Parenting

How Old is Too Old for a Stroller?

May 20, 2011
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I took our Bugaboo Chameleon to Hong Kong for a few reasons. One is that I turbo around Central Hong Kong quite quickly on foot, at a speed that La Jolla Girl would never cooperate with. You just do a ton of walking, period. There’s uneven pavement, a ton of people and stairs. And having lived there, I know exactly how to navigate the city with a stroller to minimize all of the aforementioned. Not [...]

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A Must Read About Kids and Internet Safety: Advice from Yahoo!

June 17, 2010
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All I can say is if you’re a parent or have a child in your life, please read this.  A lot of information comes my way these days, but this is one of the more important and interesting topics that I’ve written about.  La Jolla Dad and I have talked about how we’ll handle online safety and cell phones with La Jolla Girl, but she’s so little, it’s not relevant yet.  But it’s on our [...]

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Do You Need Boogie Wipes To Survive This Cold and Flu Season?

October 30, 2009
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I should put out a disclaimer that before I even started this blog, we used Boogie Wipes.  But La Jolla Girl (my 2.5 year old) recently tested all 3 Boogie Wipes scents.  Read on to find out which one she picked!  A little background first…. I had the opportunity to meet The Boogie Moms, Mindee and Julie, at the MIBU (Moms In Business Unite) Conference last month.  I sat in on a few of their [...]

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Morning Chicness Bags – A Must For Expecting Moms, Though They Have Many Uses!

September 28, 2009
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My cousin keeps up with new trends and products because of her job. She emailed me a link to Morning Chicness Bags. I loved these bags from the moment that I saw them.  Very, very clever and certainly something I can relate to. Morning Chicness Bags were developed by a mom, Tara Ramos, who suffered from Hyperemesis Gravidarum during her pregnancy.  If you don’t know what this is, be grateful.  I’m going to tell you [...]

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Do You Love or Loathe the Playpen?

September 24, 2009

For me it was love at first site.  The occupant, however, felt differently. The new video in the JuiceBoxJungle widget in my side bar is about playpens, love them or loathe them.  It brought back memories of La Jolla Girl’s crawling days.  I wanted her to crawl so badly but once it happened I wished her back to infanthood.  I thought a playpen would be the answer to my prayers. We bought a Little Playzone [...]

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Riding A Tricycle Is A Pre Reading Skill

September 15, 2009
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I first heard this at La Jolla Girl’s preschool orientation last week so I decided to look into it a little bit.  She has a tricycle that she is figuring out how to use, but in fairness to her, it’s tough to pedal forward even though she’s a strong kid.  She has mastered pedaling backward which I read most tricycles don’t do? Ooops. Turns out that steering a tricycle assists kids in learning their rights [...]

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