by Stacey
In a couple of weeks my family will embark on our annual summer vacation to Cape Cod to visit my husband’s family. It’s always fun to see my in-laws and to spend time in a beautiful place, but it’s not a vacation like the ones we used to take. Just like at home, we […]

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
As the mother of two boys I spend a fair amount of time playing with balls. Yes, I have changed a lot of diapers, but what I’m talking about are soccer balls, footballs, tennis balls, bouncy rubber balls that disappear under the couch and make the baby cry. If it’s round, we’ve got it […]

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
Tests on more than 1,200 toys found that 35 percent contain lead, many with levels far above the federal recall standard. According to this AP story, most of the toys are still on store shelves.
The testing was conducted by groups concerned with health and the environment, including, the Michigan-based Ecology Center and the National […]

by Stacey
Last week a friend of mine emailed me this article from Slate. The piece, by Emily Bazelon, asks the question, why don’t parents like to play with their kids? I think many of us can agree that playing catch or baking some cookies is a nice way to pass the time with a beloved […]

by Stacey
The toy company Hasbro has recently gotten stuck in a scary 1950’s time warp. According to commercials for a new toy called Rose Petal Cottage, little girls can play happy homemaker with all the benefits of laundry machines and state-of-the-art kitchens. Thanks to Catherine Price from Salon’s Broadsheet for the tip. She explains:
According 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 […]