Does she look like she's a chain smoker or what?
Elisabeth Badinter’s new book, Le Conflit, La Femme et La Mère (The Conflict, The Woman and The Mother), is an argument against the resurgence of earth mother domesticity including cloth diapers, homemade baby purees and breastfeeding. Check out this article about her in UK Times. Instead, she advocates smoking and drinking, formula and boarding schools. What makes me angry about her is that she has three children who she raised in the 60′s and 70′s, before we knew smoking was bad or knew about global warming or environmental toxins. It was a different world. Also, if having children is such a burden, why have one? And once you have one and realize the extent of the burden, why have two more? Read more »
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Coo Coo!
I never realized how absolutely crazy Super Nanny was until I watched an episode tonight. I haven’t watched this since my daughter was young and prior to reading all the parenting books I have now read. I think I secretly indulged in watching the terrible parents make me feel better about myself. Yet, tonight after watching, I have realized that this woman is an egomaniac, power freak with a grandiose personality disorder.
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Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves is a great book about parenting. The author, Naomi Aldort, stresses the need to validate your children’s feelings and let them work through them on their own, instead of the more common method of trying to distract them from their feelings. She emphasizes that our children should not have to always act in accordance with our needs. If it is not unsafe or hurting anyone, why not let them climb those rocks and get filthy? Or even go so far as act out their power struggles on you. Additionally, she helps parents consider ways to give their children more autonomy. All of this felt really intuitive to me and I appreciated her advice. However, there is a catch. Read more »
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A librarian friend gave this to me, so that is the first clue that this is a good book. Unfortunately, I gave it to my daughter a little too young and she tore out the super special pop-out surprise in the end. I don’t want to give it away, but you can figure it out. Anyway, this is a great book for spring and a great book for a little one learning their colors. Read more »
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Every new mom needs one of these, an instructional guide on what the hell to do with that brand new creature only days in the oxygen. From bathing to dressing to nursing to sleeping, there is so much you want to get right. As you may know, I don’t exactly believe in a “right” way. We all have to just do our best and follow our values, but there is a way to do it so that you don’t drown or suffocate your child. I rely on
The Baby Book by Dr. Sears.
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Sorry George
While I love books, I don’t love all books. In general, I do not like books that have any form of branding involved, like books with characters from T.V. shows or popular movies. Curious George was a key part of children’s literature before it was ever a popular movie, so I can forgive the trendy commercialization of the curious little monkey, but I still do not understand how this book has become so popular. My husband hates when I say this, but, “I don’t get it.” Read more »
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We get so many books as gifts. Personally, I think they are the best gifts. You can never have too many. And until my daughter is old enough to know better, board books are the absolute best. I can’t tell you how much tape I spent taping pages back into books that my daughter thought quite amusing to tear. As adults, we no longer tear pages, but I suggest, once in a blue moon, when the mood has got you, to tear pages. Wow, it feels good. Just another joy I learned from my child. Anyway, books are great.
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Books I Love & Hate | admin March 30, 2009 | 
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