Cool Mom Picks From August 2008
Being Dad - Way Better Than Trying to Convince Him to Sit Through Lamaze Class
There's no shortage of books and videos and instructional websites out there for moms-to-be. But when something is available
specifically for dads, it's generally absurdly goofy or some very serious
cue-the-after-school-special-music sort of Hey, Dad, you're a part of this too tripe that no guy I know would actually sit through to save his life.
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Make Lunch Unforgettable
Yeah, I love fancy lunchboxes, too, but my daughter's getting to that age where she's leaving splashy behind for a more subtle sense of style. She's also leaving behind her homework, her jacket, and occasionally her lunch, depending on the day.
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You Write the Thank You Cards. Not the Baby.
I realize that unless someone actually sent me a gift after my babies arrived, then technically speaking, the thank-you should come from the baby - hence all the cutesy thank you cards.But I figure that since I'm the one writing out the... ... [More]
The Alterna-pack
With my daughter starting school for the first time this week (we do things early in the south), she's super excited about every little thing -- plain old #2 pencils, generic brand crayons, and her regular backpack. I can only imagine what's to come in a few years when she decides that all the run of the mill supplies are completely uncool.
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Ni hao, Kai-lan. Ni hao, nice long shower for mommy.
Kai-lan just told my daughter to stand up and do the dragon dance and she happily obeys, particularly since the cute tiger ("My favorite one!") is doing it too. Oh to be three again. If your own preschooler hasn't discovered the happy, accessible bicultural world of Kai-lan on Noggin, the popular new show has just made it to video.
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You can put a price on style. 52,50 Euros for a tee, to be exact.
Not all parents are fortunate enough to have style-obsessed children like I do. Already they shun those mainstream clothing outlets in favor of browsing boutiques with me, while poo-pooing classmates we encounter in lesser, less expensive preschool duds.
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Don't Let Hannah Montana's Singing Hurt Your Kids. More.
I used to worry that my daughter was damaging her fragile ear drums with a volume set to "too loud." Thankfully, we now have LoudEnough Volume-Limiting Earphones so when I yell DO YOU HEAR ME? I know that if I don't get an answer it's only because she's ignoring me.
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Aluminum bottles for kids are getting cuter precisely every 4.7 seconds
Ridding my home of all of our plastic water bottles of questionable safety felt good, but then I realize- duh-I needed some water bottles.
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We get to give away a $5000 tech makeover. Whoo!
Are you reading this right now on the other side of a Comodore 64? Reluctant to give up that original Walkman? Wondering why you just can't find any good Betamax tapes any more? Have we got news for you. One of the cooler promotions we're excited to be a part of comes courtesy of FM and Intel who's giving away like some whopping crazy $5,000 tech makeover. And guess who gets to be one of the judges?
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NieNie Day: Bidding on Cool Stuff to Help a Cool Mom
If you click over to Design Mom today, you'll see the most outstanding collection of items ever put together for silent auction, all to help the family of blogger, mom of four, and indie artisan supporter Stephanie Nielson of NieNie who was seriously injured with her husband in a private plane crash recently
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Babywearing twins. Yes indeedy.
My hat's off to all moms of twins--double the gear, double the
diapers, double the feedings. And not being able to wear both babies at once? That seems the most daunting prospect of all to me, since babywearing has saved my sanity with all three kids.
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