tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post5080120760718742662..comments2009-07-23T08:45:59.199-07:00Jessihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17771219694662156043noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post-40667719360851343992009-07-23T08:45:59.199-07:002009-07-23T08:45:59.199-07:00what works best with little ones? time and patience. sorry! that&#39;s all I got. ;) <br /><br />my first two are 17 months apart (boy and girl) and are excellent friends today. it&#39;s hard to remember what I did back then to entertain. I know we read a lot...<br /><br />monicaMonica @ Paper Bridgeshttp://paperbridges.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post-68904852454633895042009-07-16T06:13:23.012-07:002009-07-16T06:13:23.012-07:00Okay you know I am not a mom yet but one family that i used to babysit for a lot in high school alway got me to read the &quot;bed time stories&quot; while there kids were in the bath tub. They weren&#39;t as young as Glory but it was 3 boys and they were WILD! For some reason though reading to them while they were in the tub worked but trying to read to them in there rooms was chaos. Just an idea!Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217402368609403761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post-61837141008353409392009-07-15T08:02:24.506-07:002009-07-15T08:02:24.506-07:00Hey girl. thanks for sharing and doing this continual post. It is going to help me so much I think even though I am only having my first and dont have my hands full like you but it is encouraging to know there are other mom to turn to.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13250943740844854211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post-28081654505777395442009-07-14T18:32:44.664-07:002009-07-14T18:32:44.664-07:00Wes has always been on the go. He hardly ever sits still... nor has he ever. I tried and tried and tried to get him to sit while I read a story to him and it never happened. So... for the longest time I read to him while he was playing with something else and he semi payed attention... sometimes. When he hit 2 1/2 something changed and he loves to have a book read to him and to &quot;read&quot; me books too. So... maybe just give her some time and it will happen on it&#39;s own... but until then... keep trying :)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654591507233801703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post-5055311156013730642009-07-14T17:47:12.169-07:002009-07-14T17:47:12.169-07:00I have been follwing your blog for about six months...I would say that your kids are right on as far as age appropriate behaviors...it is normal...but, I do think that &quot;organized chaos&quot; is great..(story time, coloring, etc) which is what you are striving for..Good luck!indyhumeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296337366049221791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post-36457790722964305652009-07-14T15:55:43.799-07:002009-07-14T15:55:43.799-07:00Having been a preschool teacher for a number of years and worked quite a bit with one and two year-olds I can appreciate the mental and physical exhaustion it causes. And despite having wrangled as many as 5 of these little ones by myself, I don&#39;t have a whole lot of suggestions. For storytime though, I would suggest doing a physical something right before AKA do the hokey pokey and &quot;get the wiggles out&quot;. Then sometimes they are worn out enough to sit a little longer. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198877340210115314.post-80159979094047477132009-07-14T15:37:05.518-07:002009-07-14T15:37:05.518-07:00I don&#39;t have any parenting tips but I have some tips for making your cooking faster -- I cook about 6 pieces of chicken on Sunday night and use them in meals the rest of the week. I do this sometimes with ground turkey too. I also wash and cut a bunch of veggies so they&#39;re ready to go. Cuts your time in half!Milovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633616302598000329noreply@blogger.com