Unplug Your Kids

When I think of the word sweet I first think of my children. But since they are only sweet some of the time, my next thought is of something that is always sweet: Moroccan Mint Tea.
If you have never had it, I can tell you that it is very minty and [...]

When I was an exchange student to France in 1983-1984 bottled water was simply not “done” in the US. Other than Perrier, which was “fancy water,” I had never seen such a thing.
My French host family bought 6-packs of liter-sized bottles of water at the local “hypermarket” (also new to me then, similar to [...]

One of the wonders of the internet is how people who would otherwise be complete strangers can connect with one another. The reality of this slammed me in the face again earlier in the week when I learned that one of the bloggers that I really enjoy, whymommy, has been diagnosed with inflammatory breast [...]

Last night on NPR’s All Things Considered was a very amusing brief commentary by a pediatrican-Dad whose young children watch TV.
He explains why it is hard for him to follow his own professional pediatric TV-viewing advice. He even confesses that since the American Association of Pediatrics advises that children under the age of 2 [...]