Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Emotional development, Play, parenting on Mar 11th, 2010
Yesterday I decided to take the 20 minutes between when the big girl got off the bus and when the sitter came to try the whole bike riding thing again. Katelyn was thrilled. “No screaming,” she promised. We started down the street. She was shaky, but doing much better than she did the day before. [...]
Katelyn got her American Girl Bitty Baby when she was about three. I was in the city for a girls’ weekend with three of my good friends. We went to American Girl to look around. I ended up walking out with a set of Bitty Twins. I took one, while my friend, who has a [...]
First off: My first two-post day!
A friend just e-mailed an article to me and a few other friends. The Washington Post has a story written about some time management stats out of the University of Maryland. According to John Robinson, a researcher and time management guru, moms and dads have plenty of free time. [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Going Green, Play on Jan 21st, 2010
Yesterday Keira and I took a mommy-and-me art class. When we got there, we played Play-Doh. Okay, easy enough. Not a huge environmental impact. But then came the projects.
The first one was drawing with creamy crayons on a piece of paper. I couldn’t find the ingredients online, but I can tell you that they were [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, Play on Jan 2nd, 2010
It’s January 2. I can’t believe how fast these past two weeks have flown. Heck, I can’t believe how fast the last decade went by. On Thursday, I was watching trending topics on Twitter when I came across #tenyearsago. If you’re not on Twitter, I will explain. (And if you are, you should be following [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Favorite Things Friday, Play, Siblings on Dec 18th, 2009
Here in New York we’re hearing rumors of a giant, paralyzing (yes, a newscaster actually used that word) snowstorm coming our way. Giant. I think I am in the minority when I say I am actually really excited about it, even though I haven’t done any Christmas shopping yet except for what I’ve bought for [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, Play on Nov 30th, 2009
On Saturday my husband and I took our family to the Long Island Children’s Museum to see The Bari Koral Family Band. We knew of the band because — two years ago — we purchased tickets to a family music concert series at the museum. As part of that series we received a CD that [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, Play on Nov 18th, 2009
This is my 42nd blog post. (I had planned on writing about this topic as my 40th post, but I misread the Wordpress dashboard. Sigh.) Those who have followed my musings from the beginning have read about my klutzy mistakes, my abusive ex, my friend issues. I’ve shared stories about my urinary incontinence, how I [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Play on Nov 4th, 2009
Want to learn something else about me? I grew up thinking I was a klutz. Maybe I was one. (See proof: Saturday Stupidity.) The evidence was right in front of me on a daily basis. I was always the kid picked last for sports. Always the last one left in dodge ball — the one [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, Play on Oct 22nd, 2009
As a playdate addict — and survivor — I’ve seen everything and anything that could go wrong at a playdate. From kids who hit to broken toys to crushed Veggie Puffs on the floor, I’ve been there, done that. I’ve also amassed a little bit of knowledge when it comes to throwing or participating in [...]