Parents Talk: What's Your New Year's Resolution?

Have you resolved to have a family movie night each week? Take more time for yourself? Share your 2013 resolutions in the comments section below.

I make new resolutions every year. There's something about Jan. 1 that makes me want to start some things fresh. And usually I'm able to stick to about half of them—like giving up watermelon for the month of February or taking a nap once a week. (Wink) Try as I might, I haven't been able to convince myself that a gym is a great place to be three times a week—however, I'll give it another shot in 2013. Patch wants to know what resolutions you've made for the new year. Have you vowed to have a family movie night each week? Take a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park? Make a standing date with your partner? Or maybe you've decided to count to three before yelling at your clumsy nine-year-old for breaking yet another glass dish. Tell …

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Parents Talk: Can You Give Your Baby Too Much Attention?

How do you stop your infant from needing attention all the time?

Eight months ago I was blessed with a beautiful, healthy nephew. Grant is the first child for my sister and her husband and is also the first grandchild for my parents. As a result, we all dote on him constantly without batting an eye. (He’s so happy, sweet and snuggly it’s hard not to!) A few weeks ago, Grant’s daycare provider suggested my sister not give him so much attention at home as he was becoming very needy and demanding of attention at times. “As if I’m not going to give my son attention,” my sister told me as she scoffed at the idea. Now, I’m sure this isn’t a new problem. A new baby—especially the first-born—are generally showered with attention and become attention hungry as a result. And with daycare providers having other …

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Caitlin Burgess

2:58 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012

Thanks for your comments. I agree that first time parents are always questioning themselves and hoping they are doing the right thing, that's why I thought this was a good topic.   more ›