So, the ball in Times Square dropped and everyone drank a little champagne or sparkling cider. Now that the holidays are over and 2014 has begun, we can sweep up the confetti, put away the party hats, and get back to a sense of peaceful order. Kids back to school, folks back to work, and […]
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Vaginal Exams: When to get them and what do they mean?
My doctor said I am 1 cm dilated. Does that mean I should expect to go into labor any moment? I am regularly approached with this question. The answer is very simple – No. Many women can walk around for weeks with their cervix slightly dilated. This is not necessarily an indicator of the onset of […]
Telling Young Children About Divorce
Children of all ages are usually aware of serious conflict between their parents. Even very young children experience tension in the home and know that Mommy and Daddy have been yelling at each other or sleeping in different rooms. But despite their awareness that things are rocky, few kids are prepared for the finality of […]
Hello, Kindle!
Dear Kindle, As someone who loves reading, I must admit that I refused – and even mocked – you for many years. I just couldn’t imagine how reading was, well, reading – without holding the actual pages of a book. I would look at all the “youngsters” out there with their fancy “computer books” and […]
Irish Soda Bread
What could be better on a cold winter morning than warm, sweet Irish Soda Bread? This bread is moist, full of raisins, and perfect by itself or toasted with cinnamon butter or homemade jam. After many searches for the perfect recipe for Irish Soda Bread I found it here at allrecipes.com. I modified it slightly […]
Reaching for Joy in 2014
This is the time of year when people begin to abandon their new year resolutions. Mine – eating less chocolate and flossing regularly (not necessarily in that order) – have already gone out the window. But after reading many friends’ Facebook updates recently, it seems that an important theme in resolutions for 2014 has emerged: […]
Engaging Our Youngest Readers – Part 1
We all know that reading is an essential part of children’s literacy development, but it isn’t always easy to keep them engaged. These days, kids are inundated with distracting, exciting technology that may be much more intriguing than a simple book. From infancy, newborns that cannot even see in color are put on brightly colored […]
Common Baby Product Concerns
Baby products play a large part in our lives and in the development of our infants. Although there are great products and brands to choose from, many aspects of the baby products industry make parents feel uneasy. After surveying over one hundred parents, we have the most common objections to baby products and how to […]