The impact for bullying victims doesn’t end when a child graduates from school and gets away from the bully. A recent study found that the effects of bullying can follow children well into the adult years. It can result in depression and more cases of suicide. William Copeland, a professor at Duke
Last year, our family participated in the Mommysavers 31 Days of RAKs Challenge. We challenged all four of us to commit one RAK each day and report back on it at dinnertime. While it was relatively easy for my husband and I to think of Random Acts of Kindness, the ideas for the kids were a little bi
Drew Barrymore just had her first baby at 37 and this stirred some conversation the other night when my girlfriends and I got together for our Girl’s Night In. One of my friends just had her fifth child at 43.
We talked about the best age to have a baby, and decided it depends on what we me
Spring Break has come and gone and that means summer is almost here. I can't believe that my kids are in the final nine weeks of school. In my mind, that means I have just a small window of time to accomplish as much as I can without two added "helpers." It's also time to think of ideas for our su
As a parent, it’s your job to set a good example for your children and to teach them right from wrong. Even though you may be dreading having certain conversations with them throughout their lives, it is a necessary part of starting them out on the right track. These four subjects may be difficult
If you're in the market for a pediatrician, we would recommend Dr. Jay Gordon. But good luck trying to get an appointment. This "pediatrician to the stars" is as in demand as MDs get. But “Dr. Jay” is making his influential voice, tips, and opinions accessible via his book, Preventing Autism.
I used to be a great Mom. I was probably the best Mom -- before I had kids. Does anyone else feel this way? I did my share of babysitting, so I would be fine raising kids, right? I'm laughing even now as I write that down. There were so many things I was not going to do with my kids. I was
I started noticing a crazy thing a few years ago and it was the basis for my book, Good Enough Mother and the website of the same name. That something was this faction of mothers who spent way too much of their time each week doing things like planning play dates (understandable when kids are very
An October 2012 report by Pesticide Action Network North America examined dozens of recent studies and concluded that the influx of pesticides in our society — omnipresent in the air we breath and the foods we eat — is taking a heavy toll on our children’s health and intelligence. Photo via
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Jim Higley believes his role as a parent means asking uncomfortable questions in order to help keep his children safe.
Last week, theGood Men Projectasked me to weigh in on a topic they were contributing to which explored parents comfort with talking to other parents regarding guns in home
People seem to come up with a lot of different excuses for why they don’t want to get an annual flu shot shoved into their arm—but are these anti-flu shot beliefs justified? Are there actually any dangerous risks associated with getting the flu shot or is simply a necessary precaution that some
Does it seem like an effort to get your children to say anything to you besides, “Fine” and “What’s for dinner?” Lack of communication can make parents feel closed off from their own kids.
But don’t despair! You can get kids to talk to you -- really. Try these six suggestions from
Mr. Floret Cadet and I have discovered lots of great baby products since having Daniela (more blog posts on some of those to follow) – but some products that aren’t intended for babies have also turned out to be lifesavers for us. Here are a few of them!
#1 – Homedics Soundspa Alarm Clo
If you want to connect with your family, there is no better place to do so than at the dinner table. You may not have noticed that yet because most of you have dinner with the TV on. Turn the TV off from now and spend some time together. Here are a few games ideas for you to play at the dinner table
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When
your kids are ready to head off to college they are entering a
passage towards a new chapter to their adult journey. But often
parents are left with the clutter their child has collected his/her
life. That Star Wars action figure with a missing
I’m sure you’ve heard your mom say a thousand times “no texting while driving” or maybe a teacher was the one who told you how horrible it is. But time and time again you think to yourself, ‘ I can text, I can watch the road, one text never hurt anyone’ or ‘I do it all the time and I
