Last week we had the great fortune of having Lisa Mednick Owen* host a teleclass on what to do when you, or your child’s teacher, has concerns about your child’s behavior. It is not uncommon for a parent to notice that their child behaves differently than other children in a playgroup or on the playground, […]
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We’re Blogging Over at What to Expect (When You’re Expecting)
By Elise Jones, blog editor We are excited to announce babybites is now part of the best-known parenting book’s blog: What to Expect. Here is a bit more about the blog called “Word of Mom”: Word of Mom is the place to read the work of witty, wise, and wonderful mommy bloggers. Be sure to […]
Green Parenting: November 15 is America Recycles Day!
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 […]
A Letter from Heather – What a Week!
Hi Everyone! What a fun and eventful few weeks here at babybites! We kicked things off with CNN dropping by one of our lunches to interview some babybites moms on their reaction to the fact that the 7 Billionth baby was just born. We also had two rocking Halloween parties with delicious oversized Magnolia Bakery […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]