Parenting Articles

Power Foods for a Powerful School Lunch - Posted by JmL.

There isn't a school day that goes by that I worry about my son's lunch. Of course, I ask myself the usual questions: Is he eating what he has in the bag? Will he trade his apple for a cookie? Will t...

Baby Shower Gift Ideas - Posted by JmL.

A few guests can get together and get a big laundry basket. Place in it a long clothes line with outfits, diapers, bibs, etc. pinned to it. It can also be used as a room decoration. It has a bit of e...

Planning the Perfect Baby Shower - Posted by JmL.

One of the most exciting events an expecting mother looks forward to is celebrating her baby shower. Deciding to Throw a Baby Shower Baby showers are often thrown by a friend or family member. Formal...

Selecting a Baby Shower Theme: Easy as One Two Three - Posted by JmL.

No aspect of party planning is more crucial and sometimes mind boggling to a baby shower planner than selecting the baby shower theme. There are almost too many ideas available today, and often the h...

Life Stuck In Fast Forward - Posted by JmL.

the woes of being a parent of an ADHD child..... Like Curious George discovering new things and fiddling with the old, you go through life. Taking things apart and scattering the pieces here and ther...

It's OK for your child to be bored. In fact, it's recommended! - Posted by JmL.

NY -- Strange as it may sound, bordom promotes happier, creative kids who are better problem solvers. When children use their own creativity with unstructured play, they find ways to amuse themselve...

Birth of a Parent - Posted by JmL.

So you're pregnant. Congratulations! Your life is about to change in ways you might find unthinkable (and we're not even talking about the surrender of your once slim waistline to proportions most co...

The Pregnancy Glow and Other Myths of Motherhood - Posted by JmL.

It happened during the ninth month of my first pregnancy. I was going through a department store check-out lane where a teenage girl was ringing up my purchases. She looked shyly at my burgeoning bel...

Spending time with Chuck - Posted by JmL.

I have been waking up thinking about something that happening to me and my son Chuck. I have decided to write it down while it's on my mind. Chuck was seventeen, we had him when I was seventeen, a ...

Am I Really A Stroller-Monger? - Posted by JmL.

I was reading "A Modern Infant Armada", a humor column in Maclean's Magazine written by a fellow humor columnist. Writing about it now is a bit like a painter painting another painter or a singer si...