Friday, July 16, 2010
Sleepless in cyberworld
I have a hard time sleeping all the time! Now my teen son has been complaining of not being able to fall asleep and then waking up several times after he finally does fall asleep. With back to school around the corner I'm trying to help him solve this problem. The thing is how can I help him when I can't sleep myself? It's very frustrating to say the least. What I don't get is that he has no problem sleeping all day, but he can't sleep at night. I thought insomnia was if you couldn't sleep at all like days at a time. He isn't drinking soda so caffeine is not keeping him up. He doesn't want to go to the doctor for a presciption because he doesn't like to take pills and because of the side affects listed. Also my toddler seems to be having trouble sleeping as well. I think my toddler may have restless leg syndrome cause he wakes in the middle of the night crying saying his legs are bothering him. My husband has restless leg syndrome and I've read that it can run in the family. I have taken him to the doctor but she doesn't think he's old enough to have it.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
How do you get kids to eat healthy?
So we've never really eaten healthy in this family. Growing up my mom worked double shifts so I seen her long enough for her to take me to McDonalds to grab something to eat on the way from school to the babysitters house. I am not that great of a cook either! This has turned into a confession post! Anyways I want to get better at being a role model for my kids, but we are all so used to the tasty unhealthy foods that when we try healthy foods it just isn't the same. I need advice on how to get passed all the whines of "can't we go out to eat?" and the "no way am I eating that!" before they even try it! I need simple easy and tasty food ideas that the whole family can enjoy. I also need to be able to buy the ingredients at Walmart cause that's the only store I have close by. Some of the recipes I found online call for ingredients I couldn't find. How do you get your kids to eat healthy? I know it's something I should of started when they were born then it would just be normal to them, but I'm just getting myself to the point of wanting to do better. Any ideas?
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