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 […]
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Green Parenting: A Bit of Eco Inspiration
I have the good fortune of being a part of a women’s eco-warrier group that includes 127 of the nation’s most inspiring, dedicated and active eco-conscious women. Our main goal of the group is to “believe in the movement and want to add to the conversation about green living and green activism.” I love this […]
Forty, Wiser and Happier
I recently turned 40. Yup – that’s right, I said it. Now, I am normally one of those people that likes celebrating my birthday. In college I actually threw myself a “surprise” 21st party. Don’t ask – let’s just say there was a tiara involved, flavored vodka, edible candy necklaces… you get the point. But […]
Keeping Your Child Safe From Predators: Teleclass Re-cap
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 […]
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 […]