Category Archives: In the News
I have steered clear of the Ordain Women issue, mostly because I don’t feel the same way as that group of women do about the need for women to hold the priesthood in the LDS Church. So I say do … Continue reading
I watched a friend of mine breastfeeding her baby recently and couldn’t help feeling a bit of nostalgia – and maybe jealousy. OK, that sounds a little lurker McCreeperson, but watching her took me back to the days of breastfeeding … Continue reading
We’ve all seen them: the parents who are pushing a park swing with one hand and checking their email with the other. Or the mom who hasn’t interacted once with her child since they sat down at their fast-food booth … Continue reading
A flurry of blogs and articles about promoting good body image in girls hit the interwebz this week. This article by a dad about the horrors of the make-up aisle set things off. He writes on his blog, “Flawless finish. … Continue reading
I admit I have fallen into the mommy entertainer trap. Somewhere along the way I took it on as my responsibility to not only be the mother, but also the one-mom party bus of crafts, games and other diversions to … Continue reading
I didn’t want to write this blog post. I tried not to write it. I tried to ignore the latest feminist rant article about how stay-at-home-moms are undoing decades of progressive women. But this most recent article by Amy Glass … Continue reading
Playtime. It’s a simple thing, really, but lately I have been learning more and more about the importance of adult-free playtime for kids. This week, an article by bio-psychologist Peter Gray in “The Independent,” hit home for me about how … Continue reading
I sat down to write my annual list of horrible toys that I hope no parent actually ever buys, and I wasn’t quite sure where to start. First, there is the continuing trend this year of putting a smartphone or … Continue reading
Apparently the latest diet craze among teenage girls is eating cotton balls. As ridiculous as that sounds, it’s true. They dip cotton balls into orange juice or some other liquid refreshment and then eat the ball. It makes them feel … Continue reading
It seems like I’ve been hearing a lot lately about people choosing not to have children. The trend to live childfree was a recent TIME magazine cover article profiling couples who say “having it all means not having children.” I’m … Continue reading
