I watched Babies yesterday and I can’t get it out of my head. I was deeply touched by it. All this documentary is, is a collection of clips showing four babies from around the world on their first year of life. There is no verbal narration, only beautiful images of adorable babies in gorgeous yet [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Daily Q: What are some staples in your pantry or fridge?
In my fridge, there’s always cheese, yogurt and grapes; in the pantry, I’ve got pasta, puffs, dry cereal, and raisins. What are some ‘must keep in stock’ items in your house? Those items, like eggs, that come in handy particularly when you can’t think of what to make for dinner would be helpful too. Thanks! [read [...]
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Growing Child: Four important words everyone needs to hear
This essay, by Victor Parachin, has some nice homilies. I find myself thinking about these words from time to time: Give it a try, I care about you, I believe in you, Thank you very much, You can do it, I still love you. One rather odd related example from my own life – a [...]
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Daily Q: 3yrold who’s never wrong
Whenever my 3-year old son is wrong about something, he says “that’s what I meant” or “that’s what I said.” Like: Him: John’s birthday party is this Saturday. Me: His party is this Sunday. Him: That’s what I said, his birthday party is this Sunday. Is this a bad thing? Does it mean he is [...]
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Daily Q: Normal for 4yo to cry so much he throws up?
Lately our 4.5 year old son, Sammy, has been having a hard time with any change to routine — especially if my wife and I go out for our date night, or if my wife drops him off at preschool instead of me. We warn him ahead of time about what’s happening but he’s going [...]
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Just launched: Recent Activity page and updated Topics
We just rolled out a new tab that offers a new way to see what’s happening on the site. To see it, go to Questions > Recent Activity. It’s an expanded list of the 3 items that have been available from the homepage – questions that have a new answer or comment appear here. We [...]
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Daily Q: Best bike seat & helmet for a baby/toddler?
What is the best bike seat? We have a 9 month old that doesn’t like her helmet. What is the best bike solution? – asked by Brian [read more and answer!]
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Update on: Do physical surroundings in schools matter?
A week ago we posited a question about how important school buildings and facilities are to our children’s education. One of the replies we got was from Sara in Eugene, Oregon: “For many children with sensory integration issues, surroundings do matter. But not in terms of ‘beauty,’ as much as reducing clutter (both visual and [...]
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Daily Q: Quick recipes?
I am continually struggling with time… My husband and I work full time, so we get home without quite enough time to cook a full meal every night. However, I’d like to provide healthy meals with good quality ingredients, so I end up prepping meals in the evenings and then heating them for dinner the next [...]
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Just (un)launched: Scores!
Thanks to everyone who’s filled out the survey so far – you’ve given us some great feedback! One of the early themes is that a number of you are less than thrilled with the user scores we rolled out a couple of months ago. You didn’t mince words… here’s a sampling: I don’t like the [...]
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