Giving Kids Consistency with Multiple Caregivers

My toddler’s always spent a lot of time going to different caregivers while my husband and I work. I’ve got very consistent regular babysitters, and a great list of back-up options in case of schedule conflicts or sickness.Sometimes my girl ends up spending her day with different people that she’s...

We Love the Library

In the age of Amazon and Kindle and Nook, Scholastic book club deals, Netflix, and stories on tape, the old public library struggles for attention. Perhaps yours has even closed down or cut hours due to budget cuts, another latent consequence of of the downturned economy of yesteryear or just...

Tags: Parenting

On Love and Loss: A Review of the Movie "20 Weeks"

What I am not is a movie critic, but what I am is a woman who has been in the position that the couple in this movie finds themselves. And that is at their 20-week anatomy scan they learn that their baby has clear physical abnormalities and, pending the results...

Tags: Pregnancy

It’s Too Hot Outside: Where Can I Take My Kids For Fun?

If your kid is anything like mine, they would live outside if you let them. It’s a fight to get her to come back inside the house. So you can see where the hot summer months present a problem. I want her to be able to get some outdoor time...