Guns at Starbucks: How do you explain that?
Posted March 9, 2010 - 05:11 by Lela Davidson
If I see a gun in the coffeehouse, the pizza place, or the playground, I'm taking my kids far, far away. How about you?Culture
Chatroulette: One More Reason to Freak Out
Posted March 8, 2010 - 06:01 by Lela Davidson
The real scoop on Chatroulette from a mom who logged on. My summary: Ew.
Warning: Dangerous Foods Ahead
Posted March 3, 2010 - 08:18 by Rhonda Franz
Scour your pantry and empty the fridge: Time Magazine has put out a list of the ten most dangerous foods. Chances are, you won't find many of these lurking on your kitchen shelves. But don't worry: this mama has got you covered.
Miley Cyrus’s Little Sister Is NOT Designing Kiddie Lingerie, Only Pole Dancing
Posted March 1, 2010 - 05:33 by Lela Davidson
So what if Miley Cyrus' sister Noah is not actually designing kiddie lingerie, as rumored. The truth surrounding the myth is disturbing enough.
Tweens on Facebook: Points to Ponder
Posted February 22, 2010 - 05:57 by Lela Davidson
Are your kids ready for Facebook? Will you let them lie about their age to create a profile? Where's the handbook on this stuff?
Flying with Kids? Beware!
Posted February 20, 2010 - 04:55 by Sierra Black
This has not been a banner week for airline travel. The headlines have been peppered with incidents of airline staff and TSA agents being rude, imperious and sometimes downright abusive to passengers. Many of them involve families with young children.
Childless House Guests in the Kid Zone
Posted February 12, 2010 - 07:45 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
It can make or break a friendship if you can’t communicate about all the mishaps waiting in the wings when a childless friend comes to call. So here it goes — my list of things to tell your buddy before you start freaking out and they start thinking you are from another planet.
Children’s Media Consumption on the Rise
Posted January 25, 2010 - 18:26 by Lela Davidson
Your children may be spending more time consuming media than you spending at work. With new opportunities literally at their fingertips every day, how do you limit the flow?
New Year, New Freak Accidents
Posted January 14, 2010 - 08:11 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
The new year has brought two child deaths to our tiny rural town -- both completely preventable.
Embracing Your Single Childfree Friends
Posted January 12, 2010 - 15:00 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Are you the only one of your friends with children? Have your single friends built great careers that cannot include full time children? Is your childern’s peer group a little limited? If you said yes to any of these, it’s time to enlist your friends to your family. They might just hit it off.
With Apples And Cardio, Obama Sets A Healthy Example
Posted January 6, 2010 - 09:00 by Lela Davidson
Pass me an apple and turn on the treadmill. I'm just trying to keep up with my president.
Two Simple Resolutions For Better Living And Better Parenting In 2010
Posted December 31, 2009 - 08:23 by Lela Davidson
Resolutions -- I know, I hate them too, but I’m making two subjective and non-measurable resolutions this year. And my 2010 will be the better for them. I feel it!
Strong Early Attachments Key To Lifetime Of Happiness
Posted December 29, 2009 - 15:16 by Lela Davidson
What is happiness? And how as parents can we give our kids the best chance at achieving it later in life? It all starts with the earliest interactions.
Begging Goes Virtual This Christmas
Posted December 17, 2009 - 10:27 by Lela Davidson
Online begging sites are gaining popularity in this still-struggling economy. Parents hope to give kids a proper holiday, but are they sacrificing something more important?
Pay Attention to Teens, Keep Them Off Drugs – Duh
Posted December 9, 2009 - 09:00 by Lela Davidson
If you pay attention, they might not inhale. This is the groundbreaking news of the week. In the war to keep your kids off drugs, possibly the only thing more important than paying attention is getting your bluff in early.
Allow Me to Scare the Snot Out of Your Toddler
Posted November 26, 2009 - 00:20 by Lela Davidson
Yelling is not the ideal form of communication. However, science now shows us that toddlers with a lower than average "fear response" may be genetically doomed to a life of crime. Could yelling help? If so, I'm available.
The Slaughter of Innocence
Posted November 19, 2009 - 09:27 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
I keep hearing the stories of children being killed by their parents, their mother’s boyfriends, the next door neighbor. It feels so common place that we should hear of deaths under the age of 10 that I almost feel like I’m being stupid for raising the question -- but I’ll ask it anyway. Why does it seem like we are killing our children?
Ellen, Oprah, and Explaining Homosexuality to My Nine-Year-Old
Posted November 13, 2009 - 19:43 by Lela Davidson
How and when do you explain possibly uncomfortable topics to kids? In our house, we take life as it comes.
Stealing Candy From Babies
Posted October 30, 2009 - 08:40 by Sierra Black
On Halloween Night, after the trick-or-treating is done and the candy has been binged on and the children are snuggled all warm in their beds with dreams of tooth decay and childhood obesity dancing in their mother's head, the Halloween Fairy comes to our house.
Oh NO! Not MY Kid
Posted September 12, 2009 - 08:49 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
The playgrounds only ever have two children: the bully and the victim. Which one is your kid and how do you handle it?
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