A Recipe for Fun: Cooking With Your Preschool Child
(Editor's note: please welcome a guest post on cooking from Emily and Kathleen. Cooking with kids is a great thing to do. Thanks, ladies!) Bubbling pots, sizzling skillets and delicious smells can make the kitchen the most desirable place for children to want to play....
How to Annoy an 8-Year-Old
Having a little fun today...one of the great rewards of parenting is being ever so slightly irritating. Heh. Or maybe that's just my twisted sense of humor. 1. When they go into a bathroom shout, “Hit the water!!!” 2. Let their older siblings stay home while they have...
Making Sure Twins Are Individuals May Mean Leaving One Out
When the older (and then younger) boys were born, we did not give them rhyming names, and I rarely dressed them alike. If someone gave me duplicate outfits we usually used them on different days. It was a lot about letting them be individuals and so on. As soon as...
Baby Teeth: Dental Hygiene During Pregnancy
Editor's note: please welcome Sally with some important information about taking care of baby's teeth. As the parent of a child who had two cavities on his front tooth at the age of two, I think this is a big deal. Thanks, Sally! Believe it or not, it is never too...
Piano Lessons on a Budget – Music to My Ears
Out of the blue my 12-year-old Samantha announced the other day that she wants to start taking piano lessons. A few things rushed through my head, including my wondering if Sam really wanted to play or if there was another reason for her announcement. You see her...
Saturday Link Roundup
I frequently get emails from people letting me know of interesting articles and blog posts that they'd like me to share, so today I'm sharing some! Candice says: I just published an article on my site entitled Balancing Babies and Books: Best Resources for College...
FFYF: Lovely Photo Edition
Good Friday, Heroes! For today's FFYF I bring you a lovely photo. You're welcome. Welcome to the June 3, 2011 edition of fun for your friday. Christina Siniscalchi presents Adventures in Potty Training! | Sisternotes posted at Sisternotes. Earnest Parenting: help for...
How to Teach Baby Sign Language
Editor's note: please welcome Jessica with her post on sign language for the little ones. Thanks, Jessica! Whenever you see your baby making any sound or movement you feel excited, don't you? Many people think that they are meaningless sounds or gestures. But those...
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Holding the Line in Parenting: Help for the Weary Multitudes
There are days when the demands requests that the children make seem endless. Just now, TechnoBoy entertained me with a doozy. He wants to mix dish soap and water together, then churn up a lot of bubbles. From there, he will somehow use a can of hairspray to either...