7 Crazy Nights Plus 1 Semi-Responsible One
I remember as a kid getting the choice of one big awesome present for Hanukkah, or eight smaller ones. Of course, eight being more than one, the decision was a no-brainer. If your kids use the same logic, and you’re still out there scrounging around for that...
Tuning Out
I used to say that I’d never lie to my child. But the older he got, and the more obsessed he became with watching registered trademark cartoon characters, the more often I’ve found myself saying, "Sorry honey, the television is broken...
Delicious, Not Deceptive
There’s been quite a bit of buzz among parents lately about whether hiding healthy foods in other foods is the right thing to do. For those who prefer to keep nutrients in plain view of the family, I’ve found a great resource in the Smart Foods Healthy...
The Princess and the Pen
I’m not a fan of princess-y stuff per se, but I’m not above using small doses of it here and there when it’s really needed. So when we came across the EpiPen Princess, a pink pouch for holding potentially life-saving injectors for kids with...
Keeping the Boogeyman At Bay
So what do you do when you and your sweet little fairy princess or cute pea pod or happy clown run to answer the door tonight only to find…17 year-old trick-or-treaters wielding machetes with bloody eyeballs hanging off the blades? 1) Hope it doesn’t...
For Moms Not So Good With the Glue Gun
I can barely find time to take pictures of my kids, let alone actually get them off my computer and into a photo album or scrapbook. Or even a shoebox. If like me you’re not a contender for Organized Mom of the Year then Baby Memory Frame is worth a look....
A New Take On the Old Lunch Bag
Ever since we started poking around the web for alternatives to paper lunch bags for our back to school shopping guide, we can’t stop ourselves! There are so many great options to help us reduce that carbon footprint you keep hearing so much about. Our latest...
Even Superman Doesn’t Glow in the Dark
I haven’t yet found the perfect handmade Halloween princess get-up for my extra particular toddler. But I have found the requisite light she’ll need so that drivers can see her as she parades through the neighborhood with her large pillowcase full of candy...
Fighting Colds Without Cold Medicine
In light of the recent recall of kids cold medicines, parents everywhere are purging medicine cabinets and looking for natural alternatives – all while secretly praying for a runny nose-free Winter ahead. Like that could happen. Right in time, we’ve come...
Beverly Hills Manners Lesson #1: Don’t Bogart the Caviar
I think we can all agree that we’d like our children to be skilled in the social graces, whether they’re enjoying supper with the ambassador to Switzerland on your next family ski trip to Gstaad, or at a birthday party chez Chuck E. Cheese. For those...
Best Editing of a Motion Picture Goes To…
Like all parents in this digital age, I’ve taken thousands of photos of my two girls. I’ve captured those "firsts" both big and small, but it’s not easy to share those precious moments with friends and family without making them suffer...
