Two geeky girls’ guide to the first year of motherhood.
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As a mom of five children, Meagan Francis is no rookie. When she launched The Happiest Mom, I invited her to share some of her experience to inspire moms to have more fun during the first years of motherhood.
She offers us some tips and reassurance that happy moms put themselves on top of the [...]
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Whitney reviewed a high-tech family cruiser and we are giving away a $500 Visa gift card. Your odds are still good!
I explain why I love and hate the book Nurtureshock. Did you read it? Share your thoughts. I beg you.
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I’m going to fail this challenge. And fail it hard. If I couldn’t/wouldn’t/didn’t do these tasks in the past (1,001) – (45) days, I’m sure as heck not going to complete them now.
Oh yes, I’m awesome and I can start a blog and publish a book, but I guess I can’t just do everything I [...]
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Holden’s preschool started reading “chapter books” before naptime at the beginning of the school year. I wasn’t familiar with the term, but as a college-educated woman, I figured it out soon enough. A chapter book is a book with chapters and maybe some pages with no pictures at all.
Whoa. Harry Potter, here we come.
Our children’s [...]
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In observance of Fearless Friday today, I was torn between two recent (and fearless) pledges. I could talk about my commitment to join the mominatrix in her sexual resolution. Lord knows that’s scary to admit in public. But, nah, Whitney talked about that yesterday!
So, instead, I announce my plan to fearlessly reclaim an athletic achievement [...]
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My boys stayed in their matching Christmas jammies all day on Friday. It was a first. We played with new toys and read books until it was time to go to bed again. One benefit is that transitions such as “getting ready in the morning” and “getting ready for bed” are noticeably smoother when nobody [...]
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There is a book with a terrific title: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (by the same ladies as Siblings Without Rivalry).
These books require homework though: deep thinking, talking to your partner, practicing on your kid, and observing the results.
As a modern mom, how could I [...]
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When I first saw Thomas Claire featured on Cool Mom Picks, it seemed the perfect combination of a mom-friendly crafty activity that you could do with (or without!) kids.
But was it too good to be true? I inquired and the nice folks sent me a kit to test out.
Classy all the way. The packaging [...]
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This morning at preschool drop-off, I was helping Milo to remove his jacket (while providing him the illusion he was doing it “all by self!”) and a teacher (let’s call her Jill) noticed we have the same color hair.
Jill said, “I guess that’s proof that you don’t color your hair.” I laughed a little and [...]
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This month, Holden rode a two-wheeler for the first time. He was amazing. With his dad’s encouragement, he rode down half a block, then a block, then around the park. Before our 40 minute riding session was over, he had figured out how to start by himself. Next lesson: stopping.
Do you know the Justin [...]
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In a fit of “I want to get to 50/50 and have a perfectly balanced life in which I work 30 hours a week, my husband works 30 hours a week, and we’re totally sharing raising the kids and maintaining the house” I ordered Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have It All by [...]
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Those kids. They say and do the darndest things. But if you publish notes about all of them as your Facebook or Twitter statuses, well, {yawn}.
Good etiquette online and in real life requires recognition of a mixed company situation. Listen up, fellow breeders: you must embrace a new definition of mixed company: Parents and [...]
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The Rookie Mom's Handbook: 250 Activities to Do with (and Without!) Your Baby
