Every parent knows about Baby Einstein videos. The company was started in the 1990’s by Julie Clark. They combine classical music, colors, moving images, and babies are mesmerized by them.
The videos started out very low budget. In the early ones you can see the operators hands working the toys. Eventually, the company was bought by [...]
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Are Baby Einstein Videos Educational?
October 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments
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Did Motrin Go Too Far?
November 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Have you heard all the controversy over this Motrin ad? Motrin is trying to appeal to moms by making a case that wearing your baby, in slings and carriers, hurts your back, so you should use Motrin. There has been a huge outcry from baby wearing groups, moms, and doctors. To the point where Motrin [...]
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Parenting Poll of the Week – Kids And Happiness
July 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments
I read an interesting article that suggests parents are less likely to report being happy than the childless.
In Daniel Gilbert’s 2006 book “Stumbling on Happiness,” the Harvard professor of psychology looks at several studies and concludes that marital satisfaction decreases dramatically after the birth of the first child—and increases only when the last child has [...]
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Parenting Poll of the Week – Bike Helmets
June 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments
When I was a kid, we didn’t wear bike helmets. No one did. I don’t even remember seeing bike helmets sold in stores. We also didn’t wear seat belts in cars. We were idiots.
Today I wear a seat belt and use a bike helmet. It never would occur to my [...]
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Parenting Poll of the Week – Father’s Day
June 13th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Dads are used to being the Rodney Dangerfield of parents. We don’t get no respect. Our culture is filled with reminders like Parenting Magazine’s tagline: “What matters to moms”.
Father’s Day provides the ultimate salt in the wound. BusinessWeek reports that in 2005, consumers spent $11 billion on Mother’s Day vs [...]
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Parenting Poll of the Week – Allowance and Chores
June 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments
I was surprised to learn that many child development experts agree that linking an allowance to the completion of chores is not the best approach. I would have thought the opposite, but it kind of makes sense.
Giving money for bigger chores is ok. But regular, everyday chores, like taking out the garbage or [...]
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Parenting Poll Of The Week – Does Spanking Work?
May 23rd, 2008 · 15 Comments
Last week I went to Red Robin for lunch. Sitting in the booth next to us was a toddler girl, maybe 2 or 3 years, with her mom. The girl kept standing up and turning around to our table, like toddlers do, but it wasn’t what I would call particularly bad behavior. [...]
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Parenting Poll Of The Week – Let Them Win?
May 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I have played many, many games with Thing 1 this week. I’ve discovered that he is highly competitive and doesn’t like to lose very much. He’s not really a sore loser, and he doesn’t usually get upset when he loses. But whenever I win, he insists on playing again. And again. [...]
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