Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Parenting Advice News
If there is one thing I have learned as a mother that is useful advice for passing on it is this… Just go buy the Band-Aids. Buy them in all kinds of colors and varieties. They are not expensive. And then when your kid asks for one even though clearly it isn’t necessary just give it to them – so you are out a few pennies, big deal! Kids have a thing for Band-Aids and when Mommy puts it on it makes them feel loved. So the next time you hear, “Ouch! Mommy, I need a Band-Aid!” don’t just
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Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Parenting Advice News
Today I’m over here, with a short essay I wrote a few years ago. It feels as true today as it did then, perhaps even more-so after Avery’s surgery. I hope it rings true for you, too. Thanks, Louise!
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Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Parenting Advice News
Who knew!? You know, I’ve been pregnant three times, gave birth to live, healthy babies three times and nursed each of my three babies. If breastfeeding my babies was not related to pregnancy, someone tell me what was going on with my body, k? Kate Harding at Salon.com has an excellent take-down and analysis of this gobsmackingly narrow decision regarding Totes/Isotoner’s pregnancy discrimination that defies common sense. In the strictest legal sense, the ruling is logical: Allen a
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Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Parenting Advice News
S ome of you may know that my daughter has been sick in the last week and I wasn’t sure if she’d start school today. She’s going to junior high now, which of course is a VERY BIG DEAL. I just wanted you to know that she has improved tremendously and was able to start 7th grade this morning with the rest of her classmates. She was nervous and excited. So was I, but for different reasons. It felt a little bit like throwing her to the wolves- some of those junior high boys have actual facia
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Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Parenting Advice News
It was surf and sand for the McConaughey clan – Celebrity Baby Scoop Papa Jerry O’Connell is going to law school – Celebrity Baby Blog Orbit fights back on negative consumer report – Parent Dish Can childless friends give good parenting advice? – Cafe Mom Posh bean bag chairs – Cookie Do you feel birthday party pressure? – Momversation Is this Chinese abortion ad crossing the line? – The Mommy Files Livie and Luca discount! – Cool Mom Picks Yoga improves eating h
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