Category: Parenting

I can’t help it.  I just can’t help it. Last Monday, I ranted a bit about “Worst Cooks in America.”  You should understand that my disgust with the show is equally matched by my fascination, and thus, it’s growing into

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The first week of the New Year is officially at an end.  I feel both drained and triumphant; I’ve devoted myself to some small things this week at home that are going well, for which I’ll pat myself on the

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Although I’m certainly no stranger to the idea of peer pressure and influence among young children — when you have to live the reality of having your kids in day care and preschool basically from infancy, you understand these things

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So.  I read this article yesterday, and I dismissed it, because it got me mildly riled up and I didn’t feel like playing that game at that moment in time.  But this morning, once again, fabulous blogger Bettina of The

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I don’t generally do the whole New Year’s Resolution thing.  I used to, years ago, but I found what I think many people find when they really examine the practice: that resolutions are generally more style than substance; they’re often

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I just returned from the museum with J. and the boys.  We’re nearing the end of our 10 days of happy happy family time — no work, no school for the boys — and, naturally, we’re needing to find a

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It’s over. I’m sad, I’m relieved, I’m thrilled that Christmas went as well as it did and that we had such a wonderful family holiday.  And it’s over.  Phew. Oh, don’t get me wrong — I’m no Grinch.  I LOVE

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Thanks to the therapists who’ve made such a remarkable difference in L.’s life this fall. Not that they’ll read this — neither of them knows about this blog, since the time we spend together is spent talking about L. —

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I think sometimes, as I write this blog and avidly read the food blogs of others who are concerned with the health, nutrition, and habits of children, that we can fall into the trap of making it all sound so

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As is the case with everything else related to raising two children, I keep finding myself re-evaluating the way I’ve done things as I’ve fed L. to make them more appropriate for P.  These boys are completely distinct individuals in

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