Information is so easily accessible these days. It’s great in some ways, but it can sure make parenting more challenging. Just try to protect your kids from things you don’t want them to see yet! The best thing you can do, of course, is to be there with your...
People criticize mothers very freely. Apparently moms are likely to be selfish and think only of their children, not of others. There’s an interesting post over at BabyLune about this tendency to assume mothers are in the wrong. Now, I personally wouldn’t change a baby on a restaurant table...
There’s a really interesting article on Time Magazine’s site about the myth of overscheduled children. Obviously, calling it a myth means that they’re challenging the notion. I will admit, I do tend to be concerned that kids don’t have time to be kids. I believe in a sensible amount...
It’s so much fun making your children happy. They’re so expressive of their affection toward you when you do something that just delights them. Unfortunately it is all too easy to become an indulgent parent and give in too much. You can indulge your children all kinds of ways....
My kids are pretty creative. Most kids are, really, if they have the opportunity. Fortunately it doesn’t take much to give them the opportunity. The first thing to do is just turn off that television. While many of my daughter’s fantasies stem from things she’s seen on TV, not...