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
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 […]

by Stacey
A researcher from the University of California Berkeley and mother of two, says that moms do their kids a favor when they make time for themselves. Hurray! According to this blog post by Christine Carter executive director of the Greater Good Science Center, happy mothers may make happy children.
Carter says she regularly takes time […]

by Stacey
The informal style of writing that teens use in emails, text messages and on social networking sites is starting to show up in their academic work, according to this article in the NY Times.
Nearly two-thirds of 700 students surveyed said their e-communication style sometimes bled into school assignments, according to the study by […]

by Stacey
A new rule will soon go into effect in schools across one of DC’s prominent Maryland suburbs that will require school officials to notify parents if they learn that a female student is pregnant. According to this article in last Sunday’s Washington Post, it’s a move health experts say violates a young woman’s right […]

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 […]

by Stacey
My how times have changed. New Year’s Eve used to be a night for parties, champagne, stolen kisses, and brunch the next day. Nowadays, it’s get the kids to bed by 7:30, watch some people in Europe celebrate the final ten seconds on television, and then hit the hay before the clock strikes midnight. […]

by Stacey
Last Sunday the NY Times Magazine ran a series of articles about college. Getting in, paying for it, advice from the recently graduated, that kind of thing. I know I’ve ranted about this before, but why is this whole getting into college thing so freaking insane? Whenever I read about it, I want to […]

by kristin
my 20 month-old, lily, broke her arm last week. well, actually, my friend fell on lily and broke her arm. so that has been a bummer for all three of us, as you can imagine.
yet, as we make our way through this latest challenge, i am once again reminded of my idea […]

I hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was fun. On Friday evening, my husband took Sage to a Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox game. Sage is supposed to love the Red Sox since they’re his dad’s favorite team, but ever since he met the Mariner Moose earlier this summer, he’s been a […]