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• Will Babies Make Great Lovers?

  Babies that turn to their parents for comfort have better relationships down the road, while babies who show off that head-strong "independent" streak might be in for some relationship woes. This comes from a two-decade study of babies and their relationships with their parents. "If you are more insecure when you are 1, you are more likely to experience more negative emotions in your relationship with your current partner when you are 21," said psychologist Jeffry Simpson. Read More... Posted Feb 13 2007, 08:04 PM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, babies, behavior, parenting philosophies, culture, worried parents, fathers and daughters, study

• You've Already Messed Up Your Baby ... Maybe

  Everything you're doing is messing up your kid -- and your own potential to have more, which, of course, you'd mess up. From drinking a soda yourself and shampooing your hair to using baby bottles to feed your child, a toxic cocktail of chemicals is playing havoc on hormones and causing developmental problems modern science has yet to fully comprehend. At least that's the message of an Oakland Tribune article about the as-yet-unknown downside of modern, everyday products. The chemicals inside plastics, toys and appliances tinker with key hormones -- turning them on when they should be off, or vice versa. "In the absence of concrete data for many of these chemicals, the precautionary principle should be exercised," said one scientist. Read More... Posted Feb 05 2007, 10:32 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, health, baby, products, health and well-being of children., children's products, angst, worried parents

• When to Skip Playtime for Family Dinnertime?

  My wife returns home every night between 5:30 and 6, giving her what seems like 2 minutes of quality time with our daughter before we begin the bedtime routine. The idea of throwing in a family dinner each night is mind-numbing. But now I'm growing concerned that if we don't start soon, we may never start at all. The Wall Street Journal's great parenting blog, "The Juggle," relays research showing kids who sit down for dinner with their families get better grades, are less likely to do drugs and will one day become movie stars and take their parents to the Oscars. OK, maybe not the last one -- but everything else sounds great. Read More... Posted Feb 01 2007, 07:28 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, kids, activities, food, parents, work-life balance, family, working parents, worried parents, dinner

• Angsty is the New Happy: Parents Eschew Therapy for Blogging

  Her Bad Mother is a wonderful writer who has an impressive Google ranking following for someone who has only been blogging since January of last year (could be all those references to "sore nipples.") She is a professor who lives in Toronto and is part of an excellent group of writers at UrbanMoms. She writes today (and quite frequently) about the angst and worry she feels about parenting her darling daughter, Wonder Baby.  As Wonder Baby gets older and more active, the trouble seems to get deeper.  The adorable giblet pictured at right is now a wild and challenging toddler. Like many parent bloggers she uses her blog as therapy.  And while her style has often been derided  (as popularized by the now defunct TrainWrecks), reading her blog,  one is keenly aware of the difference between solipsism and soulfulness. Blogs like hers are honest and vulnerable and true.  Like all things of this nature, they inspire awe and gentleness rather than snark and sarcasm.  And in their own way, they make the world better.  Posted Jan 26 2007, 07:17 AM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: blogs, angst, Wonder Baby, worried parents, mommies, writers, Her Bad Mother, blogs as therapy, parent bloggers