A new movie chronicles the first year of four babies from around the globe – San Francisco, Tokyo, Namibia & Mongolia. Looks like it might just be awesome :) Check out the trailer on YouTube or the ‘BABIES’ movie site. Scheduled for release this May. I’m hoping ‘Babies’ will be entertaining (of course!) and simultaneously [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Daily Q: Chores without bribes or guilt?
Looking for ideas on getting kids to help around the house, ideally without bribes (“help take out the dishes and we’ll give you a quarter”) or guilt/nagging (“do you think mommy likes doing chores? what would happen if we stopped doing anything for you?”) …neither of which sits well with us. How do you communicate [...]
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Daily Q: Is childproofing worth the hassle?
Putting plugs into the outlets, fine. Stashing all the poison cleaners in one area with a lock, fine. But beyond that, is child proofing worth the hassle?… (click here to read more & answer) — * this is an oldie but a goodie ;)
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If you have kids, why haven’t you answered?
This is both an earnest question, and hopefully food for thought. I’ve talked to a few (brilliant, wonderful) parents, members of Parents Guild, that hadn’t been posting much or at all and got an answer to this question that we hadn’t anticipated: “Oh, well, I don’t have much to say. Other parents certainly know more [...]
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Read our blog from your mobile phone!
Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve enabled special formatting of our Parents Guild blog for mobile phones. This means that when you come to this site on your phone, you’ll get a super-specially formatted version! Want to see what it looks like? We’ll you’ll just have to whip out your phone [...]
Daily Q: Closed door policy for kids room?
Now that my young daughter is walking and way more mobile now, she’s starting to get into everything. My 3 1/2 year old son has gotten into the habit of closing his bedroom door to keep her out. I want to respect his personal space, but at the same time, I don’t feel comfortable that [...]
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Growing Child: The Love Bucket
I thought this was a lovely idea so am republishing it here with permission from Growing Child. Hope you enjoy it too. The Love Bucket by Marilyn Pribus My husband Glenn has a wonderful bit of cracker- barrel philosophy that we call, “The Theory of the Love Bucket.” It is an easy concept for children [...]
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Daily Q: What’s your favorite summer day camp? (sfbay)
I was just browsing a list of local (San Francisco Bay Area) summer camps. I remember some of my summer camps very fondly, and reflecting now, I realize that they were some of my most foundational, character-building experiences. Our kids are still a bit young, but looking ahead I wonder: what are some great day [...]
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Daily Q: How can a parent get a better night’s sleep?
I was doing really well for a while. My son goes to bed around 7:30/8. My husband and I would then have about 2 hours for us to have dinner and some ‘grown-up’ time. Even with going to bed at 10, I was rested when my son woke up at 6. Now, I find myself [...]
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Question of the Day: Siblings bathing together
How long can siblings bathe together for? Right now our 1 year old and 3 1/2 year old have bathtime together. They both love it and it streamlines things for us parents. But for how long can this go on? Oh, the biggest factor is that one is a girl and the other is a [...]
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