In addition to bringing a new life into the world that you have to care for, you have to give it a name that will last through its years of life. How the heck do you even go about settling on a name for a baby? Luckily, you have nine months to pick this out……  read on >

Sometimes, eating dos and don’ts seem totally obvious, like raw fish is a big no-no. Obviously, caffeine and alcohol are extremely bad too. However, sometimes things hide where you don’t even think to look! Make sure your food is pasteurized. Soft cheeses like Brie, goat cheese, etc. are often unpasteurized and something you don’t even…  read on >

Parenting can get really frustrating and as a result, very ugly too. If you have an obstinate child, you can easily lose sight of all the positive qualities that he also has inside. Instead, you just notice the negligence of application to rules, the inability to stop hitting his sister, and the lack of dedication…  read on >

Tired of all those recalls and safety alerts? Yea, you know, the lead paint from China? Can’t we trust anything we give to our kids these days? I came across Miss Brittany’s Organic Fun Dough and couldn’t resist sharing it with everyone I know. Ok, not everyone, but everyone I speak to whith a child in…  read on >

ahh, the dreaded potty training, as sick as it sounds, with my first child I really tried to use the same type of strategy I used with our puppies….seriously, it works.  It’s all about incentives and timing, just like they used to say about training your dog to go outside.  I use this metaphor because…  read on >

LOL…sorry for the title, couldn’t resist.  Check, out this new study I noticed in the Daily Mail (yea, I actually read this stuff…how else am I going to fill this column??)    The MindLab Institute found that men are more likely to be woken by howling wind then by their own babies crying…… Sounds harsh, but here’s the interesting part,…  read on >

Gripping title right?  I figured I had to match wits with my opponent….or subject, I guess would be a better word.  I’m talking about Your Baby Can Read, which I’m sure you noticed when surfing through the cable channels at odd hours. In my never ending quest to review every one of those amusing, yet…  read on >

Ok, so I thought it would be a good idea to start off my “writing career” with something that really hits home (for me, that is).  I had my first child almost 12 months ago……oh, yea, I should probably mention that I left my 6 figure executive marketing position at a major fortune 500 company  just…  read on >