All Boyds, all the time.
We are fortunate to have a rich supply of college-age babysitters in our neighborhood (thanks to North Park University) — but most candidates we don’t know personally, so we have needed a reliable way to select and screen good childcare providers. Here’s the straightforward system we’ve come up with. more »
Rosie and I have a new trick for finding interesting children’s books, and it is helping us discover some real gems. more »
Even a simple peanut-butter lunch around here can be emotionally intense, at least for Mama. more »
We check out a lot of books from the library. (I actually maxed-out my card the other day!) Since we find some gems along the way, I’m going to try my hand at some quick-take children’s book reviews. Here we go! more »
Who wants to read a beautiful book that shines with good humor, gentle creatures, exciting discoveries, and terrible beauties? You want the Moomintroll books. more »
Ever since my teen years, one of my major life-goals has been to become a parent who lives out the principles in this book. Truly. more »
Several months ago I wrote about moms I want to know — intriguing mothers from a variety of children’s literature. I knew there must be more out there, and I just found another. more »
The big-time honors — an Academy Award, the Caldecott Medal — have gone to other works about Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk atop the World Trade Center towers. But what’ll really blow your mind is Petit’s own first-person account of the entire operation. more »
It’s Oscar night, and we don’t imagine we can steal any of the limelight from the red carpet. But we recently flipped through the movies we rented in 2008 — and we humbly offer our list of the best 10 films we watched for the first time last year. more »
I love to read good children’s books. They’re funny, wise, and soothing before bedtime. Lately, as I’ve been working through some of these jewels in my “to-read” stack, I’m focusing on a new character: the mother. more »
I’ll be the first to say that I don’t think Lucy is a particularly defiant child. However, toddlerhood is a trying time for any child, so I figured why not pick up a few tips from the experts on naughty behavior? I can use all the help I can get! more »
When Lucy stayed at Grammie & Grandpa’s house while Rosie was being born, Grammie introduced her to the magic of Raffi. I had heard of Raffi, but I must admit, I had a bad attitude. more »
Kelli’s excellent question about toddler-discipline has got me thinking again about one of my favorite child-rearing experts and the book that has perhaps influenced my parenting the most in the past twelve months. more »
Pride and Prejudice has already played a great role in Rosie’s life. I bought a new Everyman’s Library edition particularly to pack in my hospital bag. We’ve already compared Rosie to Lady Catherine de Bourgh and just lately, even to the besotted crank Mr. Hurst! We (or at least our doula, Dora) watched all six hours of the 1995 BBC mini-series while labor was ramping up. And the first book I read while nursing Rosie at the hospital was this novel: These Three Remain, a version of Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s perspective. more »
One way that I can tell I’m caring for my second baby is that I’m not constantly reading parenting books while I’m nursing. This frees up a bit of time for some non-baby-related reading, which is quite refreshing after a day of full of diapers, string cheese, and the exclamation, “No like it!” more »
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