by Stacey
Believe it or not I still read parenting books. I know that some people take this to an extreme, reading the advice of far too many so-called experts, but I have found that a few good ones can actually be very helpful. Parenting is hard. I don’t mind asking for input now and then.
The […]

by Stacey
No one makes you take a common sense test before you have children, but sometimes you have to wonder if maybe they should. According to this AP story, a family court judge in New Zealand had a nine-year old girl renamed, figuring she’d suffered enough with the name her parents gave her.
Are you ready?
Talula […]

Cross-posted at MotherTalkers
by Stacey
A new study in the Journal of Family Psychology shows that it isn’t just babies that moms have to nurture. According to this article in Science Daily, researchers at Ohio State University found that fathers were more involved in the day-to-day care of their infants when they received active encouragement from their […]

by Stacey
Here’s one thing we learned from the Dalai Lama’s visit last week to Seattle. Enlightened people do not glare at parents whose children are being fussy on airplanes. Enlightened people sympathize with such parents and offer respect and admiration.
According to this article in the Seattle Times, the Dalai Lama flew from Tokyo to […]

by Stacey
With Valentine’s Day just days away, I thought why not do a post on how to fight with your spouse? According to this write-up by Dr. Christine Carter from the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, how parents fight and resolve conflicts can have a huge influence on their children’s health and […]

by Stacey
Sorry Sascha. Sometimes it can seem like living with a toddler is like living with a wild animal. Unwanted food gets thrown on the floor, magazines you haven’t read yet get ripped to shreds, puzzle pieces get hurled across the room. But according to this article in the NY Times, one of the nation’s […]

Cross-posted at MotherTalkers

by Stacey
How do you teach your child to really care about others? Some use books. Some talk about how a friend feels when another friend does something hurtful. According to this feature in ParentMap magazine, one program that’s just starting in ten Seattle schools begins with learning to care for a baby.
The program […]