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• If You Had a Parenting Do-Over

  I love "what if" questions - much to my husband's chagrin. So I decided I wouldn't discuss the recent Wall Street Journal piece about parenting do-overs with him. I'd just share it with all of you! Aren't you lucky? Oh, come on! Read More... Posted Apr 27 2009, 05:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: parenting advice, nursing, advice, the juggle, second child, in-laws, Jeanne Sager, sleeping baby, parenting do-over, more children

• Sheltering Kids from Economic Stresses

  With the fire sale of Bear Stearns this week, and growing acknowledgement we are heading toward if not already in a recession, lots of us are feeling anxious about our family's financial future. And day-to-day finances aren’t any easier. Gas, food and health care all cost more than they did even a year ago while home prices are falling Even families who are still doing well are not immune to the anxieties inherent in a slowing economy, and more and more people are looking at their prospects and deciding a little belt-tightening might be a good idea. Most of us have the luxury of sheltering our kids from that to some degree, as long as there is still dinner on the table and a roof over their heads. Read More... Posted Mar 20 2008, 06:18 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: the juggle, economy, recession, layoffs, anxious kids

• Judgment Day: Thy Neighbor's Children

  Would you tattle on a neighbor's nanny? In today's increasingly isolationist society, we're less and less It Takes a Village and more and more Turn a Blind Eye. Or are we? WSJ's The Juggle examines this very question this week, and most commenting parents agreed that they tend to watch out for their neighbor's kids as well as their own. But when does "keeping an eye out" become "butting in"? In other words, where's the fine line between being the village and being an asshat who doles out unwanted, unwarranted advice? Read More... Posted Feb 15 2008, 02:30 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: kids, families, wall street journal, nannies, the juggle, community, bad nannies

• Marking MLK Day

  Are you enjoying today? We are – everyone except for the sad freelancer (me) doesn't have work or school today for Martin Luther King Day. We're trying to think of an adequate way to mark today with our three year old – most events in our city would not be kid-appropriate or would shoot right over her head. And I think that's a good thing. Our neighborhood is well-integrated, her school is quite diverse and so is church.  I'm not so sure I want to be in a rush to teach her that life was, and still is in many places, otherwise. Right now, she's just exposed to a lot of different people of different races, ethnicities, economic standing and sexual orientation and we hope the "it's a big wide beautiful world out there" message sinks in before a lot of the crap does.    On the other hand, ... Read More... Posted Jan 21 2008, 04:12 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: racism, diversity, the juggle, Martin Luther King Jr.

• Life Isn't Fair. Now Get Used to It

  Imagine dinnertime, a mom and a dad and a three year old.  Three-year-old:  "I don’t want to sit at the table! No water, milk!" (her devoted mother hands her a glass of milk) "NO REGULAR MILK!! I want chocolate milk!" Devoted mother: "Sweetie, we don’t have any chocolate milk. You'll have to make do with that." "NOOOOOO!!!" (sobs as if  just told Elmo is dead). And then I said it:   Read More... Posted Jan 17 2008, 07:01 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: the juggle, injustice, fairness, underdeveloped adults

• Too Much Childcare? It Happens.

  Our babysitter went and got a job. A real job. How could she? What about our needs? Sure, we hardly ever used her. And only on evenings, usually on the weekends. Do you think she had better stuff to do besides hanging out at our unexciting, tiny house?  What about when the opposite happens ...   Read More... Posted Jan 17 2008, 06:04 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: wall street journal, childcare, babysitters, nannies, the juggle, afterschool care, housecleaner

• Parental Crimes: When Is It OK to Leave Kids Alone In the Tub?

  Alright, sancti-parents and forgivi-mommies alike, this is a hot one: There is some fierce opining going on over at The Juggle on the topic of unattended kids in the tub. I would warn you about not entering if you're not a confrontation junkie, but then, you wouldn't be reading here if you were all wishy-washy-opiniony. Get out your soapboxes or your spears or whatever necessary and let's let the glancing away from your children issue rip. Read More... Posted Aug 08 2007, 04:59 PM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: glancing away, leaving children unattended, the juggle