Here from Moxie? Welcome!

I am so thankful to Moxie for her thoughtful review and for sending you all over here. I'm really hoping to live up to her generous words of support.

Since I've just started up this blog, I'd love to get your input on what you think might be most helpful to you. What would you like to see featured here?  I've got tons of ideas in terms of posts and some other thoughts on different types of links or "support spaces" that we could create... what do you think?

• I'd like to create a "space" where parents could come and vent and get support throughout the day, but especially during the horrendous wee hours of the night/morning. I remember logging into Moxie's site when I was pumping at 3 am and feeling just a little less alone when someone else was posting at the same time. You know that feeling of being THE ONLY ONE AWAKE in the world, at 3 am, 4 am, 5 am? Would it be helpful for you to have a place on this site to go and commiserate with other parents during that time?
• Of course, I'm planning on featuring studies, reviews of research, and highlighting developmental principles that are most relevant to sleep issues.
• Given that the topic is near and dear to my heart, I'd also like to feature topics that are relevant to parents of twins (or other multiples) and young siblings
• I'm in Toronto and of course whenever I read Moxie, I wondered if there were Moxie readers in the city that I could hook up with and just be my sleep-deprived self with in my offline life. Would it be helpful for people in the trenches of sleep training or sleep deprivation (if you're waiting out one of those hellish transitional or regression stages) to find others to just stare out into space with? Could we figure out how to facilitate that through this site?

Any other suggestions that you think might help you out with either surviving the "bad" stages or fortifying you for your sleep-training efforts?

Comments

[Lisa H.]

I enjoyed your top 10 things... blog entry. I really appreciate your perspective on sleep training. It validates my own parenting style.

I would love to hear more about research on the different developmental stages. We are huge fans of Wonder Weeks at my house!

Looking forward to reading more of your blog. Btw, any chance your book will be published in the US?

[caramama]

I would also like to know if we can get your book in the US. Do you know if amazon.ca ships to the US?

I have to delve more into your site before I can provide any insightful feedback. :-)

[kata]

I'd like a 24-hour support space.

Just ordered the book to ship to the U.S. - even with shipping it's not horrendously expensive.

[Robin Richardson]

Hi Isabel,

I'm a long-time Moxie reader and a Toronto resident. I have two little boys - 5.5 and 2.5 - and have struggled (still kind of do) with sleep for both of them. I've just ordered your book, but I'd love to talk to you online and/or in person. Feel free to email me if you'd like to stare into space (and/or grab a coffee in the lobby of HSC) sometime.

Robin

[parisienne mais presque]

I'm a Moxie reader, and I LOVE the idea of a place where exhausted parents can commiserate 24/7. And a blog where we can discuss sleep in a rational, nonjudgmental and supportive way... hooray!

(I live in Paris so I probably won't be able to get my hands on your book any time soon, but if it does come out in the US or in Europe I will definitely look for it.)

[Mia]

Hi Isabel,

I just ordered your book. I have read Moxie for years and I am also in Toronto with my two boys, a 4-year-old and 6-month-old. I'd love to get together off-line too.

[Isabela]

OK, 24 hour support space it is! I'll try to set it up this weekend. I'm a bit of a techy nightmare, but learning quickly...

@Robin: Thanks! I'll take you up on that.

@parisienne mais presque: I'll check if there's no way for Amazon.ca to ship to France. If not, and your really want to get your hands on it, I can ship it to you personally. And as an aside, Paris is my favourite place on the planet. I'd pretty much give up my career if I could find a way to live there and still make an income.

[Robin Richardson]

Isabel, when I was sleep training my little guy, I still had my BlackBerry...I was lying on the floor of his room, and would've killed for a forum like that. Go for it!

[Isabela]

@Robin and Mia: Yes, let's get a Toronto get-together happening! Can you email me and we can try to set something up that's convenient for everyone? (Can you believe that I can't figure out how to get your emails from your post? I will, I will... I'm just a bit behind in the tech department).

[Ashley]

A forum would be absolutely amazing.