Are our children overprotected?
As we walk to the playground, Henry yells to his friend, “Let’s race!” And they do. Down sidewalks that are bulging and splitting from the tree roots underneath, two semi-coordinated boys flail their legs downhill, shouting with glee. Behind them, I cringe, and wonder who’s going to scrape his knee this time. But I keep [...]
The bullying epidemic
The New York Times this week profiled Billy Wolfe, a high school sophomore who has been the target of emotional and physical abuse at the hands of his classmates. Three years ago, for whatever mysterious, cruel reason, the school bullies determined that he was unacceptable. Since then he has been beaten and terrorized, again and [...]
Bottles & Pacifiers: When Do I Really Need To Take Them Away?
by Amalah
Hi, I am the mother of a great almost two-year old (will be 2 in March) who absolutely refuses to drink his milk in anything other than a bottle and still must chomp on his pacifier in order to go to sleep (night or nap). Honestly, this doesn’t bother me all this much, but I’m [...]
Necessities for Baby’s First Year: The Baby-Gift-a-Month Club
by Amalah
Two years ago, I packed my life in two bags and left for London. Living here has been wonderful, I have an amazing job, and being alone in a strange country has done wonders to my marriage. However, all this time, I have not been able to go back to visit, and needless to say, [...]
Safety
by Isabel
American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org The American Heart Association provides great information about infant/child CPR training. It also offers a lot of helpful information for parents including how to get your kids more active and ways to make fast food friendlier. American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org The American Red Cross is well known for its role in [...]
Discussing Safety with Children: Something I wish I wasn’t buzzing about.
We thought, in light of this week’s tragedy at Virginia Tech, it would be a good day to share some resources to help parents talk to children about school violence. It’s relatively easy for me to shield my kids from news reports and images about these tragedies. After 9/11, my daughter was not quite three [...]
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