I just came across this intriguing post over at Trix and her Kids, a mother’s defense of her boy in school. One bit grabbed me in particular: I have issues with the all female staff at the school not taking the time to learn how to deal with the over-active boys, because they are too …
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The Tantrum: Should Parents Bring Their Kids to Fancy Restaurants? Part IV
(This is the Tantrum, in which Dadwagon’s writers debate one question over the course of a week. For previous Tantrums, click here.) This is, my beautiful colleagues, an ill-formed question. Mainly because of the wording–“fancy restaurant” implies a very specific dining experience: hushed, candlelit, and deeply inappropriate for a babbling, burbling baby. But the truth …
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Their Milk Toofs
Our friend at the superfine blog Pacing the Panic Room finally got that shot of the baby teeth, and in passing, referred to the “adorable things” at My Milk Toof. I have a policy of clicking on any link that promises cute and/or creepy content, so I went. Turns out that Milk Toof offers both: it’s …
Bugaboo Heads West
New York City seems like it should be the heart of Bugaboo country. The Dutch company specializes in 20-pound curb-hopping strollers (great for bumping over epic potholes, not great for popping in the trunk to head to the mall). Their most popular model–the Frog–costs $759. (The foam-tire Cameleon is $880.) The price points on their Marc Jacobs …