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10 Terrible Gifts to Give Other People’s Kids
As the gift giving season approaches, you may find yourself searching for the perfect present for your nieces and nephews, godchildren, friends' kids, and grandchildren. As a victim of terrible children's gift giving and on behalf of parents everywhere, I feel compelled to draw attention to the kinds of gifts we parents absolutely don't want…
Politics of Presents: The Guide to Buying Gifts for Multiple Kids
So Im at Target today doing a little Santa shopping for my four-year-old, Elby (luckily shes not one of those super advanced four-year-olds you hear people brag about who can already read – otherwise I couldnt even write this column) when it occurred to me that… horrors…
How to Raise a Polite Child
Have you ever wished your little one hadnt blurted out that naughty word to his oh-so proper grandparents — an expletive he evidently learned when you accidentally slammed your finger in the door last week? Have you ever watched your child eat and, in horror, had to ask yourself, Did he just watch Animal Planet before this meal? Has your child ever done something so embarrassing that the only thing you can do is smile politely, apologize and glance around you with the I-want-to-crawl-in-a-hole-right-now look? Welcome to the club!
Love & Time Travel: Interview With About Time’s Rachel McAdams
If you’re a sucker for a good romantic comedy, don’t miss About Time – a new film from the man behind Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary about love, family and time travel. Writer/director Richard Curtis has done it again with the story of Tim, a young man who comes from a long line of time travelers, and Mary, the girl he loves so much that he’ll change the past to win her heart.
We Have to Stop Clothes-Shaming Teens for Showing Too Much Skin
Last week, my take on young girls, high heels, and bikinis generated a lot of dialogue – ok, mostly disagreement – from my fellow moms. So it seems worth it to dig into this topic again. Heres a sampling of what other moms wrote: