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by Stacey
Sometimes the timeout is a mom’s only friend. Gone are the days that many of us would feel comfortable giving our naughty one a swat on the behind, a mouth full of soap, or an admonishment to “Wait until your father gets home!” But according to this article in Slate, we may […]

by Stacey
Okay, this has nothing actually to do with parenting, but right now, as we speak, the cherries are among us. Especially here in Washington State, you can’t shake a stick without hitting someone selling bursting pints, pounds, and bags full of the most delicious cherries. (Of course shaking sticks at people is not okay. […]

by Stacey
This year Father’s Day came and went with little discussion here about the very important role that dads play in their kids’ lives. So I was glad to see this blog post in the NY Times on this essay posted at PsychCentral on responsible fatherhood so I could circle back to it.
In study after […]

by Stacey
Parents of picky eaters may be tempted to hide veggies in their kids’ food, but some experts say this approach to healthy eating may actually backfire. According to this article in the LA Times, the problem is that kids fail to learn good eating habits when the veggies are hidden.
Some nutritionists and public health […]

by Stacey
Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama used the occasion of Father’s Day last weekend to talk about the role of fathers in the lives of many black children. This article in the NY Times said that in a speech at a 20,000-member Apostolic Church of God on the South Side near Lake Michigan, Obama delivered […]

by Stacey
A new study in last month’s journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics shows kids think other kids who wear glasses look smarter and more honest than kids who don’t wear glasses. According to this article on MSNBC.com (which I found after looking for the article by the reporter who commented in my previous post…) kids […]

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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
I’m just about at the end of my first week of work. So far, so good. I’ve enjoyed being back in an office, I like my co-workers, and I’ve been able to make it home by about 4pm everyday to hang out with my kids. Gotta love the flex-schedule. (We won’t talk about the […]

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by Stacey
A new pill coming out next week will allow parents to treat their child’s aches and pains without administering any actual medication. According this article in the NY Times, the chewable placebo pill is made of sugar and will be cherry-flavored. It is called Obecalp, for placebo spelled backward, and will be […]

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by Stacey
Teenagers who want to scoop ice cream or sell clothing from their favorite store this summer may have a harder time than usual landing a job. This article in the NY Times says that little more than one-third of the 16- to 19-year-olds in the United States are likely to be employed […]