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Your kids will model their behavior after yours. If you want them to be kind, show them kindness. If you want them to value reading, read to them, and read in front of them.

Their sleep schedule is sacred, for their well being, and yours. Plan your social life around making sure they are in bed at their scheduled bed time, every time. When your child is able to sleep through the night it is one of the first milestones that dramatically improves your quality of life. Allow them to keep their mid day nap as long as they will take it. These are key productivity hours for you and your significant other for the next several years!

Kids can potty train earlier than you may think. I potty trained mine at 20 months, over an extended weekend. When your kid is potty trained it is another milestone that dramatically improves your quality of life, and saves a lot of money you were spending on diapers.