Touchscreen Learning Tablets for Kids: The Yay to the Nay
by Ilana Wiles
Learning Tablets hit the scene last year as the hot new toy, but can they compete with the iPad when it’s already captured the heart of out review preschooler?
When the School Can’t (or Won’t) Help Your Child
by Amalah
I’m worried something isn’t quite “right” with my daughter, but her school keeps finding excuses for not evaluating our concerns. Where do I turn for help?
On The Eve of My Oldest Son Turning 18
by Chris Jordan
The years will fly by, I know right now you can’t believe that. But I am telling you as I sit on the other side of parenting, eighteen years in, that they will. Each year picks up speed. Life has a momentum that you cannot imagine today, in the early years when a day lasts an eternity.
TV and Montessori (and School, In General)
by Amalah
The “official” Montessori guidelines on TV time are really strict. But are they realistic?
Furby: The Yay to the Nay
by Ilana Wiles
Furby is back and is a supposed Hot Holiday Toy for 2012. My family, which includes an almost three year old, has lived with it for three weeks. Here’s our Furby recommendation.
Alpha Mom Parenting Book Club: The Five Love Languages Of Children
by Chris Jordan
When I read The Five Love Languages of Children years ago it truly revolutionized the way I parented my children. I remember there were several moments while reading when a light bulb would go off and I wanted to smack myself on the forehead for missing what seemed, in retrospect, so obvious. Rereading the book this time I was struck by how much I had forgotten











