When I nursed each of our children, friends and Kellymom were my go-to sources for information. Those sources are both irreplaceable, but now there is a fantastic, fact-filled app, delivering information in a format… Read More »Keeping Kids Appy: Breastfeeding and Introducing Solids
So I’ve been working from home for a little less than a year now. I absolutely love what I do and the business I work for. I consider myself fortunate as I wasn’t necessarily ‘in the market’… Read More »Working From Home Has its Poops and Cons
Measles outbreak. This is what Jenny McCarthy and unethical medical research can get you: a resurgence in the leading cause of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality. Sure, we can give up on vaccines and return to 1920’s America… Read More »Measles Outbreak in NYC: Vaccine Time
Molecular biology is not my strong suit. At my freaky, progressive high school I took the class, but students dubbed it “Science for Graduation,” which alludes to both the quality of the course and of… Read More »GMOs: Fear vs Fact
You’ve been in the house for too long. You look forward to listening to the Frozen soundtrack, even though it makes you cry every time (“ . . .they say ‘have courage’ and I’m trying… Read More »A Child Grows in Brooklyn Calendar: Go Beyond Movies and Museums!
After my misguided notion that I could easily brush up on the basics of cloth diapering and give you all the salient points, saving you time and energy, I realized that cloth diapering is it’s… Read More »Cloth Diapers vs Disposables: A Peace Treaty
Breastfeeding a baby well past his first birthday is common world-wide and has been for centuries. Then why is the practice so often debated in modern American culture? According to Jewish law, compiled by literary… Read More »Suck It Up: Top Lactation Consultant Demystifies Extended Breastfeeding
By: Sharon Peters Getting children to bed in a timely way can be a challenge. Here are four ideas that can help. 1. Play actively with children for as long as you can before getting… Read More »4 Ideas that Can Help Establish Smooth Bedtime Routines
Recently someone I know not that well died. It was sad, but about as good as these things can go, he was 96, had just celebrated his 70th wedding anniversary and was surrounded by… Read More »Parenting: An Occupation Not an Accomplishment
Who doesn’t love a massage? Your colicky, nipple-confused, nocturnal newborn is clearly in desperate need of a rub down. You know that skin-to-skin contact is good for Petunia, but lying around with your screaming… Read More »Baby Massage Workshop: Tricks to Chill That Kid Out