My Family Blog

by Laura Larsen posted in Mom Stories I think it’s likely we all said that before we had kids. We’d toss a rude look over our shoulder because of a baby that won’t stop crying, or roll our eyes at the child in the grocery store melting down because Mommy said “no” to a candy [...]

by Joyce Slaton posted in Mom Stories Time-pressed parents are increasingly asking domestic workers to sub for them during school commitments, according to the New York Post, and it’s ticking off school officials and other parents alike. “They’re sending nannies for bake sales, book clubs, for the ice-skating group,” Amanda ...

by Carolyn Robertson posted in Mom Stories A new study reveals that babies who share a bed with a parent are up to five times more likely to die of SIDS – even if mom and dad follow all other infant safe sleep recommendations. Led by Dr. Robert Carpenter at the London School of Hygiene [...]

by Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. posted in Mom Stories Ella can read one digit numbers and count well beyond ten. She can recognize and reproduce repeating patterns, and compare the lengths of different objects. She can also identify basic geometric shapes. She’s headed for kindergarten this fall, and her parents look forward to seeing her expand [...]

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories Choosing to be childless is no picnic. People who are voluntarily childfree have been called lots of things, from selfish to weird to clueless, to smug, to worthy of pity for the one-way path to a life devoid of meaning they’re most certainly on. According to this Globe [...]

by Joey Lombardi posted in Mom Stories The big news coming out of Chelsea this week is not the retirement player Paulo Ferreira. Mr. Ferreira’s retirement ceremony was interrupted by his teammate Ross Turnball’s adorable son showing off his skills: One of the best parts of the clip is the crowd’s reaction as little Josh [...]

by Molly Balint posted in Mom Stories I count myself pretty lucky that I don’t have to travel very often for my work. But the occasional trip away is inevitable so I’m always finding ways to ease my kids’ anxiety when I have to be gone. Just a few weeks ago I had to travel [...]

by Andrea Updyke posted in Mom Stories Today was Oscar’s last day of preschool. That’s right, in my household it is officially summer, before Memorial Day. I have big plans for this summer though because I feel like we are finally in a place where I can handle both boys on fun outings alone. Calvin [...]

by Molly Balint posted in Mom Stories I have experienced first-hand the difference a wonderful, tender-hearted nurse can make when my kids have needed medical care. If you are a parent who has a child that falls to pieces at the first sign of a doctor’s office or hospital room, then you know how much [...]

by Stacie Lewis posted in Mom Stories Here’s an every day scenario: your five year old son is home from school because he has a bad cold. Your other child, a seven year old girl, needs to go to school. It’s only a ten minute stroll from your house and, normally, you all walk there [...]