It?s not surprising that while in the throes of the nine-month sleep regression with baby Jeremiah and road-tripping through America with six kids total (yup, six!), James Van Der Beek has been trying out some new parenting tools?but he seems to have landed on a winner. In a recent Instagram post, the Dawson’s Creek alum real-talked about a trick that’s been helping him cope with life on the road.
“So far, I?ve changed six flat bicycle tires. I?ve had wonky RV reservation web sites leave us with no spot for the night. Our baby is going through his 9 month sleep regression – which means we don?t get to sleep,” he said of the trip with his wife of 11 years, Kimberley, and their adorable kids?Olivia, 11, Joshua, 10, Annabel, 8, Emilia, 6, Gwyndolyn, 4, and Jeremiah, 9 months. “We?ve had spilled smoothies, broken glass bottles, tantrums, tears, a crack in our windshield, and I?ve had so many moments of frustration with the kids that we?ve instituted a color-coded warning system to keep them abreast of just how little patience I have left, i.e. ‘Guys, I?m at an orange, please put your shoes on!’ (Pretty sure this is not great parenting but it is a survival tactic).”

 

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