Parenting Quote – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.” -Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Archive for January 2007
How to Install a Child Safety Seat That Won’t Budge
Over the years, I’ve had a lot of experience putting child safety seats of one kind or another into our cars. Remember, if you can move the seat more than an inch side to side or toward the front of the car, it’s not tight enough. After struggling to get our seats secured countless times, [...]
One Year Ago This Week (January 7th – January 13th)
Here’s a quick look at our favorite posts from one year ago this past week: • Birthday Party Ideas – A smattering of party ideas based on things we’ve done in the past. • Harry Potter Keeps Kids Safe – An interesting tidbit about Harry Potter’s effect on child safety. • Raising Cain – If [...]
On Sleeping Bags and Barf Buckets
What a week. Not too long ago, son #4 brought home a nasty, nasty bug. Not the same one he had at Disney World, mind you. Nope, we think he picked this one up when he was getting x-rayed after possibly swallowing button cell batteries. This particular bug hit him really hard, and it ended [...]
Infant Car Seat Safety
Hmmm… This is kind of troubling… As you may or may not know, car seats can’t be sold unless they can withstand a 30 mph front-impact collision. But as it turns out, exceeding the federal standards by even a little bit can be disastrous…. According to a recent study by Consumer Reports, the vast majority [...]
Birthday Party Indecision
I started planning our little middle’s fifth birthday party the other day. In general, I try to bestow some autonomy on my sons when it comes to choosing a party theme. This time, however, I’ve encountered some difficulties. At first, my son wanted an Indiana Jones party. This quickly morphed to a Transformers birthday theme. [...]
Happy De-Lurking Week!
We know you’re out there… No matter how hard you try to lurk in the shadows, we know that at least a few of you are reading what we write. Really, we do. So why not come clean and leave a comment? After all, it’s National De-Lurking Week (believe it or not, I’m not making [...]
Switched to Full-Text RSS Feed
Just a quick note to let say that we’ve decided to switch over to a full-text RSS feed. This means that you can get the entire content of our articles, including links and graphics, delivered to your doorstep (so to speak). Note that the full feed is available regardless of whether you subscribe through a [...]
One Year Ago This Week – In the Beginning
I started doing this over at FiveCentNickel awhile back, and we thought that we’d give it a whirl here now that Raising4Boys is over a year old… Since most of you probably weren’t reading this site a year ago, we’re going to dig into the archives and highlight our favorite posts from a year ago [...]
Florida Travel Recommendations?
We’re looking for a nice family-type vacation spot along the Florida panhandle that would be suitable for a 3-5 day trip in mid-February. Does anyone have any recommendations? We’re looking for both general information (cities and whatnot) as well as specific information (e.g., hotel/resort recommendations and things to do). Please don’t be shy…
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