Archive for May, 2007
We here at the Parent Bloggers Network do our best to keep posted on issues that we feel are important to parents. Let’s face it. We’re all tired and for many of us, the last thing we want to do is sit around watching the news or searching the web for articles that are pertinent [...]
May 31st, 2007 | Posted in In The News | No Comments
There’s no doubt that the internet has helped parents become more informed. Perhaps it’s even made us better parents. But for what it might offer us in information, it’s certainly made life more complicated. Instead of calling your doctor for his or her opinion, you search Google for your kid’s symptoms, only to come up [...]
May 30th, 2007 | Posted in Internet Services | No Comments
We here at Parent Bloggers are certainly in the business of making parenting easier, but good parents are happy parents. And aside from offering you some free sleep, we’ve got the next best thing.
We’re teaming up with E-Harmony Marriage to offer you the opportunity to win a $100 American Express Gift Card to spend on [...]
May 29th, 2007 | Posted in Blog Blasts | 17 Comments
If you’ve ever seen that look on the face of a new dad, then you know exactly why the folks at Dr. Moz came up with The Goodfather — a CD Rom that’s full of hilarious and informative commentary about parenting and fatherhood.
It’s a favorite around these parts, and that’s saying something.
We’re happy to be [...]
May 29th, 2007 | Posted in Giveaways | 7 Comments
I’ve been asked before how I feel about the statement, “I support the troops, but not the war.” And my usual reply has been, “It’s a lot better than the way our troops were treated during the Vietnam War.”
In spite of the widely differing views on the war in Iraq, I find it heartening that [...]
May 28th, 2007 | Posted in Features, In The News | 3 Comments
The Parent Bloggers Network is pleased to announce a new monthly feature - Different Kinds of Parents. The family unit has changed and evolved such that it’s no longer the norm to marry the boy or girl next door, or even necessarily someone from the same geographic, ethnic, religious, or socioeconomic background. Stay-at-home-Dads, same-sex unions, [...]
May 25th, 2007 | Posted in Different Kinds of Parents, Features | 4 Comments
I’ve never really thought of my so-called extracurricular activities as hobbies - that is, what I like to do when I’m not earning money, spending money, or scrubbing the kitchen floor. Once on a first date, the guy asked if I had any hobbies. I can only imagine the look I gave him, because for me the [...]
May 24th, 2007 | Posted in Books, Giveaways | 33 Comments
You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one:
“Imagine if we could all stop believing that when our preschooler hits someone in playgroup, it is because he was born by C-section because our va-jay-jay wasn’t up to the task.
Or that if our kid skips breakfast she will weight 400 pounds and [...]
May 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Books | 1 Comment
I’m awed by the enthusiasm for The Dangerous Book For Boys - from our parent bloggers, from their friends and families, and from my own friends and family. I’ve already sent a copy to my brother and his two sons, my father-in-law read it cover to cover when he visited us last week, and I [...]
May 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Books, Giveaways | 2 Comments
Our bloggers have spent the last month exploring the world of Boca Beth, a Spanish language learning series created by mom and educator Beth Butler. It’s an affordable, award-winning program that parents appreciate and kids love. With early exposure being of utmost importance to second language learning, the Boca Beth series is aimed at making the [...]
May 21st, 2007 | Posted in Baby, Elementary School, Kids, Media, Pre-school | 2 Comments