For parents who want to worry less and play more!
Steven Johnson, author of the book, “Everything Bad is Good for You” caught wind of Hillary’s latest rant and wrote an article that was published in the LA Times. It’s titled, “Hillary vs. the Xbox: Game over” and is an interesting look at how congress is spending our money. 90MM dollars to commission a study […]
Posted on July 29th, 2005 by Sam
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Most definitely. But is it genes or environment that shape gender roles? How hard wired are our kids? Are tom boys “born” or “made.”
In a new study, which appears in the July/August issue of Child Development, researchers analyzed the effects of genetic and environmental factors on the gender-role behaviors of a group of nearly […]
Posted on July 24th, 2005 by Sam
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Our preschool quest has ended. Last month we got a phone call and assuming I pass a TB test, my son will be enrolled this fall in a very special local cooperative nursery school.
My husband says “its just preschool,” but it isn’t. By the time both of our children go, it will be a […]
Posted on July 22nd, 2005 by Laura Norman
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In the spirit of “Worry Less, Play More,” I try never to visit the closet in my brain that houses the darkest of all parents’ fears: sexual predators who prey on children. My husband has convinced me that we cannot live our lives as hostages of such awful (but highly unlikely) things happening. My head […]
Posted on July 22nd, 2005 by Allison
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Time to get down to business. As most of you know who read this blog, my husband and I started a company a little over a year ago called, Braincandy. While Braincandy sponsors “playisthework” the purpose of this blog is not to engage in marketing for Braincandy but rather to continue the conversation that many […]
Posted on July 20th, 2005 by Sam
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I attended the University of Michigan. If there was ever a school that had undying team spirit and an awesome fight song, it’s Michigan. Hail to the victors, “go blue” and all that. Would I love it if one of my kids ended up going to my alma mater, (granted that is at least 15 […]
Posted on July 18th, 2005 by Sam
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