Long time, no posts… * “mindblowing” fact – life with a high-need kid creates random blackholes (that suck out not only your energy but also huge bits of time…); or is it just life with any toddler?! Anyways, we are back on and ready! And […]
How to occupy a high-need toddler (and avoid losing your mind)
Summer time is always a little bit easier to come up with things to do (I’ve survived 2 high-need summers already💪). Our days outside involved lots of dirt, water, dirt, sand, more dirt, playgrounds, some stones… If we could (and by “we” I mean our […]
Introducing Fussy boy
Proud and excited to introduce Fussy boy who came to life thanks to our amazing illustrator – Ksenia Potepa. One step closer to publishing date! Stay tuned for updates – Fussy boy is coming just in time for Christmas shopping!!! 2+
Bed time routine
As a high-need baby parent you might think “what kind of witchcraft are you talking about?!” It might be indeed very difficult to introduce routine into your fussy baby’s life, something that we all long for. Don’t get me wrong here, surprises at every step […]
13 tips on surviving a life with a High-Need baby
I feel like the number one tip (although not necessarily easiest to adopt) is to stop comparing yourself and your baby to others. It might make you feel like you are a bad parent (which you are NOT), that you are doing something wrong (which, […]
Some homegrown statistics on HNB and their parents (questionnaire results)
I would like to first thank all of those who took the time to fill out my survey. I know time is money, especially while parenting a high-need baby (HNB), so I really appreciate all the support! It took me a while to analyse the […]
Catching up with rhymes!
Here are some latest Fussy rhymes! If you’d like to be up-to-date follow us on Instagram @oneofthesugars for daily rhyme dose! 2+
12 characteristics – summary
And we are all done with the 12 traits – 12 rhymes challenge! As promised, below you will find an explanation of each characteristic (as some rhymes might have been a bit cryptic and perhaps not 100% “scientific”). INTENSE – from very early on we’ve […]
Happy birthday to our original Fussy boy!
Can’t believe it’s been two years already! What a (bumpy) ride we had! Happy birthday to our Fussy minion!!! (feature picture by Fowl language comics – Brian Gordon) 1+