Does it feel like your kids have too many toys? What have you done about it, if anything? Do you rotate toys so that everything’s not out at once? Yes, it’s a First World Problem, to be sure (too many toys! oh, the humanity!), but if you’ve got kids with too many toys, you know the drill: Stuff … Read More about The Best Gifts for Kids with Too Many Toys
Get Better Sleep as a Working Mom by Using These 6 Baby Sleep Tips
If you search on Amazon for “baby sleep advice” books, you’ll find more than 200 of them. Google “baby sleep advice” and you’ll get almost 35,000,000 results. Did you ever think you could use tips for babies and kids to get better sleep yourself? OK, maybe you won’t be sticking a pacifier in your mouth … Read More about Get Better Sleep as a Working Mom by Using These 6 Baby Sleep Tips
The Cost of Daycare: What Do You Spend?
A couple of months ago on Corporette, we discussed how much you should spend on housing costs, and today we’re going to talk about something that often looms just as large in the minds of working moms: the cost of daycare. Lately, the news seems to be full of articles about the cost of daycare … Read More about The Cost of Daycare: What Do You Spend?
Open Thread: When Your Kid Is Having Trouble in School
Now that fall has begun, it’s not just Halloween and Thanksgiving that are quickly approaching: Parent/teacher conferences are also on the horizon. Are you looking forward to your parent/teacher conference — or are you feeling a bit trepidatious about it? If you know or suspect that you child is having trouble in school, are you doing anything special … Read More about Open Thread: When Your Kid Is Having Trouble in School
3 Ways to Teach Kids a New Language
I still remember the big day in 6th grade that we got to choose the foreign language that we’d start learning: Spanish, French, or German. (I picked Spanish.) Many schools in the U.S. still don’t begin to teach kids a new language until middle school, while most European countries, for example, start instruction of a second language when kids are six to nine years … Read More about 3 Ways to Teach Kids a New Language
Types of Flexible Work Arrangements
Are you familiar with all the types of flexible work arrangements? Have you thought about asking for one, either because you’re currently pregnant and thinking about your return to work after maternity leave, or because you’ve returned to your regular schedule after having your baby and want to try something different? We’ve put together a quick reference … Read More about Types of Flexible Work Arrangements
School Break Camps: Open Thread
Do your kids go to school break camps during winter and spring school vacations? With day care, you usually don’t have to worry — just send them to your regular provider. But parents of school-age kids need to find an alternative child care situation. Good sources for information about school break camps include local parent magazines and websites, and … Read More about School Break Camps: Open Thread
Classic Washable Wednesday: Ponté Keyhole Sheath Dress
This well-reviewed, machine-washable dress is on sale in all its iterations at Lands’ End, which include solid colors, prints, and a jacquard version. The dress is available in regular, plus, tall, and petite sizes, although almost all of the options are down to lucky sizes right now. It’s $24-29 at Lands’ End (was $79-99). Lands’ End Ponté Keyhole Sheath Dress
Classic Nursing Tuesday: Nursing Camisole
Undercover Mama’s popular nursing tank boasts that it can “make any shirt a nursing shirt,” and its solid Amazon rating — 4.4 out of 5 stars from 1,400+ reviews — shows that it does the job well. It’s available in 15 colors in sizes XS-XXXL (although XXXL only is available in black, and XL somehow got listed both as “Extra Large” and “X-Large” with … Read More about Classic Nursing Tuesday: Nursing Camisole
Feeding Tuesday: Everyday Child’s Mug
Wait a minute: Ceramic, breakable mugs for little kids? I know, it doesn’t sounds like a great idea, but bear with me! The summer my son turned four, I was getting tired of plastic cups of milk and juice always getting tipped over at dinnertime — they’re unbreakable, which is nice, but not heavy enough to withstand accidental … Read More about Feeding Tuesday: Everyday Child’s Mug
Body Image As a Mom
Kate and I were discussing the troubling issue of body image as a mom — even if you get back to your old “size,” what do you do when you just feel different in your skin, or when you feel like your shape has fundamentally changed? Kate generously offered to share her thoughts in more … Read More about Body Image As a Mom
Feeding Tuesday: On the Fly Water Bottle
I like these 12-oz. water bottles so much for our 5-year-old that we have three of them! They’re top-rack dishwasher safe, leak-proof (a little clip holds the lid closed), BPA-free (although apparently that’s not enough anymore, but I give up), and when it’s closed, the spout is covered, which is a plus when your kid inevitably drops it in the dirt. … Read More about Feeding Tuesday: On the Fly Water Bottle