A recent research paper suggests that simply reading to toddlers may not help them learn to read, although it may have other developmental benefits. Apparently (and not surprisingly), toddlers focus on pictures more than words. They won’t learn to read words, though, unless the reader points out letters and words as well as narrates the […]
With Halloween behind us, the winter holidays are right around the corner. Rather than plague you with too many gift ads on the main site (though I’ll always have a few), I decided to launch a separate Mombian Marketplace, with books and magazines on LGBT parenting, books, toys, and music for kids, and tools for
The Seattle Times has a good editorial reinforcing what I said in my previous post about the recent Washington state ruling that gives a non-bio mom the right to seek parental rights. The key point: This dispute could have been avoided if the Washington Legislature had given the two women the ability to get married.
The Washingon State Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a non-bio mom who raised a child with her partner from birth to age 6 can seek rights as a “de facto parent,” the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. This is certainly better than a ruling to the contrary, but doesn’t go as far as California’s August ruling that
I thought some Mombian readers might be interested in the list of baby gear recommendations I wrote up for a friend who was pregnant. Every child is different, though, so every parent’s list of “essentials” will be different. YMMV, but this should get you started. I’ve given a few brand names for items we particularly liked, but for most things, it really doesn’t matter. (Warning: Long list ahead.)
Another from the “But we knew that” department: The San Antonio Express-News has a good article today profiling two families, one with lesbian parents, one with straight, and showing they are more alike than different. Joking aside, it’s a timely piece, given the upcoming Texas vote (November 8) on a proposed constitutional amendment that would
During pregnancy, my partner would often excuse her hormonally induced behavior by saying “Sorry, the baby took over my brain.” Turns out there might be something to that. Scientists in Singapore, China, and Japan have conducted research on mice showing that fetal cells can migrate into the mother’s brain and develop into various nervous system
Let’s face it: You’ve probably gotten your kids costumes weeks ago, in time for all the pre-Halloween Halloween parties. Now the big day is here, and you have nothing to wear to greet trick-or-treaters at the door. Here are a few ideas, all cheap and easy.
All you busy moms out there: Don’t forget that you should have changed your clocks back last night. Yes, it’s that time of year when you get out of work in the dark and your kids have approximately five minutes of outdoor playtime after school, daycare, or nap. On the positive side, you may have
The moms’ group I belong to had a thread on its message board recently about using duct tape to secure diaper tabs. I happened to mention this in an e-mail to Erica over at Lifehacker, and she said it’s a trick she’s used herself. She was kind enough to mention me in her post about
