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SpongeBob bad for kids’ brains, study says
Of course, the headline caught my eye: “SpongeBob impairs little kids’ thinking, study says.” Because, as I wrote back in 2008, my youngest had a bit of a SpongeBob obsession when she was in preschool....
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When do you say “no” to your child’s activities?
My daughter has been asking to take up cheerleading as her next extracurricular activity when soccer is over. I’m very hesitant to sign her up. My reasons are very selfish, I realize. I grew up with...
View ArticleBeing a parent means being a champion worrier
Next week, I have to put my daughter’s life in the hands of people I don’t know very well. She’ll be having what a specialist has told me is “minor surgery,” with a full-recovery time that can be...
View ArticleShopping for girls is no fun if you’re trying to avoid pink
I’ve just about had it with pink. If you’ve done any shopping for any young girls this holiday season, you’ve noticed that the color pink has vomited all over the girls’ aisles in various stores....
View ArticlePreschoolers get in free at SeaWorld & Busch Gardens
SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are letting preschoolers (ages 3-5) in free this year! Pair that with an adult “Fun Card” and for about $87 (after tax), you and your preschooler can get into SeaWorld all...
View ArticleMy daughter has discovered … lying!
Me: Did you wash your hands? Her: Yes (Immediately she hides her hands behind her back) Me: Let me ask you one more time. Did you wash your hands? Her: Yes, I did. Me: So, if I smell them, they’ll...
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Getting veggies into kids’ diets
A carrot smoothie is excellent for tricking a child into consuming vegetables (image via Smoothies Recipes)My daughter is very picky about what she eats and would be delighted to subsist solely on just...
View ArticleMy kid won’t stop singing an annoying song. Help!
Is there some kind of rule that whatever I find most annoying must be the thing my daughter wants more than anything? Not long ago, she came home with a song in her heart and on her lips. She seemed to...
View ArticleChoosing a preschool is no fun
OK, I’ll admit it: I’m in over my head. As my husband and I try to determine where almost-4-year-old kiddo will attend school this fall, we’re completely overwhelmed. It’s hard not to be, what with the...
View ArticleWhat songs do your children associate with you?
One recent day when I picked up my daughter from school, she decided, once again, to make her displeasure known at the music I was streaming in the car. “Mommy, I don’t like this song,” she complained....
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