Who doesn’t like a good parenting hack? I know I love there. So here are 13 parenting-related tips and tricks I think you’ll have a lot of fun with. 13 parenting-related tips and tricks 1. Most children’s movies have a French and Spanish soundtracks. If you play the movie in a foreign language and turn on the same language’s subtitles,…
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The Possible Dangers of Obstetric Ultrasound
I’m often asked what the most surprising thing I learned while researching my book, Your Baby, Your Way (originally published under the title The Business of Baby.) Though I’d studied, written, and spoken about birth for over ten years—including as a contributing editor for Mothering magazine and as the author or editor of three other books about babies—my research for…
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What I’m Reading, What I’m Writing, and Where You’ll Find Me This Weekend
The Fall Family Fair, put on by Southern Oregon Birth Connections, is this Sunday, November 3rd, at the Ashland Springs Hotel in downtown Ashland from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Goodie bags, free food, raffle, vendors, kids activities, and more! I’m one of the panelists for the vaccine discussion, and I’ll also have a booth at the fair where I’ll…
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When Hurry Becomes a Habit: It’s Time to Stop Rushing Our Kids
It’s Time to Stop Rushing Our Kids “Whaddya doing Max?” a father shouted at his 5-year-old when his son stood looking longingly at the snack bar. “We came here to go on the water slides! We’re going on the water slides! C’mon!” The little boy reluctantly but obediently turned to follow his father. I watched them get in line. It…
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Where You’ll Find Me: Minneapolis, Minnesota
I am attending the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) annual conference in Minneapolis this weekend. If you are wanting to open a birth center in your town, the AABC has excellent information on their website to help you get started. The American Association of Birth Centers is a non-profit organization funded by membership dues and grants, that was founded…
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Hot-Lanta Georgia Hosts Decatur Festival of the Book
I’m in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend, speaking at Emory University. I did my graduate work at Emory. Emory was a great place to study. The community is supportive, the graduate students well funded, and the weather always mild, if a bit humid and a bit hot. The nickname for Atlanta is Hot-Lanta. Definitely an apt moniker. Atlanta gets hot! Emory University…
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