Grand Theft Childhood
March 16, 2010 – 7:00 am | 7 Comments

So much of parenting entails thwarting.
I must thwart my toddler’s attempts to travel staircases and wade in toilets. I do this with gates, latches, and other inventions meant to keep small children safe and …

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Mama Drama: Flushing Fears
February 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Flushing Fears

My three year old was doing great with potty training until we visited the museum and an automatic toilet flushed unexpectedly. He now screams and cries when we take him into any public bathroom. How …

Mama Drama: Potty Power
February 5, 2010 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments
Mama Drama: Potty Power

Dear Mama Drama:
My question is about potty-training. We would like to start our daughter, who will be 3 next month, in a 3-yr-old preschool program that requires she be potty-trained. She was doing really well, …

Children’s Hospital Free Parenting Seminar Schedule
September 23, 2009 – 12:14 am | Comments Off
Children’s Hospital Free Parenting Seminar Schedule

Two years ago, my husband and I were in the throes woes of potty training our potty-training-challenged daughter.
We had tried everything and were at the end of our ropes. That is when we heard about …

Preoccupation Pottyitis and a Foray Over to The Dark Side
February 27, 2009 – 12:00 am | 7 Comments

Guest blogger Hilary is a Stapleton mom who chronicles her daily happenings through her blog at Mommy ‘N Martini…Mommy ‘N Milk. Her goal is to bring a little bit of humor and mischief into …

The Family Pet: To Have or Have Not?
November 10, 2008 – 12:00 am | 31 Comments

Growing up, we always had pets. There was Peppery the Tomcat who enjoyed knocking up the neighborhood felines and who, despite his amorous inclinations, was a fighter not a lover (I had the battle wounds …

Postcards from the Edge (of the potty seat)
February 25, 2008 – 12:05 am | 22 Comments

After 3 years and 9 months, I can almost say that Hurricane Hadley is potty trained. If you are thinking, “Oh, great. Another potty training post. My kids have been trained for years and …

MakeBeliever Makes a Believer Out of Me (Plus Giveaways)
December 17, 2007 – 12:00 am | 13 Comments

I have discovered what is perhaps the most innovative, brilliant and gloriously manipulative Santa tool EVER.
Let’s face it – those mall Santas are clueless with their fake beard and padded stomach. They don’t know …