{"id":137,"date":"2012-01-01T21:26:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T05:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrnanay.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2019-09-01T10:11:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T17:11:01","slug":"my-2012-new-years-parenting-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrnanay.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/01\/my-2012-new-years-parenting-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"My 2012 New Year’s Parenting Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My 2012 New Year’s Parenting Resolutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\n have plenty of adult resolutions, too … clean up after myself, stop \nleaving my clothes laying of the bathroom floor, and play less Angry \nBirds. But I also have a separate little iPhone app filled with \nparenting resolutions and ideas. I’m trying to make them simple enough \nto actually. I came up with 6, and hopefully I’ll actually do ’em. Wish \nme luck.  Remember, if your kids are acting up, champagne tastes just as\n elegant in a sippy cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Make interesting meals<\/strong>.\n It seems the only things my boys want to eat are hot dogs, chicken \nnuggets, pizza and candy, lots of candy.  I know this is not the \nhealthiest of choices so I\u2019m hoping we can find some fruits and veggies \nthat the boys will enjoy.  I\u2019m sure their dentist will appreciate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\n have dreams of cooking from this vintage Winnie the Pooh cookbook, \nwhich came out in 1969. The recipes might not be the healthiest (spoiler\n alert: there’s a lot of honey), but now that Jordan has his very own \nkitchen I think he’ll enjoy “baking” alongside me. On weekends, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

2. Go to bed earlier and get up earlier<\/strong>.\n Not quite sure what happened here. Before I had my boys, I kept the \nhours of a grandfather: In bed at 8, up at 5:30. Lately, though, I’ve \nbeen staying up later and later … and then languishing in bed. When \nJordan starts whining and saying \u201cI want to go downstairs\u201d, or one of \nthe other boys comes barging into our bedroom, I’m not exactly perky and\n delighted to see them. I’d love to wake up earlier, if only so I don’t \ngreet him each morning looking like Edward Scissorhands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Go on more “field trips to the park.”<\/strong>\n We used to go 3-4 times a week to any of the 10 parks around our \nhouse.  The boys used to be regulars at our neighborhood playgrounds, \nbut now that they are in school, the time to hang out at the park has \nbeen replaced by the time to get their homework done followed by the \nneed to watch Peppa Pig and other Nick Jr. TV shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Discriminate and eliminate: toys, that is<\/strong>.\n Our house resembles a Toys R Us storage warehouse. In the family room, \nin the living room, in our garage, that used to house our expensive \ncars, are all now are filled with boxes of toys. Lego\u2019s of \nindiscriminate origin, Power Rangers and Transformers are scattered \nthroughout the house, weird felt shapes with tags sticking off them, \nblocks that are probably a choking hazard, and pencils with no erasers \nalongside broken crayons. Some of the toys will go into storage, some \nwill go to charity, and some are going to my favorite place: the trash!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Establish a better bedtime routine<\/strong>.\n My three boys have taken it upon themselves to make a schedule of when \nthey will go to sleep and when they will wake up.  Problem is they do it\n in shifts.  Going to bed early and waking up early is Jordan\u2019s routine,\n while Jun and Jon prefer to stay up late and wake up late, often times a\n half hour before school starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan\u2019s routine is that \nhe will whine and whine for something like a glass of milk or some \nchicken nuggets.  By the time you have prepared them for him, he has \nmanaged to fall asleep. Just like his Uncle Ford, Jordan can fall asleep\n just about anywhere and in any position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun and Jon\u2019s \nbedtime routine consists of running around to find two or more stuffed \ntoys to take with them to bed.  10 minutes of whining about wanting the \niPad so they can watch Netflix before they drift off to sleep.  I think I\n will make a new rule where they have to brush their teeth before they \ncan have the iPad.  Makes me wonder why I didn\u2019t think of that before.  \nAt least this year I was able to get them out of our bedroom and \nsleeping their own bedroom\u2026 for the most part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Spend less time on my iPhone and computer<\/strong>.\n I’m not sure if I think Facebook will blow up or the world will end if I\n actually shut off my electronic devices for a few hours, but I do know \nthat I always have my computer open and that I break into hives when my \niPhone isn’t in reach.  I think my endless time spent on-line has been a\n big influence on my kids as they are fully functional in the use of \ncomputer, our iPad and iPhones.  I also need to change our passwords \nbecause there a lot of new and strange apps showing up that I have no \nrecollection of purchasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any parenting resolutions, feel free to share ’em. Hopefully these last beyond January!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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