May 2009

To tandem or not to tandem (Part 2 of series on preparing for baby #2)

May 31, 2009




This is the second post in a series on preparing for a second baby. If you haven’t read it already, check out the first part What on Earth Were We Thinking? In attachment parenting circles nursing into toddlerhood is common. A lot of parents strive for child-led weaning or at the very least gradual and [...]

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Re-post of scavenger hunt instructions

May 30, 2009




It seems like some people can’t view any information beyond the five prizes on the page for my Blogiversary contest. I know that some people can view them because I’ve received some entries already and I can’t figure out why some people would be able to see them and others not (perhaps a browser issue). [...]

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What on earth were we thinking? (Part 1 of series on preparing for baby #2)

May 29, 2009




Panic. Complete panic. It’s 3:00am. I’m 30 weeks pregnant. My 2 year old son wakes up again and wants Mommy. I nurse him back to sleep, get up to pee again (pregnant bladder) and try to find a comfortable position to sleep where my huge belly is neither making me uncomfortable nor in danger of [...]

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Blogiversary Contest Page is Up!

May 27, 2009




If you want the chance to win some great prizes, check out the PhD in Parenting contest page to learn about our scavenger hunt and find out what you can win!

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Happy Blogiversary to Me

May 26, 2009




One year, 239 posts, 2660 comments. PhD in Parenting is celebrating its one year Blogiversary! Thank you all for reading, commenting, and sharing the posts. I love the community and sharing ideas and thoughts with all of you. In addition to blogging here and chatting with people on twitter, I’ve gotten involved with blogging at [...]

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Explaining the Recession and Teaching Financial Literacy to Kids

May 22, 2009




The recession is hard. It is hard on parents and it is even harder on kids. Parents may be struggling, may feel out of control, but at least they have some knowledge of their financial situation, some understanding of why all of this is happening. The kids are often left in the dark, with no [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: On Top of the World

May 19, 2009




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Feminism, fathers and valuing parenthood

May 18, 2009




On May 17,  I participated in the Fem 2.0 chat on twitter. The topic of discussion was mommies and feminism. We talked about a lot of things, but one thing I said towards the end of the chat seemed to resonate with a lot of people. I also think it is an important point, so [...]

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When it is not breast

May 14, 2009




Breast is best. In an ideal world, all infants would be breastfed. This is not an ideal world. But that doesn’t mean that we can pretend that there are not significant risks in formula feeding as compared with breastfeeding. There are. Risks for the baby, risks for the mother. If all other things are equal, [...]

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The Scientific Benefits of Breastfeeding

May 14, 2009




There are a great many Web sites and studies out there that talk about the benefits of breastfeeding. Like much of the stuff on the Web, they have been written at different stages in time, may or may not have been updated, may be based on science or may be based on what someone heard [...]

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