by Stacey
All’s fair on reality television. People swap spouses, get new and improved homes to live in, and compete for titles like “Top Chef!” And now, according to this article in Newsweek, stay-at-home mothers can try out going back to work while the whole nation watches. The show is called “Secret Life of a Soccer […]

Cross-posted at MotherTalkers
by Stacey
About a week ago I went to hear a lecture on talking to kids about sex by Amy Lang, a parent educator in Seattle. I really was just tagging along with a friend and hadn’t given much thought to the topic since my kids are only four and one-year old.
Well, I got […]

by Stacey
The EcoMom has arrived. Instead of worrying over gleaming floors and sparkling dishes, the NY Times reported earlier this week that moms these days are obsessed on installing compact fluorescent light bulbs, buying in bulk and using “smart” power strips that shut off electricity to the espresso machine, microwave, X-Box, VCR, coffee grinder, television […]

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 […]

by Stacey
So I’m thinking it’s time to review the deal with The Open Post. I started this a while back to give you guys a chance to take over the podium and talk about whatever you want to talk about. It could be an article you read recently that relates to parenting or something that’s […]

by Stacey
There’s nothing like the feeling of falling in love, especially when it’s instantaneous. It’s a feeling of knowing with certainty that this is the one. Whether it’s a person, a pet at the shelter, a pair of shoes, or for some, a house.
That’s what happened to Marcel and Sherrie Deans who are profiled in […]

by Stacey
Before I had kids I thought journalism would provide the perfect opportunity to segway from work in an office to working from home. The idea was that I’d be a freelance writer for some of the day and a stay-at-home mother for the rest of the day. Sometimes this arrangement works out fine and […]

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
A new study released earlier this month shows that breastfeeding can raise intelligence by an average of nearly seven IQ points if the child has a particular version of a gene called FADS2. Thanks to this article in Slate for the tip. The study involved more than 3,000 children in Britain and New […]

by Stacey
My Fussbucket partner Kristin recently watched Al Gore’s movie on global warming called “An Inconvenient Truth.” Since then this whole business about the frightening state of the environment has been bugging her. Makes me think they were on to something with the title of the movie.
She’s decided she wants to start a Green Parenting […]