7 Must-Dos When Preparing Your Kid for Kindergarten
Starting elementary school is an alarming, unrelenting descent into hell for many kids. They go from the loving cocoon of parental affection to a place where breaking a crayon could get a bitch cut (probably with safety scissors, but still…) Your kid will be bulletproof at school, however, if he’s seen, heard and experienced it [...]
Keeping your Kid Behaved: Alternatives to Child Leashes
In a society where parenting advice doesn’t permit the use of the word “no” with kids, child leashes seem like a pretty sweet way to wrangle a kid.
Parents get away with this practice by writing it off as protection from tripping over shoelaces, speeding cars, gum stuck to the sidewalk, and other nasty stuff. It’s OCD in a ripe form, but it certainly does the trick.
However tempting it may be to simply leash and contain, harnessing your child is like using table salt: it’s the most over-used and boring solution. It’s time to get creative and check out the rest of the spice cabinet.
Seriously? A War Over Macaroni Salad
We’ve all been at block parties where someone’s putrid blob of macaroni salad sits in the sun for a good 15 hours. And no one says anything. Should someone say something? Should the Gestapo (aka the Homeowner’s Association) get involved if a taco salad isn’t up to par? Read this utterly hilarious email chain about [...]
Caught in the Act? 6 Things Never to Say
The candles are lit. The satin sheets are out. Ok, scratch that. You’re a parent. The candles burned out when the baby popped out. You have 15 minutes to get busy. And then, Little Johnny (bless his heart) bursts through the door during an exceptionally primal scene. Johnny screams like he’s been shot. You both [...]