Parents Guild Blog

More responses to the provocative New York Magazine article “All Joy, No Fun”:

Are you a miserable parent? “I love my kids, but I hate my life”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-carter-phd/are-you-a-miserable-paren_b_651468.html

Why Parents Hate Parenting – A Response
http://wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-parents-hate-parenting-response.html

How to ensure having a blast with your kids (not quite a “response” but thematically related)
http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/07/a-fun-guide-to-having-a-blast-with-your-kids/

TED Talk [video]: What adults can learn from kids - a 12-year-old encourages us to rethink the word “childish”
http://holykaw.alltop.com/ted-talk-what-adults-can-learn-from-kids-vide

Nifty baby brain development map at Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/brain-development/baby-brain-map.html

World’s easiest ice cream recipe – we tried this. It is indeed easy & yummy.
http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2010/07/worlds-easiest-ice-cream-recipe/

NurtureShock Fridays on Ask Moxie. Does having siblings socialize kids?
http://www.askmoxie.org/2010/07/discussion-of-nurtureshock-chapter-6-the-sibling-effect.html

Know an outstanding preschool teacher? Honor her/him w a nomination to be featured in Teaching Young Children!
http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/nominations

Guidance & visual reminder for helping kids respond to teasing
http://leechbabe.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/unfriendly-teasing/

When good parents have bad children
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/when-good-parents-have-bad-children/

Ways to teach our preschoolers to tackle challenges
http://www.savvysource.com/savvyparent/sp_ea_74_12107_taking-on-challenges

Tax breaks for summertime child care

http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/managingyourmoney/archives/2010/07/tax_breaks_for.html

What if you could find a 5-star day care as easily as you can locate a 5-star restaurant?
http://www.macon.com/2010/07/12/1192669/georgia-developing-new-day-care.html

This is the first of what we hope will be a regular weekly round-up. Let us know if you like it, or how we could make it better!