By Elise Jones, blog editor As a child, I remember the act of collecting cans was the extent of anything that resembled recycling. Recycling wasn’t a concept I fully understood or embraced until I was out of college and on my own. It was easy to recycle when I lived in the city because all […]
Author: Elise Jones
Elise Jones was the social media director and blog editor for babybites. She was responsible for engaging and informing moms on a variety of parenting topics found on Mommybites’ parenting videos (webbybites), blog, Facebook, Twitter and BlogTalkRadio show. The Mommybites’ blog is an outlet for moms who are in search of information to support them in their role as a parent.
Prior to working with Mommybites, Elise taught students in a variety of grades while working for the New York City Department of Education. Before teaching, Elise worked in public relations positions at Burson-Marsteller and Sarah Hall Productions developing and implementing media relations and corporate reputation programs for clients across many industries.
Elise is the mom of two lovely girls and currently resides in New Jersey. She performs in the theater and is an active member of her local public arts council. You can also find Elise blogging at Here in This House.
SNOWTOBER
By Sarah E. Visbeek, author of In the Trenches of Mommyhood So…snow before Halloween? Who woulda thunk, right? And even worse? No power! Plus a school “snow day” in October! As of the writing of this post, my Trenches have been without power since Saturday evening. So here are the top 10 things I’ve realized […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Readers’ Comments on Helicopter Grandmothers
Dear Readers, I received several comments about the Guidelines (Do’s and Don’ts) for Grandmothers (posted 10/12/11) and Guidelines (Do’s and Don’ts) for Expectant/New/Young Moms (posted 10/19/11). One young mom said, “I sent these [Guidelines for Grandmothers] to my mom…she does a great job of honoring these already…I love the ones for me [Guidelines for Young […]
This Is Why You’ll Love “Godspell”
Prepare ye, the wait is over! Godspell has made its grand return to Broadway and this is a show that will entertain both young and old. I was given tickets* to go see the revival of Godspell as part of MamaDrama NY and elected to take my 5 1/2 year old to see her first […]
Green Parenting: Lead Testing & Why It Matters
By: Elise Jones, babybites blog editor For most of us in the NYC-area, a visit to the doctor for our child’s one-year well visit usually results in a request to get your child’s blood tested for lead. For those parents who have been through the test with your children, you know it can be quite […]
Anonymity on the Internet
By Sarah E. Visbeek, author of In the Trenches of Mommyhood Unlike my hubby, who is extremely internet-leery (he’s adamantly not on Facebook and has no clue what Twitter is), I, obviously, am a bit more relaxed about the whole dubya dubya dubya. However. When I first began blogging and pretty much up until recently, I […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Staying at the Grandparents’ Is Not So Easy
I feel really disappointed that my in-laws haven’t made it easier for us to stay at their house with our 14 month old. They have yet to provide anything, such as a porta-crib, toys, or books. We’d like to visit them more, but we always have to schlep so much stuff. They also don’t like […]
Our Notes on Discipline from Top-Notch Experts
Last week, we hosted our radio show on the the topic of DISCIPLINE. We invited three experts, Debbie Pincus, Scream-Free psychotherapist, Berit Rostad, owner of The Successful Child NY, and Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, to come discuss the ins and outs as well as their tips on effective discipline. If you missed the […]