My So Called Life

A friend posted this and I thought I would also

On one side............

• I do not give my children dairy, hotdogs, peanut butter, eggs or seafood before they are a year old. I feel strong about this is my choice as a parent and if you don't like it they are not your children.
  
• Immunizations - we do them by the book. Whatever the pediatrician recommends, that is the way we go.
  
• Diet - I breastfeed Logan until he was 6 months old and then started him on formula until a year. I start cereal at four months, 1st foods when they are "supported sitters", second foods after six months, third foods and finger foods at nine. The pediatrician starts them on whole milk until they are two. I water down juice because I feel it is to sweet for them.
  
• Medicines - I make sure I read the label and then call Shelly our nurse if I am unsure. I never give more than the recommendation. I make sure they don't take it more than the allotted time.
  
• I encourage Logan to have milk before I offer anything else. I will allow him to have juice or water to drink if he has drank at least 2 cups of milk.
  
• Snack - I buy gram crackers, fruit snacks, grapes, oranges, animal crackers, yogurts and so on. I try to keep a variety of things in the house that are a quick snack. I always take snacks with us everywhere we go.
  
• Just recently I have allowed Logan to chew gum. He has learned not to swallow it and to put it in the trash when he is finished. (Sugar Free Gum of Course)
  
• No nuts until you are three.
  
• I let Logan drink Sprite when we do let him have soda. Jason is soft and will buy him a bug juice every now and then. (I am not a fan of bug juice but it is a nice treat for him)
  
• I do not let my children sleep on there stomachs until they can roll over.
  
• I rock them to sleep - I do not let them "cry it out"
  
• I will let Logan crawl into bed with us late at night but I don't let him go to bed in our bed. Lucas is sleeping in our room for now until he gets bigger.
  
• I start potty training as soon as they understand or start showing signs. I do not push them to go or spank them for not going on the potty.
  
• I taught Logan to pee sitting down. He was to short to reach the toilets and he did not have good control.
  
• I have let my child have cake for breakfast or ice cream for dinner on rare occasion. I am not perfect.
  
• Bedtime- I have always encourage Logan to be in bed by 9:00 pm. Although since Lucas has came home this is not the case. I hope to return to some kind of structure soon.
  
• I let my children watch cartoons and movies. Although Logan is not interested in TV that much.