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Mar 3, 2010
My cousin Michelle — a labor and delivery nurse who, like me, grew up in Central Pennsylvania and ended up in Los Angeles — shared this recent exchange with her five-year-old daughter, Ava (who is quite the character):
Feb 10, 2010
Who knew staring at a marshmallow could be so darn entertaining?
Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.
In this reprise of a well-known Stanford psychological experiment from the 1960s, kids are put in a room with a marshmallow and told they can either eat it immediately OR… if they are willing to wait [...]
Feb 4, 2010
File this under: Why I plan to force my daughter to wear sweatsuits until she’s 40.
Feb 1, 2010
I cannot lie: I love me some Forever21. (Even if they DO make me chug my latte before stepping foot in the store.) And now they have launched a kids’ line for budding fashionistas on a budget.
Dec 16, 2009
A Milwaukee teacher received a $175 ticket for “disorderly conduct” when she cut off a seven-year-old student’s braid.
Dec 11, 2009
If you think this T. rex bed causes nightmares, just wait until you see the kid’s crocodile bath toys.
Sep 22, 2009
“No, Mom — I said I wanted a Christmas present. Not be a Christmas PEASANT!”
Sep 21, 2009
Mommyhood has opened a whole new world, hitting me with one bizarre surprise after the other. There’s the bias against formula-feeders, for example. The stroller as a status symbol. And, now, the Tibetan nanny trend.
