Katherine Johnson

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@babyfeverbabe @QQ350152055 You often can, but you don’t. Women who gave birth literally yesterday don’t take a 24-hours old infant on the metro/bus. I rarely take cabs, but they are a necessity the first month or so. I live in DC with 3 kids and no car -relatives drove me home from the hospital each time.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@strollerno Do you have a car?

I don’t, and can’t imagine life without a stroller. How do you walk your older child to school with a 1 yr old? It’ll take you all day. We routinely walk 30-45 mins with our kids, not for an optional outing, but to complete a necessary, time sensitive task.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@lyndseyfifield I was on the fence about getting my kids a TinCan but this story convinced me. Ordering!

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@SkyTheViking My daughter said seep sap instead of sleep sack for years. And my son said el-phant instead of elephant.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@KillerQueenKath Exception: If you are in the Amtrak Quiet Car with a crying baby you are Evil.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@nomoredawg Nah, they just mean clockwise and counter-clockwise.

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@cybelethebest 4 years.

Do not take any child who has not attempted to climb out of a crib before that child's third birthday. 3-3.5 is perfect.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@GreatLakesWife_ 4-5 usually, occasionally 6. Two adults, three kids (6, 4, 1). I do it all in one day.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@vrexec Sure, great. I'm just saying, raising kids in the modern world is very challenging in many ways, but where they go after school is... not.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@elle_reads_alot A) God yes. The end!
B) We'll have to see!
C) I hope not!

Pick one. Done.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@utotranslucence And limit toys - 8-10 in the living room, 8-10 in the bedroom out at a time. The rest packed away where the kids can't access them, swap out toys every 1-2 months.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@utotranslucence Everyone tidies the living room together before kid bedtime. One parent in charge of kitchen/dining room clean up each evening. Bedrooms tidied Sunday night before bed.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@utotranslucence Yeah, I intended to do this - it's too disruptive to preschooler play IMHO. It's not linear - imaginative games turn into slightly different ones, toys are used in all different ways... not practical. Maybe when they're older.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@DCDPR will the baby pool at Banneker be open this morning? I’ve got three little ones who want to go but aren’t ready for the big pool! #bannekerpool

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@badoriginalist As long as it’s not right in front of their face, screen time does not count for newborns. 3 kids, binged a ton of shows on maternity leaves, then screen free until at least age 2. You can tell when they start to “notice” the TV around 4-6 months and you stop.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@kay_z67 Was 16. Snuck some alcohol with two friends. Right before midnight, one goes “Y2K!!” and insists we fill the bathtubs with water?! We do. Nothing happens. We paint a big mural on a wall of our unfinished basement and go to sleep. Great night.

[Katherine Johnson @kbl6a]

@Utterly_Jean Yeah, plus family dinner, also an undisputed Good. So knowing 3 hrs is basically the floor made me feel a bit better about the 6 hr average.