It’s time to celebrate! Congress has agreed to a ban on three dangerous phthalates in products made for children under 12. The decision came in spite of the chemical industry’s desperate (and well-funded) attempt to shut the provision down. Here is a good article in the Washington Post about how parents feel about the ban, [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Congress Bans Phthalates! Next: BPA
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Work Conundrum
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Identity, work on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Before I begin this monologue, I would like complete disclosure. First, I know I am fortunate to be able to stay home with my children while they are young, even though it has cost us ungodly amounts of student loans. Second, if I were to return to work with two preschool-aged children, the amount of [...]
A Pinch of Peer Pressure and a Dollop of Exposure
Posted in Uncategorized on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have come to believe that the true way to get children to do what you want them to do is to expose them to it as much as possible. Whether it is eating beets or cross-country skiing, the more they see it, and see other people doing it, the more likely they will do [...]
Six Going on Sixteen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged growing up, help, Sunshine on August 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I stepped out of the shower this evening to find my six year-old Sunshine face down in her bed sobbing, “Nobody likes me!” She wasn’t crying to anyone; she didn’t even know I was standing there. She was crying to herself, into her pillow. Painful flashbacks rattled me into motion.
After calming Sunshine down from sobs [...]
