Archive for 'Parenting'
Naming Advice For New Moms
Fellow blogger and friend The Suburban Mom is expecting her second little princess. She asked for Mom Blogging advice and I completely missed her submission deadline (I have been preparing my eBay store for the upcoming holiday season and slacked). In the past, I have shared that naming a baby is difficult but here is something all [...]
Full Story15 Tips For Cold Turkey, Boot Camp Style Potty Training
Last week I put the potty training smack down on my kid! I was sick and tired of spending money on diapers and knew my son was capable of using a potty! He was hiding to go #2 and afterwards would climb on top of his diaper changer and yell for me to change him. [...]
Full StoryGraco Recalls 2 Millions Strollers
If you have a Graco stroller (Quattro Tour and/or MetroLite), pay attention to the latest recall. Apparently, about 2 million strollers are being recalled because of 4 infant deaths. For the official recall notice from Graco (which includes impacted model numbers), click here. The potential problem is entrapment and strangulation to infants younger than a [...]
Full StoryPlayground Observations
I may be a little overprotective of my kid, but I don’t think I obsess about it. Where is this coming from? Well, the past couple of times we’ve been to our local playground, I stood back and observed how other parents “watched” their children. Please keep in mind, this is a very busy playground [...]
Full StoryThings I Said I’d Never Do As A Parent
Before having a child of my own, I used to see parents doing things with their little ones and I’d laugh at them. I thought, I’d never do that as a parent. Well, guess what…reality hit and I do some of those exact things! Here are a few that came to mind. Riding on amusement park [...]
Full StoryWorking Moms
The Unemployed Mom blog focuses on the life of a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM), but I wanted to take a moment and talk about working moms. For 8 weeks of my son’s life (weeks 12 – 20), I worked full-time while he went to daycare. Not only was that tough mentally because complete strangers [...]
Full StoryWhat Does A SAHM Do?
I find it amusing that some people think a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM) does nothing all day long. While we may not have a written job description, we do have a very important obligation which is taking care of our children. My blog title “The Unemployed Mom” is a complete oxymoron, which is typically [...]
Full StoryPlay Room
I know I have mentioned in a previous post that parents of babies need to take advantage of confining toys and play pens, but I just wanted to stress this again. My son is a toddler and trust me when I say he is into everything. I thought it was bad when he crawled everywhere, [...]
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