** A collection of articles and other fun stuff from around the web. Mostly dealing with babies, parenting, moms, etc. But not always. **

Babies Are Needy – Does That Bug You? (If it does, here’s why it shouldn’t.)

Never Wake A Sleeping Baby? Why Depressed Moms Don’t Follow That Advice (Apparently a lot of depressed moms go into their babies’ rooms at night and wake them up to nurse and hold them. Yeah, I never, ever woke Adeline up on purpose. I wanted as much sleep as possible!!)

Swedish school bans “him” and “her” in bid to stop children falling into gender stereotypes (An interesting article, but what do you think – is that going overboard?)

Mom Puts 7-Year-Old on a Diet in the Worst Vogue Article Ever (This is old news, but the mom in question just signed a book deal, so I can’t help but bring it up. Please don’t belittle your child’s eating habits in public. This can only lead to bad things.)

The Undeniable Appeal of “Baby Wise” (One mom recounts her first year with baby and the lack of sleep that led her to read Baby Wise.)

Montessori education at school and at home (My latest article for Examiner talks about ways to incorporated Montessori ideas into your day-to-day life with baby.  Yes, shameless self-promotion.)

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