tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7511988469719165869.post3057689972813225022..comments2023-12-05T23:44:10.102-05:00Comments on Lessons from an Infertile Social Worker: HeartsBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614553637265139846noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7511988469719165869.post-84049159020877972102014-02-07T20:12:18.277-05:002014-02-07T20:12:18.277-05:00Love this idea! I can't wait to hear how it wo...Love this idea! I can't wait to hear how it works! (BTW, I've been trying to comment on your posts from my phone, but blogger keeps eating my comments- ugh.)So sorry just now getting around to doing it on the computer!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074856757394183697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7511988469719165869.post-12696392038212176252014-02-07T11:23:59.022-05:002014-02-07T11:23:59.022-05:00I know you were just using the example of the nigh...I know you were just using the example of the night you got home just before bedtime as an illustrative example, but I wanted to share something with you. <br /><br />Our family has a very firm and set evening ritual starting with dinner around 5:45pm and ending with the girls being in bed and us leaving their room by 8:10pm. At 7:30pm they transition from downstairs to upstairs, where there bedrooms are. If one parent is out of the house and comes home at any time at/after 7:30pm (and before they are fast asleep), all holy hell breaks loose no matter what a lovely evening it had been up until that point. <br /><br />I think I've mentioned this on my own blog previously, but the husband and I don't do bedtime together - it seems to make the girls play us off of each other and more stressful.<br /><br />It sounds like it had been a tense evening up until that point, but I mention it as an example of what works for some families doesn't work for others. If you and hubby can figure out the 1-2 points of the most stress/tension you can worry about trying to tackle just those points rather than trying to fix the overall parenting/family experience.<br /><br />FWIWThrift Store Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801507829451765963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7511988469719165869.post-89271427411263932022014-02-04T15:02:17.452-05:002014-02-04T15:02:17.452-05:00Good luck, I think it's a positive idea!Good luck, I think it's a positive idea!Heatherhttp://onestepatatime.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7511988469719165869.post-82178453137505008082014-02-04T14:16:54.408-05:002014-02-04T14:16:54.408-05:00This is a very good idea! I love it! This is a very good idea! I love it! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908273745899230162noreply@blogger.com