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Boys With Unpopular Names “More Likely to Become Criminals”

So here’s some more mom guilt for you. Baby boys with uncommon or unpopular names are more likely to commit crimes as teenagers and young adults.
Researchers from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania compared the names of juvenile male delinquents to male names in the general population.
They concluded that boys with common names like Micheal, Robert and [...]

Why I sometimes have to shout

Mrs. H’s post “Reasons not to shout” was an eye opener for me. Not only because the reasons she gave are so valid but also because it gives me an inkling of what it is like to be a mother of a singleton toddler.
I’ve been told that I shout too often. I remember an incident [...]

Babies Online Voted a Top Blog

When I was pregnant I sifted through all the different baby sites.  It soon became apparent to me that while some of the blogs presented straight-forward information there were also other blogs that tried to keep readers engaged in the website by delivering horrific stories about terrible labor experiences and worse situations.  I specifically remember [...]

Best Books for Infants

I’ve been reading to my daughter since a few days after she was born. I even packed a few picture books in my hospital bag, but we were too busy trying to get the breastfeeding thing working that I didn’t read to her in the hospital.
Just the other night, my 15-week old daughter realized that [...]

How Old Is “Too” Old?

We see incredible articles every day about moms who have done everything they can to conceive but sadly only some are blessed with children.  Recently, I’ve noticed a trend where older–and I say this delicately–women are having children.
Doing a quick web search, I found that women as old as 70 have gone through fertility treatments [...]

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