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 […]

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by Stacey
How important is play? According this too-long article in last Sunday’s NY Times magazine, this question is causing some anxiety among parents and educators and has become the topic of a burgeoning field of scientific research.
Scientists who study play, in animals and humans alike, are developing […]

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
Thanks to MotherTalkers for the tip and title of this post.
Most women who exercise vigorously cut back somewhat during pregnancy, both to be cautious and because energy reserves go toward the growing fetus. But what if it’s your job to exercise? This was the case for Paula Radcliffe, a British distance runner who holds […]

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 Stacey
I live in Boytown. One husband, two sons, and three male cats. My husband, being the biggest and oldest kid among them, loves sports. The kids follow suit and the cats couldn’t care less. Mostly I don’t mind the sports thing. I grew up with a brother and a dad who love sports too, […]

by Stacey
Poor Matt Damon. Look at him longing to be a famous Red Sox player instead of a famous movie star. According to Babble.com who read it in the Boston Herald, Damon was asked what he would say if his one-year old daughter Isabella grew up and decided to cheer for a different team. “You […]

by Stacey
Ambitious young athletes are increasingly turning to sports psychologists for help with fears, phobias, and just plain negative thinking according to this NY Times article. This follows a trend in which kids are specializing in one sport with the hopes of winning college scholarships or the chance to play with premier travel clubs. In […]