I Promise to honor the 26 lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I Promise to do everything I can to encourage and support common sense solutions that make my community and our country safer from similar acts of violence. http://www.sandyhookpromise.org … Continue reading
Tantrums…meltdowns…I don’t know anyone who hasn’t witnessed this behavior. Many of us can even remember losing control as a child. For me, one of my most memorable meltdowns was when I was staying at my grandparents house with my dad … Continue reading
Do you or anyone you know use amber necklaces to relieve teething pain? As a mother-child nurse, I am always skeptical about such claims when it comes to putting a child at risk. What do you think about product claims … Continue reading
The neighbor looked at the clock and saw it was almost 8:30, time to walk her daughter to the bus. “I have to go,” she said, hugging the Bardens, leaving them at the kitchen table. Jackie poured more coffee. Mark … Continue reading
I have read this before but every summer it really is something that I read over again to refresh my memory of how easy it is for anyone to drown even when there are a lot of people around…like in … Continue reading
A New Step in Wrestling With the Bra – NYTimes.com. They are the measurements that many American women (and not a few American men) know so well: 32A, 34B, 36C. On they go, the canonical brassiere sizes, up to at … Continue reading
Did you have a “difficult mother” or was she really a Narcissist and you didn’t really know it? Henriette does a wonderful job describing the differences between the two in her post, The Narcissist and the Difficult Mother. Fortunately, I had … Continue reading
There are so many reasons to put down my iPhone but when I am in the company of my children and grandchildren. How do you feel when you are talking to someone and they are not looking at you… not … Continue reading
Welcome back from a 3 day weekend… This morning, the first thing that hit me is yet another commentary on parents overfeeding their baby and the fact that it may lead to obesity later in childhood. It seems there is … Continue reading