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Category: Think

  • No preschool (for now)

    I never went to preschool, or nursery school as it was called back in the day.  My mother stayed home with me and my two siblings, and I guess she never felt the need to send us to school before kindergarten.

  • ESPN’s Cris Carter sheds much needed light on culture of abuse

    You don’t have to be much of an NFL fan to know that the dominant headlines these past weeks have had little to do with the action on the field. The latest involving the behavior of Vikings’ running back Adrian Peterson. The NFL star decided that his four – year-old…

  • There is no right amount of breastfeeding

    The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends nursing for at least one year, the World Health Organization bumps it up to two, but these are just numbers if you have no real life examples of women adhering to or even exceeding those guidelines.

  • Thoughts on a scary world

    I would feel safer in an Israel than in Europe, I told my husband, during a recent discussion on travel. I realize the magnitude of this statement, considering the conflict in that region of the world, but, as a Jewish person, I stand by it.

  • What parenting taught me about empathy

    What parenting taught me about empathy

    Before I became a parent, I would roll my eyes at the parents with the screaming toddler on the subway.

  • Months matter

    Parenting, children, family, childhood development

  • Un-defining parenthood

    Attachment, authoritative, helicopter, natural, it seems that there are as many “types” of parents as there are actual parents.

  • A vaccination post for the rest of us

    In the spirit of keeping this a more light-hearted blog, I avoided the topic of vaccinations, as it is so divisive and stirs up some serious emotions in people. But, in light of several reports on Measles outbreaks and the backlash toward anti-vaccers, I am compelled to weigh in and…

  • He’s waiting for something good to say

    At my son’s 12-month check-up, the doctor said that by 15 months, he should have a vocabulary of five words, and mama and dada don’t count … ouch.

  • Playing with dolls and raising a caring son

    Thanks to its Super Bowl ad (below), you likely are aware of Goldieblox, the toy company that encourages girls to pursue scientific and mathematical based careers.