Feeding Tuesday: Healthy Habits Kids Myplate
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There are always a lot of cooks in the kitchen when it comes to feeding kids — your husband may portion out man sizes, your mother-in-law may think salami sandwiches are a-ok, and your nanny may see no problem with a lunch of Pirate’s Booty. (Of course the mother is always well-intentioned and perfect!) So even though these portion plates may seem a little obvious, they can be a great way to make sure everyone feeding your kid is on the same page when it comes to portion size and the general make-up of a healthy meal. Bonus: they’re dishwasher safe, only $6.95 each, and eligible for Prime. Super Healthy Kids Healthy Habits Kids Myplate
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Sales of note for 5/27/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Ann Taylor – 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 30% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Memorial Day Event: 50-70% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – $25+ select styles + extra 60% off all sale
- J.Crew – Summer kickoff event, up to 50% off 1000s of styles+ extra 50% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 70% off everything + extra 70% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Memorial Day Sale: extra 20% off with code + try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – $29.50+ must haves + extra 50% off all sale styles
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Just got walked in on while pumping. Door doesn’t lock but I have a do not disturb sign up and a large office chair wedged up against the door. This person didn’t knock and barged in so violently that the office chair went flying across the room.
So the discussion about the NPR article posted above got me thinking- what skills/responsibilities are you teaching your child that you didn’t know how to do as a child? And, what did your parents do a good job teaching you from an early age? For me, it’s booking your own appointments (dentist, hair, etc)- my mom took care of all of that and it took me a long time to get past that slight anxiety of picking up the phone to talk to a stranger. On the other hand, by the time I was in high school, I could handle most any domestic task (laundry, ironing, cleaning the house, cooking, etc). I was also really good with figuring out directions because I had to rely on maps to plan my route when I learned to drive. (pre-GPS).
This is a really interesting report on a paper on the moral (and legal) judgments we levy on parents for placing their children “at risk,” even when those risks are in actuality extremely low.
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/08/22/490847797/why-do-we-judge-parents-for-putting-kids-at-perceived-but-unreal-risk
I found the discussion fascinating. The experiments adjust for moral judgments on the parents (i.e when we perceive the parent’s behavior as morally suspect– leaving a child alone to go smoke a cigarette vs. leaving a child alone as the result of a parent’s medical emergency) and its effect on the judgment of risk to the child (i.e. the risk is objectively the same, but judged as worse when the parent action is morally suspect). Interestingly, the most harsh judges are other moms, even though presumably they have more experience caring for children and assessing risk than non-parents.
My daughter is almost two and I find myself really wanting another child right now. The responsible thing to do is to wait another year and save more money for maternity leave and expenses. I know that. I am relatively young (30) and so there is time, biologically speaking. Though we could make it work financially if I got pregnant sooner, I know I would be stressed out and feel squeezed if I don’t take the next year + 9 months to save. BUT I REALLY WANT ANOTHER BABY RIGHT NOW. Anyone been here? What did you do?
Quick moan about the night from h*ll:
Solo parenting, had accumulated work to do from weekend (entertaining a toddler for two days straight followed by cleaning up after said toddler is not conducive to 9pm work sessions), was trying to finish it all last night.
Kid woke up at 10.30, 12, 2, 3.30 with a poopy diaper (guess his stomach was bothering him the first 3 times!)…stayed up till 4.30, 5, up for the day at 7. I just barely got work done and slept about 4 hours all told. Oof. End of mild rant.
Ladies, my bras are driving me crazy. I’m entering third trimester. I’m using extenders to make the bands bigger, and the cups are actually okay (though more full than usual). It’s the shoulder straps that are driving me mad – they keep slipping off my shoulder, basically within 15 minutes of putting the bra on, I think because the band is larger with the extender.
Any recs to hack the bras I own to keep the shoulder straps up? One bra does convert to racerback, but the straps really dig in to my shoulders. Or should I just bite the bullet and buy a couple of cheaper bras in larger sizes to get me through these last few months? TIA!
I don’t get it… Is there something wrong with salami sandwiches?
Cute plates, though.