All Entries in the "Mothering" Category
The Things I Learned From Middle School
Middle School Sartorial Choice Summer vacation is in full swing, my daughter is away at camp (she hasn’t written home yet, so I must assume she’s having too much fun to write Mom) and her final report card arrived today. She did terrific, earning a place on the honor roll. Middle school (or as some [...]
Icky, crawlies in your kid’s hair… Lice
photo credit: Gilles San Martin A few years ago, when my daughter was in elementary school and came home one day with a note from the school nurse, declaring a lice outbreak. No sharing of hairbrushes or of hats, all bookbags and coats needed to be stored in plastic bags at school. Not long after [...]
Are you a tiger mom or neutered pushover?
Image via Wikipedia The latest game among my group of friends? Rating each other on a scale of zero, a pushover, to Tiger Mom, a fierce mom like Amy Chua, who sprung to fame via The Wall Street Journal about her new book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. “Oh yeah, she’s tough. She’s a [...]
My kids’ right to live without fear of getting shot
I want my kids to have the right to call you a slime bag or an idiot and not get shot. I want them to be able to attend a political debate as nine-year old Christina Taylor Green (see photo to left) did on Saturday morning in Arizona when she was shot dead along with [...]
Where do you turn when you feel like a bad parent?
Thanks to our virtual friends … What do you do when you and your kids go off the rails? It happens to me as regularly as the trains that run on those cliched rails, but I never seem to get the schedule ahead of time. Usually about every six months something goes badly wrong and [...]
CurrentMom and 168 Hours: Go back-to-school without the back-to-crazy
If your kids aren’t back at school already (if that’s the case, you have my sympathy), they soon will be. Today I am listening to the Go Back-to-school without the Back-to-Crazy Webinar presented by Laura Vanderkam of 168 hours book and blog fame and Current Mom’s Katherine Lewis. And I am going to attempt to [...]
Moms can’t say, “NO!”
These cards will have pride of place on my fridge. They’re part of a wonderful series by OliveSandwiches.com, matching retro images with modern themes. I resign as general manager of the universe! Also loved this one: Reminded me of our MomstoWork video: Moms say NO! Can you say no? Do you say no? Or are [...]
Survey: Many post children’s names online
How do you protect the anonymity of your children online? Do you use fake names or nicknames? Or do you use your children’s real names online? Consumer Reports recently found that among adult social network users, 38% had posted their full birth date, including year. And 45% of those with children had posted their children’s [...]
47 things to do before my kids hate me
The sneer happened today. The lip curl. The look of disdain. “You are embarrassing me, Mom.” All I was doing was talking to some kids in the street. Asking questions. That was enough to make my sons cringe. That made me reflect on all the things I want to do with my sons (twins who [...]
Single moms as role models? Yes
Single moms cop a lot of unfair criticism. So it is great to see them being treated as role models. The BBC series, World’s Strictest Parents, is looking for educated, disciplined, and loving, single mother host families in the United States to act as a role model family for troubled teens. The family would need [...]
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