My Baby Can Read! Fantastic or Fake?
If you ever have insomnia you might see an infomercial in the early morning called Your Baby Can Read. The commercial features 18 month old babies reading words from flash cards and even a 3 year old reading a chapter book. The website claims “Studies prove that the earlier a child learns to read, the better they perform in school and later in life.” So is it a miracle product or fake? First there are some outright falsehoods in the advertisements for Your Baby Can Read. For example, studies have actually shown that early learning to read has no impact on later academic...
Read MoreStab Your Eyes Out Cute!
It wouldn’t be my first choice of Aellyn’s favorite TV show and I’ll damper my screams of “turn the TV off!” and “she’s standing too close” because, DAMN, is this cute. Warning: repeated viewing may make your head explode from Adorableness Over Exposure-itis or AOE. AOE is the leading cause of head explosion in the United States. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WKVmHEIZ38&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] Did you like this post? Rate it below or Subscribe to my RSS Feed via Reader, Twitter,...
Read MoreWhat Is Your Child’s Favorite and Least Favorite Food(s)?
This is the first post of the new weekly blog hop for AntiDramaMama Bloggers! Your are welcome to join in even if you aren’t part of the ADM group. The purpose of this blog hop is to give bloggers a gentle push to post more by providing weekly themes and questions as prompts for writing. Of course, visiting each others’ blogs and commenting is a plus! Each Wednesday I will post a topic (please recommend a topic as well!), write your answer on your blog and then link your post here in the Mcklinky below. If you are not a blogger feel free to answer the question in the...
Read MoreWhat Is Your Child’s Favorite and Least Favorite Food(s)?
This is the first post of the new weekly blog hop for AntiDramaMama Bloggers! Your are welcome to join in even if you aren’t part of the ADM group. The purpose of this blog hop is to give bloggers a gentle push to post more by providing weekly themes and questions as prompts for writing. Of course, visiting each others’ blogs and commenting is a plus! Each Wednesday I will post a topic (please recommend a topic as well!), write your answer on your blog and then link your post here in the Mcklinky below. If you are not a blogger feel free to answer the question in the...
Read MoreInspiration for a Breastfeeding Mama’s Soul
Welcome to the January carnival of breastfeeding! Be sure to check out the other participating bloggers’ posts at the bottom of this one. ***************Breastfeeding isn’t hard in the same way marriage isn’t hard. It is far too worthwhile and filled with joy to be labeled “hard.” But, like a relationship, it can take work and a regular diet of self affirmation. I am one of the lucky 27% for whom breastfeeding came easily. However, I can still feel isolated in a society where breastfeeding is not the norm (I live in Ohio which ranks 48 in the US in...
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