Sometimes, I wish I had one of those industrial-size shredders that they used in New York recently to get rid of all the mistakes I’ve made in the past year. But unlike the convenience of “Good Riddance Day,” an event sponsored by the Times Square…
I like to read articles from newspapers outside the United States just to get a different perspective now and then. Yesterday, I ran across this story -- “Yummy mummies fashion dark underbelly” -- in The Sydney Morning Herald. Unlike previous eras, pregnant women no longer…
When we were little, my sister and I played Monopoly until the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve. It was one of those rare evenings when my parents allowed us to stay up way past our bedtime. The evening wasn’t exactly a family affair…
To combat childhood obesity, Great Britain’s Department of Health has just launched a campaign that uses examples of kids dying from diabetes and heart disease as a result of being excessively overweight, according to The Guardian. One of the ads states: "It's hard to say…
As angels go it was pretty ugly— its cherubic smile rather disturbing. But my son bought it for me at the Dollar Store when he was four. His dad helped him wrap it and Alex was so excited for me to open it. “Open mine!…
Just a reminder - those of you who were posting to the old blog can still post to the new one. Just let me know when your site profile is set up, and I can make sure you're able to log in to post.To set…
These are the kids who think outside the box.According to Ruth E. Van Reken, co-founder of Families in Global Transition and co-author of "Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds," TCKs are people with global perspective. They are "socially adaptable and intellectually…
Some families are cutting back on gifts this year, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing for the kids, according to this story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution. After breaking the news to her kids about the loss of her husband’s job, Cynthia Mincey…
Since the schools are closed and the kids are home, how do you plan to spend the day?If you have to go to work, how to you find child care on emergency days like today?
The hosts of NPR’s Tell Me More (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98325158) recently shared their favorites. They include:"Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood," by Leonard Pitts Jr.. A book about African American men and their experiences as dads and with their own dads."Infants and Mothers: Differences…
I have a friend who told his kids from the time they were little that there was no such thing as Santa. He’s not one of those people who think Santa is the anti-Christ. He’s also not one to protest the commercialization of the holidays.…
If you get a chance, please check out this story by John Stucke about Kathy Bentley, a certified nurse midwife in Spokane who delivered her 1,000th baby this week. I'm a bit partial. Kathy delivered my second child and she was indeed wonderful. She and…
Is there a way we could collect contributions somehow for the Christmas Fund and donate it from the Parent's Council group?
For $149, parents can now pay for a test that will predict their child’s natural athletic abilities.In “Born to Run? Little Ones Get Test for Sports Gene,” New York Times reporter Juliet Macur wrote about the latest offering from Boulder-based Atlas Sports Genetics. After collecting…
At some companies, employees can now bring their babies, according to this recent article from The Burlington Free Press.Zutano, a children’s apparel company, allows its workers to take care of children from 2 months to 12 months while doing their duties in the office, reported…
Sometime in the fall or winter and maybe once again in the spring, our children inevitably catch a bug that gives them congestion and a runny nose. For some, the illness can be a lot worse. The kids may end up with a fever, diarrhea…
My sisters and I were latchkey children. When I was 11 and my sister was 9, we would take the Metro bus home from our north Seattle Catholic school back to our home in the suburb of Brier. From the bus stop, we walked for…
Always knew about the harsh way that girls can treat each other, yet not so much about boys. My 7th grade son, now attending middle school, told me how a neighboring 8th grade boy ignores him at school. These kids play together occasionally, riding bikes…
Watching sexual content on TV can increases the likelihood of teen pregnancy, The Washington Post and other newspapers reported earlier this week. The story, based on a three-year study of more than 2,000 young people ages 12 to 17, described sexual content as “kissing, touching,…
Where you rank among your siblings – whether you’re the oldest, the youngest or in the middle – might actually affect the kind of work you do as an adult, according to a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com.“Clearly, birth order affects personality, but what about…
My daughter is only 2, but ask her what she wants to be for Halloween and she'll quickly tell you: "Princess!"I've always been kind of a tomboy so I just don't quite understand the princess fascination. In fact, I'm a little opposed to the gender…
After inspecting a book that her son checked out from the school library, Oregon mother Taffey Anderson decided never return it, according to a recent Associated Press story.“The Book of Bunny Suicides” by British author Andy Riley is a cartoon collection that depicts a rabbit…
There are days when it seems as though I spend more time talking to my husband on the phone or communicating via e-mail than actually talking in person. We get so busy during the week. Sometimes, sending a quick e-mail to him at work becomes…
It doesn’t end in the 10th grade, apparently. While many of us worry about our kids getting bullied at school, it seems that some of us moms do it to each other.This occurred to me while reading an excerpt from “Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin…
Sometimes in the midst of sleepless nights, toddler tantrums, endless carpools and teenage angst, it's hard to remember why we wanted children in the first place.Tonight my third-grader reminded me. He came into the kitchen and said, "Mom, I'm writing a book. Wanna know the…
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