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864770_telephone.jpg Kids are playing nicely on the floor, sharing to beat the band. Mom seizes opportunity to make quick phone call. Phone triggers weird little internal switch in the nicely-playing children, who immediately stop ...

SIDS Stoppers
In a BabyCenter Poll, How Worried Are You About SIDS?, the vast majority of responses indicate that parents are worried about SIDS and check their sleeping baby’s breathing at least every once in a while. ......

In a BabyCenter Poll, How Worried Are You About SIDS?, the vast majority of responses indicate that parents are worried about SIDS and check their sleeping baby’s breathing at least every once in a while. ...

Time out! Punishments are NOT FUN!
I’ve been posting for almost a year now, and from every comment I’ve received, it seems like one thing can or break our day: How children behave. If our angels have their wings on, it can feel like peace on earth. ......

I’m not a happy-go-lucky person, by nature, nor do I paint everything in bleak colors. Kind of middle of the road, I suppose, in the mood department. But lately I’ve been having too many bad mood days — possibly having to do with ...

SavvyPicks for Your Favorite Fairies, Sprites and Pixies
The blessing of a child (among many many others) is the blessing countless adorable moments parading before our lucky parental eyes. Among those, the sight of a darling preschooler in a gauzy fairy costume … well, if you’ve seen it, ......

This new life phase can be rife and rippling with frustrations and regrets, but if there’s one thing I can count on to drive me clear over the guardrails of sanity, it’s my new commute. Time was, I got on a local subway, ...

Newsletter: Month Fifty-six
Dear Leta,. Last week you turned fifty-six months old. Have I ever told you about some of the email I get from people who are angry at me because I’m counting your age in months? People who point out that no one else counts ages in ......

In light of Kim Modolfsky’s recent Sarah Palin post, I wanted to share this article with you about one columnists take on why some women hate Sarah Palin. Essentially, the columnists, Belinda Luscomb, opines, women are “weapons-grade ...

What Little Ones Are Reading: Sun Bread
Perhaps partially because both my daughter and I are confirmed carboholics (a trait that has been passed down through four generations), baking bread is one of our favorite fall and winter activities. When the weather begins to turn in ......

My daughter chuckled nervously as the DVD from the My First Period Kit began with the image of Dr. Chrystal de Freitas facing a group of tweens and their moms. But within minutes we were both riveted…

Ice cube alarm clock gets sleepy kids and parents out of bed
My husband needs to be awakened with a sledgehammer every morning. I am SO doing this. From John of MyFamilyLovesIt.com:. Our oldest started kingergarten this Fall and I was worried about getting myself up in time rather than hitting ......

Well, it’s the economy and it’s in crisis. But what does that really mean? What does it mean for me today? What about tomorrow? What does it mean for my daughter? I am not ashamed to admit that I typically get the bulk of my news from ...

Balancing Acts, Week 8: The two-faced mommy
september-2008-023.JPG My 3-year-old daughter dreams of visiting Pittsburgh one day. To Zoe, the once-gritty city in western Pennsylvania is nothing short of magical. Just say “Pittsburgh,” and her big brown eyes grow wider. ......

The [[Baby Center]] is marking down a selection of costumes for newborns, infants and toddlers by as much as 50%. The [1[Oatmeal Bear Newborn Costume]] is marked down from $26.99 to $13.50, the [2[Dinosaur Pram]] is reduced from $24 to ...

Hot Sauce Kills Man; Amy Backs Away From the Tabasco
I have had two guiding dietary tenants during this pregnancy (have I mentioned recently that I’m pregnant? in the past 10 minutes or so? because seriously, so beyond ridiculously pregnant.):1) Do not talk to me about chicken. ......

In yesterday’s Chicago Tribune, columnist Mary Schmich wrote about the passionate feelings Governor Sarah Palin stirs up. Why do women feel so strongly for or against her? In the days after Palin’s candidacy was announced, ...

I hate my wife, part 1
This was a post about my want to have another baby while my husband wants a Masters degree. Bradley stood honorably in my husband’s defense and, as I wrote in the comment section, I totally see his points. ......

A few of you even expressed interest in a night out for parents where volunteers at the school would provide baby-sitting and activities for the kids while (for a small fee) you and your husband had a few hours of couple time. (more…)

Oh noes! Here her goes again!
So I’m going to go ahead and risk being beheaded by opening up this wound again, but I want to post this video and encourage you to watch it for a couple of reasons (you’ll have to sit through a 15 second commercial, I have no control ......