Category Archives: It Worked for Me
Good Fats to make your kids smarter
The New York Times and I must be on the same wave length. They published this article yesterday about how some fats make you smarter. It’s true, good fats like Omega-3s can make your kids smarter. Both my kids seemed to make a huge cognitive jumps after we started giving it to them. The NYT [...]
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An ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure
My life was hell, or at least it felt that way. My kid was out of control. He would hit his sister and sometimes other kids. He would “hurt the house” and I couldn’t manage to fix things at the rate he was breaking them. And worst of all, he wouldn’t listen to me. He [...]
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Looking within
When I originally started this site, I was having mommy manner conflicts every time I left my house. The other mom at the playground who tuned out as her child bit mine, the random woman at the supermarket who scolded me for not making my child wear a coat, the other gal in playgroup who [...]
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Life in Perspective
My dad used to always say, “this should be your biggest problem” in an effort to put life and the hiccups along the way in perspective. As a kid, I found that insulting since all my problems (even those as pressing as what to wear on a date) seemed important and relevant. We spend a [...]
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Don’t pick up the rope
A friend you used to tell me you can’t have a tug of war with someone if you don’t pick up the rope. This point was given home to me this weekend as another mother hovered around me throwing hostile glances and I choose to blissfully ignore her. It was a bizarre incident. We were [...]
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The Secret to Sharing Advice
Have you ever watched a friend struggling with her child and desparately wanted to help, but were afraid your words might offend? Or maybe you enthusiastically shared your advice only to unintentionally insult her? Most moms we polled agree that under no circumstances should you offer another parent advice. Most of us assumed that even [...]
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Magic Mantras
I recently read an interesting Babble article on mustering the energy and patience to face parenting challenges with the mantra “I am a mighty dragon.” So, I’ve been trying it and I have to say it works. There is something rather cathartic and empowering about the “mighty dragon” visual, not to mention more PG than [...]
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