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Parenting Magazines
Asked by S.K. from Sacramento
on October 20, 2010
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I am trying to decide on a parenting magazine to buy. I have a choice of either Parents or Parenting (early years or school years). I've never really looked in to ei...
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- buy MOTHERING. it is by far the best and is not controlled by the ads in the magazine. check it out online at mothering.com. good luck!
- I prefer Parents. I just like it better... informative.... more topics and ages and wider range of interesting USEFUL stuff. You can check out their website too.
- Go to the library and look at several issues. To me, once you've read two or three issues, you've read 90% of anything they will publish. If you have extra money to ...
Seeking Good Book for Breast Feeding and Great Mags for Babies
Asked by S.M. from Philadelphia
on September 7, 2008
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Hello,
I am a soon to be first time mommy and I would love to know the names of good book on breast feeding. I am would also like to subscribe to a baby magazine. I...
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- My biggest tip for someone breastfeeding is to find a local lactation consultant. Breastfeeding is NOT something easily learned from a book. I was luck enough to have ...
- Hi S., My favorite breast feeding book is: The Nursing Mother's Companion, by Kathleen Huggins. It only has a little "propoganda" in it, compare to the Womanly Art...
- Dr. Jack Newman is hands down, the best. I've seen him speak many times and he's just wonderful. He has a website www.drjacknewman.com which sells fantastic instructi...
Parenting Magazine = AWFUL Parenting Tips!!!!!!!!!!!!
Asked by M.P. from Green Bay
on March 19, 2012
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Anyone get Parenting Magazine?? In their latest issue (April 2012), there is an article called "Bathtime Blues"...Got a reluctant bather under your roof? We've got t...
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- wow. i guess i'm sitting here thinking A. if there was a mother out there who wasn't experienced with children, had a kid who was irrationally afraid of bathing, and d...
- Parenting is not rocket sience. It is mostly commen sense but that seems to be of short supply. Over the past 19 years I read some really stupid stuff when it comes to...
- or how about Cosmo listing "stripper" as a quick, easy job to make $$. who writes these articles? :) totally agree that kids spend tooooo much time playing wi...
Favorite Pregnancy or Parenting Magazines???
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on April 27, 2006
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I'm wondering what some of your favorite magazines for pregnancy and/or parenting (babies) are? What about web sites? What did you particularly enjoy reading or find h...
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- I am not much into the clutter that magazines cause around my home - so I love using the web. My favorite website that I have used religiously since being pregnant wi...
- All of the pregnancy mags were about the same, and very expensive, I remember. I still read a lot of them, though, and didn't really think one was better than the othe...
- Hi S., When I was pregnant, I liked ePregnacy magazine. It talked alot about what to expect, various tests, fashion and healthy diets/living. After I had my children,...
Am I Making Parenting Too Hard? I Don't Know What I Am Doing.
Asked by C. from Minneapolis
on February 12, 2009
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I am feeling like I just don't know what I am doing when it comes to parenting. I was never a "kid person", but everyone told me that when you have kids of your own, ...
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- I noticed that your tagline states that your girls are the center of your world. I know that you mean that in the best way, but I hope that you also take time to care ...
- I think you answered your own question. Relax and enjoy parenting and you will raise happy, healthy children. Don't be so hard on yourself. Don't compare yourself t...
- I have to agree with the first posting, you are the only one that know your children, you cant base there life learning and experiences off of the internet and books t...
Trying to Track down Article on Writing "Life Letters" to Your Children
Asked by L.M. from San Diego
on June 22, 2009
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Within the last 2 years I read a great article on writing thoughtful letters for your children to be given later in life on topics such as "the first time you have a b...
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- L. M That is a great idea, if you don't mind I would like to do the same thing. I researched the topic and found this site http://www.joyremembered.com/family-lett...
- I have started this myself just wright from the heart and I also write for what I call milesones, 16th, 18th, 21st, 30 ect and graduation, first job, first crush, ect,...
- No, but I would love to find it myself - what a great idea!
Seeking Help from Any Moms with Two Boys (2 y.o. and 5 y.o.)
Asked by C.P. from Washington DC
on August 5, 2008
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Hello Mamas!
I've been an avid reader of Mamasource for many months now, but haven't had the chance to post/ask anything yet. Well, today's the day, as I feel like...
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- My five year old son is also going through this stage. It doesn't help that his older silbling is a very whiny sister...so therefore he also whines ...alot. I real...
- I am also a mother of two boys. they are now 12 & 14. I too went through what you were going through. My youngest, Tyler, was wild. He wouldnt hold his attention to an...
- C.: Hello! I so understand what you are going through - you are NOT alone! I have two boys as well - ages 8 and 6. Like you, my 6 year old is a little devil - ...
Circumcision Stats?
Asked by S.U. from Austin
on April 12, 2011
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I keep reading in parenting/baby mags and elsewhere that fewer baby boys are being circumcised ... the last one I read said only 33% were in 2009. Now, I don't want t...
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- We chose not to circumcise our son who is now 7. My dh is circumcised but that was never a reason for us to mutilated our baby unnecessarily. I researched the heck out...
- I actually think nationwide it's about 50/50 for the age group of boys born in the past 5 or so years. Fewer people on the west coast circumcise than midwesterners, so...
- I am just like Lucia. Both my boys (caucasian) were circumisized in the early 90s. If I had another boy now, I probably wouldn't do it. :)
"Are You Mom Enough?"
Asked by J.H. from San Antonio
on May 11, 2012
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I know people are upset by the Time cover where a mother is nursing her 3 1/2 year old son. I know that extended breastfeeding isn't for everyone, I couldn't do it.
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- Like I said before, if I knew bf my son could make me look like THAT I'd start bf immediately...and he's 6.
- They are certainly trying to sell magazines. Ignore that. Breast feeding is not a competition. The people who yell the most about how women should do this just want...
- Are You Magazine Enough to Act Like Putzes, Time? Yup. I think moms are letting themselves get sucked in to all these debates way too much. Another mom made a poi...
Guns
Asked by E.A. from Los Angeles
on January 25, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I have an issue that I'm not sure how to handle. My husband & I don't allow our boys to play with toy guns or watch violent TV shows. We believe it's not saf...
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- I do play therapy with kids of all ages and children will create guns out of anything, sooner or later... their fingers, a pencil, etc. I am extremely opposed to guns...
- Hi E., I only read the last couple responses, but sounds like my first thought when I read your email is similar to the others. Here is my 2 cents. I have two boys and...
- It is difficult not to be judgemental about this kind of play. I have three boys too and just assumed that of course no gun play was a good idea. I highly recommend tw...
