Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in babies, Health, parenting, Pop Culture, toddlers on Oct 19th, 2011
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued new policy statement — Media Use by Children Younger Than Two Years — about babies and toddlers watching TV. The organization’s take is simple: The AAP discourages media use for babies and kids under two Parents should avoid putting a TV in a child’s room There may [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, toddlers on Jan 5th, 2010
I was at a playdate today. Everyone was talking about television. Me, I was chasing around my crazy baby, so I wasn’t in the conversation. When I finally sat down one of my friends turned to me with a question: “Does [Little Girl] watch TV?” No, I said, feeling very uncomfortable. I know she’s seen [...]
Posted in Emotional development on Dec 3rd, 2009
This morning I woke up and checked Facebook like I always do. My sister’s status update made me laugh: “So, we watched Rudolph tonight and it was harsh! Santa made fun of Rudolph, and yelled at Rudolph’s dad for hiding the fact that he was a freak. Rudolph’s dad told his mom to stay home [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Food, Health on Nov 2nd, 2009
I’ve been talking to Katelyn about marketing since she was barely able to talk. She’d be sitting there, all cozy in her cart cover, asking for all the colorful, fun-looking products. The ones with characters on the labels, and bright, garish labels. I’d explain how smart the marketers were; how well they had done their [...]
When Big Girl was born, I got a few Baby Einstein DVDs as gifts. I looked at them. They looked cute, and were supposed to be good for her, so I popped them into the DVD player. She was about six-months-old at the time. She was instantly mesmerized. Beautiful artwork (Baby Van Gogh), funky puppets [...]