Archive for August, 2007

Potty Training Books for Toddlers

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Savannah Reads on the Potty Photo: © RoselleThese books are all geared to help increase your toddler’s awareness of using the potty by introducing toileting concepts in a fun, age-appropriate manner….

Depression, Parenting Practices, and the Healthy Development of

Monday, August 27th, 2007

A NRC/IOM Committee on Depression, Parenting Practices, and the Healthy Development of Young Children.

Gear that Gets Noticed

Monday, August 27th, 2007

I’ve been carting my newborn son around town in the HotSlings “Sweet Pea” baby carrier. While this sling’s simple design appealed to me on a practical level, I have to admit that I selected it over all the other options primarily …

GET OUT OF MY YARD!

Monday, August 27th, 2007

At CJ’s weekly soccer class, the coaches play games that are expertly designed to teach kids the basics of soccer… dribbling, kicking, running, swerving, teamwork… while the kids think they’re just HAVING FUN. It’sa brilliant plan, …

Parenting when they hurt

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

One of the hardest parts of being a parent is seeing my kids hurting. I want to protect them, keep them safe, and take away their pain. Sometimes I wish I could keep them locked up, secure inside a bubble. But then they would never know …

From now on all questions will be answered with, "Because."

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

But that stopped when one day there were no balloons out for the taking, and being the quick-thinking Master Parents that we are, we immediately plugged the first sob of agony with a free lollipop from the in-store bank. …

Empowered Parenting

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

James Lehman’s website features articles and advice for achieving what he calls Empowered Parenting. The article currently at the top of his page offers answers to the top five concerns his subscribers had about their offspring going …

Macy Gray's kids are the coolest people she knows

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

… a quick Q&A session where she was asked who was the coolest person she had ever met. She replied,. The coolest people in my life are my kids… Permalink: Macy Gray’s kids are the coolest people she knows. See all of FM / Parenting.

Parenting on the run

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Parents cluster at the door of the classroom with cameras and wide smiles. A mother I like stands nearby, a friend, with a wooden elephant and a tupperware container. Her son is dressed in clothes he brought back from a recent holiday …

Bebop Baby Shop opens in Essex Junction (The Burlington Free Press)

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Two women have teamed up to convert a house on Pearl Street into a store where mothers and mothers-to-be can buy clothing for themselves and their babies.