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In the mid-1970s, I attended a seminar that promised to train me to become an instructor in positive discipline methods.
Dear Mr. Dad: Our first child is due in six months and we've decided I won't be going back to work. How do we go from dual income couple to single income family without feeling the pinch too much?
Q: I met my wonderful husband and his three kids in 2005. Although they share the kids equally, his ex doesn't believe in co-parenting. She thinks we should leave HER kids alone, but that is not going to happen.
After watching its bigger rival McDonald's Corp. try to woo mom, Burger King Corp. is launching a new marketing and promotional campaign Monday meant to grab her attention.
Having a baby? Here's some advice on adjusting siblings to the new baby, from the book "Oh, Baby! Loving (and surviving!) Your Newborn's First Year" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $14.95), straight from people who've done it:
We know inspiration when we see it: in our children's artwork and wacky inventions, in their proud smiles, and in the strata of dried paint on their smocks. But how can we, as parents, help kindle that spark? Here families share their strategies for turning a home into a creative haven and inspiring their kids to make art, make music, and even make believe.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck has had many roles in her life - daughter, art student, shoe designer, "Survivor" contestant, wife, "The View" co-host, and many others - but her favorite by far is Mom. On Nov. 9, she gave birth to her second child, Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck. Here Elisabeth shares her experiences as a second time mom in a series of journal entries, which originally appeared on Dreft.com.
I have an update to "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" (from a play called the "The Mourning Bride" by William Congreve). How about "Hell hath no fury like a mother whose child has been scorned."
I'm coming out now, and it's been a tough decision. My family knows, and now I'm finally talking with others about it.
I love children's books THIS much: My favorite gift ever from my husband was the entire "Little House" series, in hardcover. Before we had even had our two daughters.
Moms Forum spotlights useful discussion taking place on the parenting forums of newspapers around the country.
The following is an excerpt from "Mothers Need Time-Outs, Too" by Susan Callahan, Anne, Nolen and Katrin Schumann (copyright 2008). Reprinted with permission from The McGraw-Hill Companies, www.mhprofessional.com.
Shanna Hassan is a slender widow in a black abaya from a village in southern Iraq. She doesn't speak English.
"Looook, Mommy! .. I have a silly hat!" TJ runs headlong into me with a plastic bin over his head, giving me a headbutt as I try to clean off the kitchen counter. Ouch! That hurt!
Not many men would willingly enter the fray between stay-at-home and working moms. But Neil Gilbert's scholarly "A Mother's Work" isn't just a foray into the Mommy Wars. It's an attempt to understand the bizarre statistics behind plummeting birthrates and, says the UC Berkeley social welfare professor, a culture that doesn't just undervalue domestic choices and overvalue career life, it increasingly outsources the care of its children.
With July Fourth comes backyard barbeques, hot dogs and hamburgers, family outings, excessive heat and, of course, the grand finale: fireworks. The bright colors and sparkling display are a feast for any sight, especially for young kids who are fearless and more prone to accidents. With this holiday comes some important safety concerns for parents.
As many moms know it can be difficult to ease an older child into the idea of having a new sibling. Brooke Shields' new children's book, "Welcome to Your World, Baby" ($16.99, HarperCollins), helps little girls see just how much fun a sister can be.
It's that time of year again - when moms everywhere feverishly break out the sunscreen as soon as their children step outside. The MommyDocs medical site, www.mommydocs.com, has some tips on choosing the best products to protect your kids from the sun this summer:
Once a Social Security card is lost, it isn't meant to be found. The Island has bigger plans for it.
Parents dreaming of reining in birthday party insanity now have an intriguing option. ECHOage.com is a party-planning website that promotes giving instead of receiving. But don't panic, kids! You still get one special present and learn about charity in the process.
Forget hours of tedious painting or, worse yet, hundreds spent on hiring an artist to get fun and unique wall murals for your child's room.
Young people are being tragically corrupted by a seductive new form of popular entertainment. Oddly enough, this seems to happen in every generation.
Chances are, they're bored.
Fifty years ago, a transistor radio was a revolutionary way to hear music when people were away from home. A small, battery-powered radio was just the thing for a summer day at the beach. For the first time, people could pack their favorite Beach Boys tunes into beach bags along with tanning oil and towels.
Many of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers are turning to their parents or other adults for free alcohol.
The welcome sign was ready, so were the balloons. It was as though the DaRossos were greeting a newfound family member, and in a way, they were.
About 320,000 Jardine cribs sold by Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores were recalled Tuesday because four children became trapped.
I have come to the conclusion that a funeral is like a wedding in reverse. With a wedding, you tend to a thousand details for months in advance and then have the big event. With a funeral, you have the big event and then tend to a thousand details in the months following.
Thankfully, the media paid next to no attention to the fact that last April 30 was End Spanking Day as proclaimed by a group calling itself End Physical Punishment of Children, or EPOCH.
Dear Mr. Dad: I have a 1-year-old who says only two words: mama and dada. My best friend's son is two months younger and she's constantly bragging about his vocabulary. It's driving me crazy - and it's making me worry that there might be something wrong with my child. When do children start talking? Do they all talk around the same time? Is there any way I can assist my child to talk sooner?
We in our family consider ourselves to be environmentally conscious.
When Matt Beaulieu imagined the birth of his first son, he thought: ”Pig.“ Actually, he thought ”golden pig,“ as in the designation in the Chinese calendar that comes around just once every 60 years.
Recess was Allie Long's favorite part of the day until the second grade, when some of her friends on the playground pressured her to join their whisper campaign against a classmate.
Since it seems like I spend half my waking hours feeding my newborn, I'm in the market for some nursing-friendly shirts. There's no expectation of anything fashionable, mind you, just anything that doesn't make me look like a total dork. Exhibit 1 - the pair of shirts I got after my first pregnancy. The ones with the flapping vents that might as well have neon signs advertising "meals served here," purchased with the remnants of gift certificates at Motherhood Maternity.
Jon J Muth's cleverness emerges gradually in "Zen Ties," a glowing companion to his Caldecott Honor book, "Zen Shorts." Stillwater, the gentle giant of a panda, greets his nephew at the train station with "Hi, Koo!" His welcome includes a gift of helium-filled balloons.
My husband spent the weekend with a blue cooler icepack on his crotch. He had a vasectomy on Friday. I was never able to take the pill as it made me nauseous and kooky. So I gave in to my husband's reasoning. He said, "you've done enough, 4 pregnancies, 1 miscarriage, 3 C-sections, breast feeding, and dealing with that diaphragm for years." AMEN! I'm ready to burn my diaphragm in the fireplace. (For the record I asked my husband if I could write about this.)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck has had many roles in her life - daughter, art student, shoe designer, "Survivor" contestant, wife, "The View" co-host, and many others - but her favorite by far is Mom. On Nov. 9, she gave birth to her second child, Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck. Here Elisabeth shares her experiences as a second time mom in a series of journal entries, which originally appeared on Dreft.com.
Kids today live in a fast-paced multi-media world. They watch MTV & VH1 and don't miss an innuendo or inappropriate gesture. They can tell you what color shirt or tattoo some teen pop star has. There's no doubt that downloading videos to an iPod or text messaging requires more technical skill than loading a dishwasher (which appliance do you think requires the greater ability?).
The day went to crap when I had to wage war against an army of ants bent on camping on the front porch. I stepped outside with the Raid, and the bugs quickly became the least of my battles.
Sometimes no snack in the world will do as well as old-fashioned snickerdoodles, with a glass of really cold milk on the side. Here's a great recipe from a new book of 40 recipes called "Cookies, Brownies and Bars," by Elinor Klivans (Fireside Hardcover/Simon & Schuster, $15.95). The kids can help with measuring and rolling the dough balls in the cinnamon sugar.
Potty training is an intricate dance. You have to know when to let your partner take the lead and when to drag him off the floor. There's a time for fun-loving disco, and there's a time for a get-tough slamdance.
The front door opened. Startled I looked up to find my husband coming home from work early yesterday. I was about to take a work related phone call so I just briefly asked him what was up. He perched himself on the edge of the kitchen counter and said, "It's done. Over. I got laid off."
Whether you've got a baby of your own or are just a frequent purchaser of baby gifts, you've no doubt noticed just how expensive baby gear has become. Not just the necessities - strollers, car seats, high chairs - but the more frivolous (but oh-so-cute) stuff as well. A decoupaged pail for holding nursery necessities can run $50 at a fancy boutique. A sassy wipes holder to match the diaper bag? Easily $30.
Angel, my 8-year-old daughter, is my sunshine girl - a sweet, sensitive all-around good kid. Her sunny disposition and outgoing nature make her a popular playmate among her friends and classmates. While it's comforting to know she'll never have trouble making friends or fitting in, I worry about where her "popularity" may take her. I worry because having a good heart and being a good person doesn't necessarily make you immune to becoming a mean girl. Popularity is power and power corrupts. I know this firsthand because, for a short time in my distant past, I was one of those girls.
