I wrote this several weeks ago, and this week as my son Brody is turning 5, I’d like to share it with everyone. I wish I could have penned this letter to myself 5 years ago! There is a question that I seem to get asked more than almost any other, that being “My child [...]
Tags: autism, special needs
As an avid user of FuzziBunz cloth diapers on my little guy Brody, I was absolutely thrilled when I was recently given the opportunity to interview Tereson Dupuy, the brilliant mind that created FuzziBunz diapers in 1999. I was even more excited when I learned that FuzziBunz is currently selling a “Light it Up Blue” [...]
Tags: autism, Autism Speaks, cloth diapers, fuzzibunz
One-year-old Boo Boo is starting to build his little vocabulary. There are a few words that he says pretty clearly, but the word we hear most often is a unique one. It has a variety of meanings, which The Man and I get to interpret. The word is “DZZ!” and he says it with great [...]
We’re parents, which means we have bills, jobs (and yes, stay-at-home-mom definitely counts as a job!), and obligations. On top of that, we want a clean house, home-cooked meals, and smart kids. But at what cost to our kids? Follow @dailymomtra
Tags: dads, development, discipline, kids, moms, parents, stress
Yesterday, I slapped my 16-month-old daughter in the face and yelled at her. A few years ago, I slapped my son in the face, and yelled at him. Was it for disciplinary reasons? No, of course not. I don’t practice that type of disciplinary action. It was merely because I can’t control myself. If you’re [...]
Tags: behavioral problems, corporal punishment, discipline, older children, parenting, parenting choices, punishment, school-aged children, spanking
I recently read a great article in Mothering Magazine called “Breastfeeding Beats the Blues” by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett. The author did a fantastic job of using research to bust common myths surrounding postpartum depression and breastfeeding. This piece hit especially close to home, as I vividly remember watching my friend struggle with and pull herself [...]
Tags: breastfeeding, evidence based, mothering, nursing, postpartum depression, PPD
I took my son to a new school, and eventually had concerns about the way the classroom was run. I spoke to the principal and the teacher privately, who assured me that their methods were good enough and all kids that had been taught with this method turned out just fine. That was good enough [...]
Tags: advice, education, health & medicine, parenting choices
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the yardstick that a lot of American pediatricians and mothers measure by. They’re often quoted: “Breastfeed until at least 1″ and “Rear-face until at least 2″. There’s also the “Pacifiers don’t cause nipple confusion” and “Co-sleeping is dangerous” comments. When one actually starts to look into the AAP’s [...]
Tags: aap, american academy of pediatrics, breastfeeding, formula, formula feeding, lies, money, parenting choices, research, sponsors