Recently the New York Times ran a piece called Eat, Drink, Be Nice. It discussed paying folks to teach your kids manners. Here are some ways to do so and keep your money in your wallet. There are many parenting jobs – or roles, lets say – being outsourced to other folks. You can hire someone to potty […]
Tag: Relationships
We all need human connection, although we don’t always do our best to cultivate and foster the relationships we value so much. Stable relationships form in infancy. A child’s earliest relationships with caregivers and family members shape her future connections. Read from the Mommybites Relationships archive. From advice for new moms, to marital relations, to relationships within an extended family, you’re sure to find something beneficial.
How to Deal with a Picky Eater: Teleclass Re-cap
For those of you who missed this wonderful teleclass, generously sponsored by Mott’s and presented by food sociologist, Dr. Dina Rose, here is a link to the taped class on on dealing with a picky eater. During the teleclass, Dr. Rose talked a lot about the “Rotation Rule.” Here is blog posted originally on Dr. Rose’s site, […]
Smilestone Update
Something pretty amazing, crazy and wonderful has happened at Mommybites. You may recall a few weeks ago that I shared the news that we were starting a new “Smilestone” blog, written exclusively by children. The theme of this new blog was to encourage children to share their “smiletones” – which, as defined by one of […]
Grandfather Is Guilt-Ridden About Grandson’s Accident
I am the grandfather of a 16-month-old boy, Donald. For financial reasons Donald and his parents live with my wife and me; they have lived with us since before Donald was born. Last week while I was keeping an eye on him, he pulled my steaming bowl of soup onto himself. My wife and I […]
How to Get My Tween to Open Up?
How can I get my tween to open up to me? As the mother of a tween, I wish there was a magic phrase that would encourage him to open up to me. Sadly, no magic phrase or potion for tween communication has been invented, but luckily Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun has put together some great tips […]
A Smilestone Can Happen At Any Time
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 in your life and it makes you feel so good, you can’t stop smiling about it.” So in […]
The Road That Leads to Awesome
“Let’s get the whole world dancing.” That’s the theme of this adorable video sent to me about a little boy who wants to give the world a “pep talk.” Here are some of my favorite “quotes” from his pep talk video: “Two roads diverged in the woods, and I want to take the one less traveled. I […]
Kids and Spirituality
This past summer I packed up and left my sweet little church office that overlooked gorgeous woods where red foxes regularly play. I also stepped out of the pulpit, turned in my clergy visitor badge at the hospital, and said my goodbyes to the people who had trusted me to bless their babies, perform their […]