My grandson Robb is five. My son, Ed, and Robb’s mother, Barbara, never married. Ed has a history of addiction problems and claims he can’t take care of Robb full time, so Robb lives with Barbara during the week and with me and Ed on weekends in my house. I lost my husband a few […]
Category: Grandparents
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Leap Year Twitter Party- 2/28 at 9 p.m. ET
You’re Invited! Leap Year Twitter Party: Making the Most of an Extra 24 Hours Tuesday, February 28th, 9 to 10 p.m. ET Use hashtag #PGLeapYear We all have an entire extra DAY this year…. what to DO with all that time? Please join us for a Twitter party to chat about healthy & sustainable living! Eat, […]
Green Parenting: Updates on Poisonous Apple Juice & Back to the Start
By Elise Jones, blog editor In my blog post, Poisonous Apple & Grape Juice (originally published on babybites, Dec. 16, 2011) I encouraged parents to take a good look at the juices they were giving their children due to the recent discovery there are high levels of arsenic and lead in most apple juices sold. […]
Mommybites Launching: Stay Tuned
Hi Everyone, Psst. I have a little surprise for you, but I’m not supposed to officially tell you until Monday afternoon. However, you all know I am not very good a following directions (or maybe I am but I like to be naughty sometimes) so I’m going to give you a hint. Babybites. New name. […]
Grandmother Doesn’t Want to Baby Sit
A while back you did a column about a young couple that didn’t want the grandmother to baby sit for their daughter any longer (11/9/11: “I Don’t Want My Mother-in-Law to Baby Sit”). I wish! I babysit for my two granddaughters, and I don’t want to do it any longer. You’ll probably say, “So then, […]
Green Parenting: Back to the Start
By Elise Jones, blog editor This past Sunday I tuned in to the Grammy Awards as I am a huge music fan and even though I don’t know half of the songs nominated any more, I still enjoy the show. It’s music, theatrics and I learn a bit more about the artists who sing my […]
Green Parenting: What’s In Our Toothpaste?
By Elise Jones, blog editor It never ceases to amaze me when I’m at the store looking to purchase a staple for one of my children what I discover when I look a bit closer at these items. This week (because strep throat has descended upon my house like the plague) I’ve had to purchase […]
Readers Respond to My Granddaughter’s Secret
I received many comments on my column, “My Granddaughter’s Secret,” (posted 1/19/12). One reader began her response with, “Well – this is really a hot topic!” I think what makes it hot is that it has several threads to it: the whole idea of secrets; the topic of religion as the source of the secret; […]