORE

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