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• Eye-Roll-Inducing "Parenting Trends"

  One of the first unofficial lessons of Journalism 101: if it happens three times, it's a trend. Or, if it happens to you and at least one of your friends, it's a trend. So  I tend to view stories like this one from Parents.Com about the top 10 parenting trends for 2008 with great skepticism, to say the least. And if you're a regular reader of Strollerderby (and you should be) none of these are news to you. I'll list them anyway, to spare you the nine zillion irritating ads that cover the screen when you're trying to go through the article. "Creative" baby names. "Semaj" from James? Seriously, people? Just, no. Bill already riffed on this funnier than I can ("silent q" indeed). Toy safety. Suddenly everyone wants their toys made in the USA. Good luck with that! Working mothers bringing babies to the workplace. Again, please no. I already aired my feelings about this in a comment on Other Amy's post on the topic – and apparently am in the minority, in a big way.   Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 05:03 PM by AmyinMotown with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: discipline, Web site, trends, parents.com, baby showers, vacations, babies at work, nursery style, safe toys, creative baby names, push presents

• News Flash Five: PBS Launches News Site for Kids

  Have a look at the debut of News Flash Five, PBS's brand-new news site for 8-11 year olds.  News Flash Five is billed as "pioneering Web site to encourage [kids] to learn about current events."  And according to the "Parents and Teachers" portion of the site, "Kids just need the news explained to them on a personal level, so they realize that an event in another town or across the world can affect their lives. So we've put together some information to help you teach them this, whether you are in the classroom or at home." Read More... Posted Feb 01 2007, 09:13 AM by Karen Murphy with | with no comments Filed under: kids, news, PBS, internet, PBS News Flash Five, Web site