The wonderful health care benefits of Belgium

Posted on February 3rd, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!If I were an American, I would be loving Hillary Clinton just about now simply because of her comprehensive health care proposal that, even though a bit steeper on the pocket, is designed to benefit the entire populace. [...]

Flowing options

Posted on February 2nd, 2008

It’s great to be a woman of the 21st century. Not only do we enjoy the benefits of a freer society than that of our grandmothers, but we also enjoy the fruits of research on environmentally-friendly and organic sanitary products. Today’s woman has more choices on how to go organic, natural, and pro-environment. [...]

What’s in a name?

Posted on February 1st, 2008

More than you can imagine. We’re armed with enough common sense to know that protecting our child is of the utmost importance. Don’t talk to strangers. Look both ways.  Always wash your hands before every meal and after using the toilet. When there’s a fire, stay low and run.
But are we [...]

Ethan Hawkes and girlfriend expecting their first child

Posted on January 31st, 2008

Breaking news on Associated Press reveals that 37-year old Ethan Hawkes has confirmed through Hawkes’ publicist Mara Buxbaum that he and girlfriend Ryan Shawhughes are expecting their first child. Shawhughes used to be the family nanny while Hawkes was still married to actress Uma Thurman, with whom he has two children, Maya, 9, and [...]

TV is the Enemy

Posted on January 30th, 2008

I can’t emphasize this enough: if you can put off exposing your children to Too Much television, do it with all your might. The Baby Einstein fads, the Barney’s, Blue’s Clues, Elmo’s of this world evoke sentimental feelings of a childhood long gone, but if your children never get to know who Sponge Bob [...]

Worlds away from where we are

Posted on January 26th, 2008

These are the kinds of things you know you never want to happen to you: rape, extreme poverty, war. Throw in a feeling of displacement, of never belonging, of never being able to come home.
In times of crisis, it seems that the incidences of rape increases. In several alarming cases reported in [...]

Shelter for those who need it most

Posted on January 22nd, 2008

A Cornwall-based charity has been giving away tent kits to families in most need. ShelterBox, as it is called, includes a “10-man tent, sleeping bags, a multi-fuel stove, cooking equipment, tools, mosquito nets and water containers.”
In Camp Henderson, Nakuru, Kenya, pregnant schoolteacher Louise Kimani gave birth in one of the first tents set [...]

Mr Big is Big Daddy now

Posted on January 21st, 2008

Christopher Noth, famous for his role as Mr. Big on the hit television series Sex and the City, has announced the birth of his son Orion with Tara Wilson. Orion was born weighing 7 pounds and 10 ounces. Prior to his baby’s birth, Noth reprised his role as Carrie’s (played by Sarah Jessica [...]

Taking baby growth spurts in stride

Posted on January 20th, 2008

You may find your schedule going off whack and fervently hoping that your body can keep up when your baby has growth spurts. This article points out that you can reasonably expect baby growth spurts to spike at on a quarterly basis in your baby’s first year, and that it peters out in [...]

Giving love keeps children sane, according to study

Posted on January 19th, 2008

My sister used to tell me that loving others before yourself, the way she did with her four daughters and husband as a stay-at-home mom, was one of the most validating experiences of her life.
According to Yahoo news, in a study of Israeli children exposed to the “traumatic or stressful life events”, caring for a [...]

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