Speak, Gisele Bündchen’s Breasts! Speak!

Yes, indeed! Gisele Bundchen has come out heavily in favor of breastfeeding, and of course it’s made the news, because pretty much anything involving Gisele’s breasts is worth our collective time. [Ed. note: Not a joke.] To quote the interview, from Harper’s Bazaar by way of the HuffPo: I think there should be a worldwide …

The Tantrum: Is Yelling in Front of the Kids Okay? Part 4

Well, you’ve heard the range of opinions, from Theodore (who sounds like he lives in a Marina Abramovic piece) to Nathan (who just grew up in one) to Matt (who prefers entirely passive forms of aggression). As for our home life, I doubt we will have to deal with this question anytime soon. Like Matt’s …

Kindergarten: It Really Matters

Front page of the Times today reports an “explosive” study from the world of education: that a good kindergarten teacher appears to make a huge difference in a child’s life, in everything from future family life to adult income. I have to admit, I’m skeptical, at least until I see more about the study’s methodology. …

The New Etiquette: Anti-Etiquette?

Via DadWagon sibling Paul comes the following charmer from the Bay Area’s SF Appeal online newspaper. A relatively reasonable etiquette question–how do I politely ask my pal to stop tagging my toddler’s pictures on Facebook?–becomes the occasion for a marginally coherent, ostensibly humorous anti-Facebook (and faintly anti-child) rant. A sample: “Unless your child has a …