In case you missed this important and informative teleclass, presented by Jill Starishevsky, here is a link to the taped class on Keeping Your Children Safe From Predators. During the teleclass, Jill discussed The Innocence Revolution and how we can all get involved. Jill helps parents educate their children about the issue of molestation on […]
Category: Big Kid
We know you probably hear this all the time, but don’t kids grow up so fast!? One minute you’re worrying that your baby will never sleep through the night and may very well go to school without being potty trained and the next minute, they’re all grown up (which brings it’s own set of challenges!). Don’t worry because here you’ll find parenting tips, through big kid articles, videos and activities on fostering positive friendships, healthy eating habits, language and developmental delays, protecting your children from predators, reinforcing learning at home and more!
To Show You Care
If your child, or any child you know, would like to share his or her Smilestone, please email heather@mommybites.com. Welcome to our kid-generated Smilestone blog! This blog is the brainchild of seven-year-old L, who wanted to create a place where children could share their Smilestones. A Smilestone, according to L, is when “something really important happens […]
Composting: Pollution Prevention and Fertilizer, Too
Last week I was off to California with my family for a little adventure when I spotted a curious site. A noodle shop I ate at with my girls didn’t have a garbage can; it had a compost bin and a recycling bin. Isn’t that amazing and baffling at the same time?! Now, I know […]
Big Question – Why Bad Things Happen
Ok, here goes. Here’s my best attempt to answer the question that I’ve heard in a variety of ways on the playground bench, in hospital rooms, on airplanes, in the grocery store line, and even in the middle of a party attended by former Catholics, non-practicing Jews, highly intellectual secularists, and all-people-lovin’ hippies. In this […]
Good News Comes In…
You’ve heard that “bad news come in threes,” but how about good news?! Well, here’s three new “good things” happening in Mommybites Land: 1. You can now sign up for private one-to-one phone or Skype sessions with some of our Mommybites experts (all at LOWER-than-regular rates). This great idea is thanks to the many moms […]
Rosemary: The Herb Of Affection
Rosemary is a charming shrub. Its Latin name Rosmarinus means dew-of-the-sea, probably because rosemary generally grows well by the seashore. It can reach about 1.5-3 meters in height. Its bushy stems and downy young shoots are covered with about 2 cm of long, narrow, needle-like aromatic leaves; dark green on top and grayish underneath with […]
Grandparents Worry That Wealth Will Spoil Their Grandchildren
My husband and I will soon be first-time grandparents when our daughter delivers twins. We are over-the-moon happy, but we do have a major worry. Both our daughter and her husband are successful bankers and make a lot of money. They have a full-time staff of a driver, a housekeeper and they each have a […]
Bike Adventures With My Dad
If your child, or any child you know, would like to share his or her Smilestone, please email heather@mommybites.com. Welcome to our kid-generated Smilestone blog! This blog is the brainchild of seven-year-old L, who wanted to create a place where children could share their Smilestones. A Smilestone, according to L, is when “something really important happens […]