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Families.com Homeschooling Blog Week In Review

This has been a fun week for at the families.com homeschooling blog. I returned to families.com after a long absence and was welcomed back with open arms by Valorie Delp who will still guest blog for families.com as she has time. Meanwhile she is busy with the baby blog and food blog. I have wasted no time jumping back into my work as the homeschool blogger. Sunday 09 Mar 2008 Edventures Online by Valorie Delp This is one of the best kept secrets of the kid-friendly website world. It is a subscription service, but I have to say I think … Continue reading →

The Best of the 2007 Baby Blog

It has been an exciting year in the baby blog with a few changes in bloggers, several news stories, a few series started, and of course lots of information and reflection. This is a list of the best of the best. . .the best news, the best advice and the best of my personal favorites. With that I wish you all a Happy New Year, and look forward to an exciting year in 2008! Ask a Baby Blogger Series–This, in my opinion is one of the best things the baby blog has to offer. Granted, it’s my advice which I … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: August 12 to August 17

We were not quite as busy in the home schooling blog last week. Unfortunately, I threw my back out and sitting was just. . .well a pain in the behind! But I’m definitely feeling better now, and looking forward to catch you all up with the latest baby news and information! So if you’re looking to see what you missed last week, grab your morning coffee and join us! August 12 Are Classes for Your Baby Worth It? I was musing about the many, many parents who sign their infants (as in under 24 months old) for classes at various … Continue reading →

The One Class I Would Sign My Baby Up For

A few days ago, I wrote an article about parents who signed their babies up for all manner of classes to enhance their chances of getting into the right preschool which in turn would lead to the right kindergarten, which in turn would lead to the right elementary school, and so on. I think in general parents are putting too much pressure on their children to learn too much, too early. Numerous studies show that playing is the best thing for toddlers in order to enhance their development and plain old, free conversation with parents is far better than television. … Continue reading →

Are Classes for Your Baby Worth It?

Awhile ago I wrote an article in education about how competitive preschools and kindergartens were in New York City. I researched the phenomenon because my husband had to write a recommendation letter for a child in his class (and he teaches three year olds) to get into kindergarten for the ‘08-’09 year! It boggles my mind, and frankly makes me glad that I homeschool. But if preschool is highly competitive and it’s important to get into the right preschool, then you have to figure that a baby must be in training to have the right skills to go to the … Continue reading →

Ask a Food Blogger: How Do You Create a Menu Plan?

I’m excited to answer my first food blogger question: I know I would eat healthier and we’d eat more meals at home if I had a weekly menu plan. But how do you go about creating one? You are correct on both counts: menu plans will help you eat healthier, stick to certain goals, and it will decrease the likelihood that you have to get take out for lack of preparation. One thing that can help with menu preparation is recipe software. Most recipe software has grocery list features as well as menu planning features. I have written before about … Continue reading →

The Importance of Pregnancy Support Groups

If you’re pregnant and feeling uncertain, or even if you feel great about pregnancy/childbirth, I still have an important recommendation: try to find a support group.  Not necessarily one called “pregnancy support group,” but try to find a group of other veteran, new, or expecting moms to spend time with. The support that’s offered just from spending time with others in the same boat, or who have been through it recently, is invaluable.  A lot of the weird things about pregnancy can be less alarming if you have others to talk about them with, who can say: “oh yes, that … Continue reading →

The Birth of my Firstborn-Part I

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I have two kids. A four year old and a two year old. Their birth stories are very different. Extremely different. One was Au Natural, although not by choice, and the other was epidural friendly. I want to share them both because I know expectant Moms love a good birth story. It’s like a battle scar that Moms have, that they want to lift up their shirt, show the stretch marks, and say, “See? I’m amazing!” Because we are. Having a baby isn’t easy, no matter what your birth story is. But, we all know it is worth it. My … Continue reading →

Pregnancy: The Good and The Bad

Isn’t the beginning of pregnancy funny? You feel like your stomach is growing right away. It certainly feels different. Regardless, you know that everyone else sees a typical figure; and unless you’re a celebrity, they’ll suspect bloat or a big lunch before they ever suspect a baby. It’s hard to look halfway: to be too big for your normal clothes and not quite big enough for your maternity wardrobe. I was seventeen weeks along before the mailman who delivered to my office each morning finally felt comfortable extending his congratulations. Apparently he had congratulated a new mom on her pregnancy … Continue reading →

Bad Dad While Learning

If you’ve been following the blogs I write here at families.com (Fatherhood and Education) for any length of time you’ve no doubt noticed the almost singular anxiety and focus I’ve had since the beginning of summer. I’m currently working towards a doctorate in fine arts and it turns out that after you’ve passed all of your classes you still need to pass a particularly nasty sequence of tests to additionally prove that they should allow you to write that big paper (dissertation) and maybe (just maybe) award you a degree. So for the entire summer my wife would take our … Continue reading →