
Don’t You Know That Your Tie’s Too Wide?
Want a kid’s tee with an ironic hipster slogan on it? I’ve got a few ideas if you’ve got all day. So how happy was I to find a totally fresh take on pint-size hipster fashion via Canadian Rock & Rattle boutique.

Music for Teeny Beboppers
To me, listening to Jazz is like ordering at an Indian restaurant. I may have no idea what’s on the menu, but I always love whatever I get. This counts for Verve Records’ Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake, which serves to demystify Jazz and seriously entertain at the same time.

Haute Coat-Ure
I first met Beth Miles, the designer and visionary behind the Ses Petites Mains label earlier in the year at a trade show, and instantly fell in love. Not with Beth per se–although she is pretty cute–but with her absolutely inspired clothes.

Vegan Chic: Not an Oxymoron
As a former vegan sans kids, finding fabric bags was a pain in the butt but not impossible. But afterhaving babies, I can’t be the only mom who’s eyed the easy-clean leather bag with envy.

Pigging Out
I am just not one of those parents who believe that every moment in a child’s day must be devoted to flashcards, language drilling and hardcore mind shaping. Sometimes kids just need to kick back and chill out around some fun cartoons.

For Those About to Breed We Salute You
There are a few benefits to being a so-called younger mom, and one of them is that you can get away with the way fun maternity fashions available from Rock Star Moms.

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 Chuck E. Cheese birthday party.

PB & J, Hold the PVC
I’m fickle when it comes to selecting a lunch box for my kids — just ask my husband how many I’ve bought, used for a week or so, and abandoned.

For Babies With a Taste For Reading
While others may look at the gnawed corners of our board books and question my kids’ fiber intake, I prefer to view it as…evidence of their affection for the printed word. But sadly, some of our books have been adored beyond repair

Solid!
Why is it that I can find the greatest quality shirts chock full offunny sayingsand funky patterns–but the solid shirts in stores are limited to the mall store’s 2 featured ugly colors of the season, or the discount three-pack with the too-tight crew necks?