Blog Profile / MOMania
| URL : | http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Lifestyle / Parenting | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1313 | |
| Posts / Week: | 6.7 | |
| Archived Since: | August 20, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Teen examines why she didn’t get into her dream college: Whiny or realistic?
A senior at a high school in Pittsburgh wrote a column for the Wall Street Journal examining why she didn’t get into her dream college. Suzy Lee Weiss a senior at Taylor Allderdice High School proposes that high school students have been lied to by colleges – they shouldn’t really be themselves. Show More Summary
Would your husband take dance lessons with you?
I turn 41 next week and for my birthday I have asked for dance classes with my husband. I have wanted to take dance classes with my husband since 1996 when we lived in New York City during the beginning of the swing craze. Swing dancing was everywhere and we couldn’t do it. Show More Summary
Mom leaves sleeping baby in car — but with a note!
We have talked numerous times about mothers leaving their babies in the car to shop but what if they leave a note? What if the note included a cell phone number so you can call her if the baby is crying? According to MSN.com, a mother...Show More Summary
Smart aleck or good natured: Teen gives mom just what she asked for
A mom left a note attached to a shower curtain that said “Please Clean this bathroom tonight. Clean it like the Queen of England is visiting. Clean tonight. …” So the teenager took the note pretty literally. Check out photos on the...Show More Summary
Should the Duggars consider adoption?
People.com reported this week that the Duggars are considering adoption after visiting an orphanage in China. They said they were moved by the experience. From People.com: “They have 19 children, two grandchildren and one more on the...Show More Summary
Is it tattling to let other parents know what you’re seeing online?
When I was growing up in Gwinnett you knew all the neighbors were keeping an eye on you. Your mother would get a phone call if you were seen or heard doing something unacceptable around the neighborhood. In our discussion yesterday about...Show More Summary
What do you include in a ‘healthy’ Easter basket for kids?
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Sheila Poole is working on a story about healthy Easter baskets and she wants to know what you are including this year. You can email her your ideas at spoole@ajc.com. I haven’t started this year on my baskets but usually try to give little gifts along with chocolates. Show More Summary
Do your kids Skype or Face Time with friends?
I woke up Sunday morning to voices in my living room. It was about 8:30 a.m. so I wasn’t quite sure who was up and visiting at that hour so I went to investigate. And what I found was my 9-year-old son talking through the iPad to a tired-looking...Show More Summary
American Academy of Pediatrics: Same-sex marriage good for kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics dove headfirst into the same-sex marriage debate issuing a policy statement last week that “allowing gay and lesbian parent to marry if they choose to do is in the best interest of their children,”Show More Summary
How old do kids need to be to buy nice things for the house?
Our everyday dishes are scratched, nicked and several from the set are MIA — assumed broken an trashed before confirmation. We’ve had the dishes since our wedding 19 years ago. The blue couch this sits in our family room has spill stains...Show More Summary
Should college students have guns at college?
I was talking with my college class about the University of Central Florida former student who had guns in his dorm room and was allegedly planning a mass attack before his roommate called the police. (The student with the guns ended up killing himself.) The students offered up that some of them had guns in their apartments at school. Show More Summary
Do these new school rules from Maryland seem extreme or commonplace?
A friend sent me this story about some new school rules from the St. Mary’s public school district in Maryland. The new rules have been created in response to the Sandy Hook shootings but they had a pretty intense parent volunteer policy before the shootings. Show More Summary
N.J. child welfare workers ask to see family’s guns; Dad says it’s because he posted a photo on Facebook
A family in New Jersey says that child welfare workers and police showed up at their house and asked see the family’s guns. They parent’s say they believe it was because the dad posted a photo on Facebook of his son posing with his 11-year-old birthday present — a.22-caliber rifle that loos like a military-style assault rifle. Show More Summary
Why are parents so leery of the HPV vaccine?
The first human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was licensed in 2006 and despite tens of millions of doses being safely administered according to experts, parents don’t seem to be any more comfortable with the vaccine today. From USA Today: “Concerns...Show More Summary
A mom wants to know: How to handle preteen defiance?
A got a note from old classmate a few weeks back and she’s having a little trouble with some preteen defiance. She is looking for advice from our veterans with older kids. Here is what she wrote me: “He’s 11, in BETA Club, good athlete, attractive, healthy, has a nice roof over his head, always something cooked for dinner. Show More Summary
Would you name your baby for the pope?
The name Francis was popular a century ago and has been on a downward trend since the 1920 but all that’s about to change according to some baby naming experts. With the new Pope choosing Francis as his name, experts expect to see aShow More Summary
Pew Research: Working mothers increasingly want full-time jobs, but still working hard at home
The Pew Research Center released a new study today examining work and home life duties for both moms and dads. Here’s what it found. From The Associated Press via Bloomberg Businessweek: “WASHINGTON (AP) — Working mothers increasingly...Show More Summary
Could radical new treatments help kids with multiple food allergies?
It’s commonplace for people with environmental allergies to get multiple shots at one time with a mix of different allergens. So for example before I got pregnant with my third child, I was getting three shots with a mix of grass pollens,...Show More Summary
Report: Preschool investigated for allegedly tying up 2-year-old who wouldn’t nap
Mercury News.com is reporting that a preschool is being investigated after a former employee allegedly tied up a 2-year-old girl for refusing to take her nap and later showed photos of it to other teachers, including the child’s mother. Mercury...Show More Summary
Did Daylight Saving Time screw up your phone’s calendar?
I think most cell phones are supposed to adjust automatically to time zone changes when you fly and time changes during the year. But for some odd reason all of the appointments listed on my Google calendar on my Samsung phone were switched to an hour earlier even though my time didn’t change. Show More Summary