For parents who want to worry less and play more!
I took my kids to the pool last weekend.
In the seasonless land of LA, it’s now Hot Sunny Time, opposed to Warm Sunny Time, so lawn chairs and umbrellas are in demand. I cracked the whip in the morning; and after a lot of cajoling, scowling (and under-the-breath swearing by me), we were at […]
Posted on May 31st, 2005 by Allison
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Last Sunday’s New York Times featured an article titled, “Maybe Preschool is the Problem.” The story referenced a study released by the Yale Child Study Center which found that preschool children are three times as likely as primary school children to be expelled from their school programs. According to the Times, the high expulsion rate may be due to a new emphasis on academics at preschools which is coming at the expense of focusing on socialization. Are today’s toddlers learning their ABCs, but failing in sharing? How do Moms feel about this?
Posted on May 30th, 2005 by Laura Norman
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I read a story in the New Yorker last week called “Brain Candy” by Malcolm Gladwell, the author who wrote “The Tipping Point” one of my all time favorite books of late. Ok, I’m sort of lying since a friend of mine actually forwarded it to me, but I sometimes like to pretend that […]
Posted on May 29th, 2005 by Sam
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After my epiphany about the flashcards, I performed a quick inventory of where we were as a family and the things that were causing us stress. Of course there were the obvious things—work, after school play dates (too many of them,) and lastly too many extra curricular activities in general. Rushing from school to the […]
Posted on May 26th, 2005 by Sam
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Our family moved last year from Seattle to Los Angeles.
We had lived in La-La Land once before, and, while LA seemed funny and somewhat strange then (valet parking at take-out restaurants, people with cars both larger and nicer than their homes), it has been a whole new trip as a parent. […]
Posted on May 24th, 2005 by Allison
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While my big, fat Sunday New York Times sits faithfully at the end of my bed from the time I take it inside until at least Thursday of that week, I’m thankful for my friend David who, like clock work, reads it cover to cover and sends me the juicy bits. I guess that’s […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2005 by Sam
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