From a very young age, children are asked to exercise patience in group settings. How well they demonstrate patience among their peers depends largely on whether they’re asked to practice this important skill by parents and caregivers.
Is it OK to get a prenatal massage?
Prenatal massage is a wonderful way to give yourself a much needed treat, ease your aches and pains, and get your blood circulating.
Want to Be a Good Parent? Teach Self Control
Join us for our next radio show on April 25 at 1 p.m. Can’t make it, you can always listen to it in playback at your leisure! As I was reading the opinion section of the New York Times in February, another column on American child-rearing practices lept from the pages. It was at the […]
Green Parenting: Earth Day is Sunday!
Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22. I’m sure you’ve heard of Earth Day but here’s a bit about it and how it got started.
The Happiness Project at the 2012 Mommybites Summit
Every so often, a phrase or quote in a book takes my breath away. It happened to me recently when I was reading The Mommybites Summit keynote speaker Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Happiness Project. Gretchen was talking about a father whose three young sons were driving him crazy because they were all getting up so […]
Discussing a Pet’s Death with Your Child
It is so so sad to loose a family pet and helping your toddler understand is developmentally difficult. He won’t be able to understand the permanency of death.
Clogged tear duct- help!
Clogged (blocked) tear duct is common and often happens in babies. When babies are first born you may see some discharge from one or both eyes because the tear duct is blocked.
I have stretch marks! Help!!!
Stretch marks are most often chatted about during pregnancy, though stretch marks are also common in both men and women that have gained and lost much weight. Prevention is your best bet when it comes to warding off these guys.