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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Great. Now we're giving the kids brain damage.
You can find a study to justify any aspect of parenting (breastfeeding makes kids smarter, no it doesn’t, maybe it does!?) but sometimes you read something, and even though it goes against your parental instinct you simply can’t ignore. Like … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Breastfeeding, Family, Home, Infant, Intelligence quotient, Parent, Sears
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Halloween Costumes, Stereotypes & The Kids
I, like a zillion other moms, have a three-year-old who wants to be a Princess (yes, with a capital “P”) for Halloween this year. And I’m sure I’m not alone in being somewhat irritated by her unwavering obsession with dressing … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Style
Tagged babble, Costume, gender roles, Halloween, Mark Tappan, packaging boyhood, packaging girlhood, Parties, princesses, Rambo, Recreation, Rock music, Target Corporation
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Breast-feeding and carrying a loaded weapon – same dif?
An Open Salon entry today takes on the open carry crazies, as a leading advocate was recently killed by – you guessed it – a gun. Writer Steve Klingaman does a thorough job of exposing the hypocrisy and insanity of … Continue reading
Circumcision not always making the cut
As I sit here with my circumcised baby boy I cringe reading the New York Magazine section (a whole section!) about circumcision. Whether or not to circumcise our son was a six month battle/discussion between my husband and I, and … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged Circumcision, Female genital cutting, Female Genital Mutilation, Hanna Rosin, Health, Jew, Men's Health, New York Magazine, Penis
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Maternity leave for the childfree?
Egads. I read something on the Strollerderby and I want to hit someone. Someone other than the Balloon Boy Dad: “A survey of 2,000 women in the United Kingdom found that women who aren’t mothers want maternity leave, too. In … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged Child, Employment, Family, Maternity, Parent, Parental leave, Shopping, Without Kids Want Maternity Leave Too | Strollerderby, Women
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Breaking the glass ceiling, one piece of Dad Lit at a time
Like teaching and nursing, writing about children has traditionally been women’s work. Now two literary powerhouses have books coming out this fall tackling the subject matter without apology. I couldn’t be more excited if William F. Buckley, Jr. came back … Continue reading
Mom Power Frightens Government Agency
In Defense of the Mommy Blogger The FTC floated some guidelines this week that have the blogosphere – particularly the mom blogosphere – in a twitter. You see, even if it’s taken the rest of the entertainment industry like, forever, … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged babble, Blog, Blogosphere, bugaboo, Business, Cool Mom Picks, Family, Federal Trade Commission, Home, Mother, twitter
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Is the next big thing, the suburbs?
Navigating the urban landscape as a young buck just starting off in life you will most likely spend some time in a fringe neighborhood. Defined by newly opened farm-to-table restaurants, local designer boutiques and cultivated green spaces, you must arrive … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged Brooklyn, Elementary school, Sandra Tsing-Loh, School district, Social class, Suburbs
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Mother'ish Brooklyn 