Excerpted to highlight parenting trends from around the world Continue reading
Category Archives: On Parenting
The Hell of American Day Care | New Republic
Childcare is one thing politicians need to agree Continue reading
My son Jonah’s clock is ticking – CNN.com
Becoming a mother has made it even harder to read stories like these: Continue reading
Colic in infants may be early sign of migraine headache
Hrm, then what have colic remedies Continue reading
How parents in America differ from parents everywhere else
From Slate.com: Continue reading
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
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AKA mother’s wrist syndrome per Wikipedia.
From MayoClinic.com:
If you have de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, it will probably hurt every time you turn your wrist, grasp anything or make a fist…any activity that relies on repetitive hand or wrist movement — such as working in the garden, playing golf or racket sports or lifting your baby — can make it worse.

Note the tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus muscles, mnemonically known in anatomy class as the snuffbox.
So THIS is my problem!
Galactagogue cookies (which sounds way better than lactation cookies)
The first trial of Continue reading
Fleece sleepers
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The water-repellent property of fleece sleepers is especially appreciated at 2am. It enables spit-up to roll right off. Continue reading
The Lesson of the Boy in the Pink Ballet Flats
Judith Warner: Continue reading
Why is whooping cough on the rise, and what can you do about it?
A CHOP ID doc discusses the Continue reading
Social media as punishment for social media transgressions?
Situation recap: A 12-year-old posts Continue reading
Bill Cosby, by way of Jenn:
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A French perspective on raising children
While speaking with a mentor today, I recalled an article I had read: Continue reading

