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While pep rallies and parades are usually reserved for sports teams, some elementary schools are out to get students and parents fired up about standardized tests. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, schools are hoping such ...

Does childhood end at age 11?
I’m sorry. I know I’ve written a string of posts on the subject of letting our kids be kids, about helping them hold on to childhood. But here’s another one. I just can’t resist, because get this: according to an article published in ......

Anna stands in the middle of the kitchen, the morning sun shining through the blinds, and sucks a huge breath through her open mouth. Then she lets it out in a long, theatrical sigh, just the way I taught her. ...

On the inside: Belonging to a mommy clique
After reading Yvonne’s recent about moms feeling like outsiders I got to thinking, fearing, panicking, that I might be contributing to another mother’s “mommy angst.” You see, I belong to a clique. ......

The folks we know over at BabyCenter are having a . There's lots on sale, our pick would be the Britax car seats, 15% off plus free shipping using the coupon code FREESHIPBRITAX. Shop Baby Gear at the BabyCenter Store.

Fun with autism
Yes, I admit it. On the day my son was first diagnosed on the autism spectrum, I did not in fact think, “Hey–this’ll be a blast!” I was sick to my stomach, terrified, devastated. That was almost three years ago. ......

The Disneyland Baby Center is located on Main Street, behind the Plaza Inn. This is not a babysitting service. Instead, it is a place where you can attend to your babies needs. There are several characters present in this area, ...

Autism Inside Out
Last week, ABC news ran a story on Carly Fleischmann, a 13-year-old girl with severe autism who, after a lifetime of silence, has learned to express herself by typing her thoughts on a computer. It’s an amazing story; I can only imagine ......

I think I’ll try this one with the girls this afternoon while the baby is napping. It’sa rainy day here, the laundry (as usual) is piling up in front of the washing machine and I don’t feel like going anywhere. A little creative project ...

Talk is the greatest teaching tool.
It is far more important to talk and interact with your baby. Researchers Jill Gilkerson Ph.D and Jeffrey Richards MA did a study which examined the relationship between parent talk and child language development. ......

Lately, my four-year-old son Isaac has been going through a pretty exciting developmental burst. Diagnosed on the autism spectrum before he was two years old, he’s recently become a lot more verbal and social, as well as a bit of a ham. ...

Get this: Tutu tees
For those with little princesses…especially princesses that insist on wearing tutus to school…and the store…and to grandmas, here’sa perfect little present. Handmade by the company Tu for Tees, these adorable creations have just enough ......

_44439070_overweight203.jpg Children who load up on salty meals and snacks get thirsty. They often turn to calorie-filled sodas, increasing their risk for obesity. A co-author of a British study published yesterday said that salt is “a ...

Things I Wish I Had Known Before Baby
I just received an email from Baby Center and noticed that Johnson's has a new AD CAMPAIGN, "When a baby is born so is a mother." Brilliant, I LOVE it! ***** Hubby is sick with that damn flu that's killing everyone this season. ......

This morning The Today Show ran a segment on couples in the US paying for Indian surrogates to have their children. When I first read about the process in previous momformation blog posts, I have to admit, it sounded slightly crazy to ...

.babycenter.com XSS
holisticinfosec has discovered a vulnerability in store.babycenter.com, which could be exploited by malicious people to conduct XSS attacks....

sleeping-baby.jpg My oldest boy is 6 years old. At 3 he gave up naps without looking back. These days, he needs no down time after school, no time to recharge; he’s rarin’ to go, a veritable time bomb of pent up energy, just waiting to ...

Government agency report on ear infections
_41395556_sickchild203.jpg I have written previous posts about ear infections (acute otitis media) are overdiagnosed and over treated. Now, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a US Government Agency charged with “advancing ......

image_about.jpg Women who are would like to make a contribution to sustaining the planet by changes in lifestyle and consumption might want to join the EcoMom Alliance. The idea for the EcoMom Alliance was born shortly after Kimberly ...

Language Update: 18 months
According to the Baby Center development tracker, Becca is now 18 months old so I thought it might be nice to update Becca’s language development. Within the past few weeks, she has really begun using words in a meaningful way and can ......