Son #4 recently transitioned from a crib to a big boy bed. Well, it wasn’t so much from a crib as from a travel yard. We sold the crib at our moving sale, because he would have needed it for only a few months post move. Anyway, I digress. As I was saying, he just [...]
Here’s a quick look at our favorite posts from one year ago this past week: » Weaning and Worrying » Button Cell Batteries (More recently: Button Cell Battery Safety) » Through the Eyes of a Child » Phone Number for a Five Year Old » Eight Year Old Attitude And this is what was happening [...]
Raising4Boys participated in two carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to our posts that were included in each… The Best of Me Symphony included “Dealing With a Finicky Four Year Old Eater.” Also included was “Reward Credit Cards – What’s in My Wallet?” from fivecentnickel.com. The Carnival of the Vanities included “How [...]
Son #4 had some “intestinal distress” on the drive back home from Disney World. Since we had been visiting Florida, I hadn’t packed very many pairs of long pants. As we drove further north the weather became very chilly. Unfortunately for him, he had exhausted his supply of long pants because of the illness. What [...]
“What a difference it makes to come home to a child!” -Margaret Fuller
This is kind of cool, and definitely worth checking out… You can get a free, autographed picture of your favorite Disney character by writing to: The Walt Disney Company Attn: Fan Mail Dept. 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91521 The only catch is that you have to make your request via snail mail [...]
Here’s a quick look at our favorite posts from one year ago this past week: » And Now He’s Four – Birthday Party Revisited » A Lesson in Empathy » Braces for an Eight Year Old And this is what was happening over at FiveCentNickel over the same period: » The World’s Most Affordable Alarm [...]
Talk about having egg on your face… After making a huge splash with their study on infant safety seats, Consumer Reports has just withdrawn their report. According to Consumer Reports: We withdrew the report immediately upon discovering a substantive issue that may have affected the original test results. The issue came to light based on [...]
Raising4Boys participated in two carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to our articles that were included in each. The Best of Me Symphony included “Don’t Let Your Kids Get Ahold of Your Checkbook.” Also included was “My Best and Worst Money Moves” from fivecentnickel.com. The Carnival of the Vanities included “On Sleeping [...]
The epidemic of childhood obesity is daunting. At Son #1′s basketball game the other night there were two portly brothers sitting on the sideline, watching the game, and drinking Coca Cola. At half time, they went over to the drink machine (located in the gym!!!) and bought themselves a Powerade to wash down their Cokes. [...]
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