Listen up, Germaphobes! Yes, you! You with your hand sanitizer and your anti-bacterial soap, and all of your strict rules about not sharing bottles or –gasp!– cleaning your kid’s pacifier by sucking on it. That’s gross, right? Turns out that sucking on your child’s pacifier might NOT in fact be so gross. In fact, this [...]
I’m Just Sayin’
It’s Ok To Yell At Your Kid, Really?
I’m one of those people who feels such profound guilt that it can keep me up nearly all night. The night before last, that kind of guilt invaded me. And the night was L-O-N-G. I lost my temper while one of my kids was playing his piano, or actually not playing his piano. After asking him nicely [...]
In the Wake Of Boston: Just So Proud
In some ways last night was a good ‘ole ordinary Friday night at my house. At around 6 p.m., I was in “done” mode, anxiously looking at my watch waiting for the hubs to get home and help me get my five critters to bed. Everyone was pulling on my leg and asking for something: [...]
Frank Bruni’s Right About Us Parents, BUT …
Frank Bruni’s column in this past weekend’s New York Times entitled “A Childless Bystander’s Baffled Hymn” has caused quite a stir. Over 400 commenters have already weighed in, some praising Bruni and other scolding him for criticizing parents when he himself is not one. I’m somewhere in the middle. On certain points, I think Bruni [...]
What Can Parents Do About Bullying
I’ve been asked to do a video on bullying – such a huge, significant topic and of course, I’m no expert. However, I did want to share two experiences my family has had with bullying behavior, both of which occurred at a summer camp, and what I learned from them. My children range in age [...]
Dealing With Mean Kids: Meanness vs Bullying
A few people have asked me to do a video on bullying. In the past, I’ve shied away from tackling the issue of bullying because it is so significant and because I of course am not an expert of any sort. However, since the question keeps coming back, I’ve decided to do two vlogs on [...]
What Does Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” Really Mean?
Like many, I’ve been fascinated by the publicity surrounding the launch of Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” initiative over the past few days. Lean In is the latest installment in the past year’s heated debate on work life balance for women which started with Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Atlantic article last summer and continued with Marissa Mayer’s various [...]
A Baby’s Gender is ALWAYS a PR Issue!
We might be learning a little more about the royal baby for William and Kate! British newspapers have been claiming that Kate Middleton slipped up the other day during an official visit and revealed the gender of the royal baby. At the National Fishing Heritage Center in England on Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge apparently [...]
5 Ways Mayer’s Nursery Won’t Be Like Mine
While Yahoo’s moms won’t be slacking off at home anymore, news reports leaked out this week that Marissa Mayer is building herself a swank new office nursery. Ouch, that’s bad PR, Yahoo. Wonder if SNL will pick this baby up? I hope I can stay awake tonight long enough to see. Some people are anxious [...]
Yahoo CEO Mayer’s Work-From-Home Ban Stinks
I don’t like being judged for the decisions I make in my life, so generally, I’m the kind of mom who tries hard not to judge other moms. When Yahoo’s new CEO Marissa Mayer (who made news as the first pregnant CEO of a Fortune 500 company) announced last spring that she wouldn’t be taking much [...]
