Frogster Chronicles

A German-Engineer-Dad Compatible Guide to the Chaos of Tiny Humans Who Just Discovered They Have Opinions 📘  This is Part II of the Kids Manual for Julian. If you have not yet, check out: Manual on Babies for Julian (Part I) . Table of Contents Chapter 1: System Upgrade—Toddler 2.0 Chapter 2: Feeding the Toddler Chapter 3: Sleep Chapter 4: Emotional Explosions Chapter 5: Potty Training Chapter 6: Play Chapter 7: Safety Protocols Chapter 8: Communication Systems Chapter 9: You and Your Sanity Welcome to the Toddler Era Congratulations, Julian. The baby survived. You survived. Now comes the next level: the toddler. They can walk. They can talk. But they still don’t understand things like physics, pants, or your schedule. This manual is here to help. It’s designed with your engineer-brain in mind—structured, logical (kind of), and full of tested tactics. Chapter 1: System Upgrade—Toddler 2.0 What’s New in This Version: Mobility: They now ru...

A German-Engineer-Dad-Friendly Field Guide to Birth and Raising a Tiny Human Part I  In the Manual 🌺 The Birth Journey Begins 🌼 Contractions 💆‍♀️ Practice Contractions 🌊 Widening Contractions 💪 Birthing Contractions 🧬 Birthing the Placenta 💧 When Does the Water Break? 💧 Water Breaking First 🧘‍♂️ Julian at the Hospital 🎒 Hospital Birth Bag 🏠 Home Birth 🌙 The First Night 📆 The Foggy Days Begin 🥛 Operation Milk Flow ⚙️ Cranky Belly 🍑 The Butt Chronicles 💩 Peeing and Pooping 💧 The Great Diaper Debate 🍑 Rash Remedies   🌒 The Witching Hour 🤒 If the Germs Arrive 🦷 The Tooth Uprising 📘 Continue to Part II 🌺 The Birth Journey Begins So I have this friend. Imagine a German engineer. When our baby was born, he asked, “Is there a manual?” At the time, there wasn’t. There are many books, but no straightforward manual. So I’ve decided...