Daisy | August 31, 2010
Boy, this one gets a lot of juice on the interweb, and the most recent court ruling on the matter has prompted me to put this next-in-line in our Guide to Informed Decision-Making. Should I Vaccinate My Child? YES, Dammit, yes!! This is another of those areas where I cannot bring myself to be [...]
Daisy | August 29, 2010
No, not for the bear — for me. See, Moxie had a great discussion going all summer about NurtureShock, which seems to be a sort of “must read” for trendy parents. I was loathe to go to the bookstore on this one (and under our new budget), so I headed over to the library to [...]
Daisy | August 25, 2010
It’s time to get back to the Informed Decision-Making Guide, don’t you think? Nourishment seems to be the next big and obvious topic. We’re going to take it in two parts — first, breast or bottle? And then, when cows milk/solids? The debate around each of these questions seems different enough to warrant separate coverage. [...]
Daisy | August 24, 2010
As much as I am about staying even-handed, and respecting different opinions when it comes to the murky territory of how best to parent our children, there are a few areas where it just does not make sense to say that it’s in the parents’ discretion. Hitting your kids is one of them. Thank [...]
Daisy | August 13, 2010
I am pretty certain I do not look VISIBLY younger, but I didn’t break out either and it feels nice, so I am sticking with it. (My mother did say that I looked younger, but she attributed it to my hair — I chop it off when I am in a “mood” because it [...]
