I know. Babble is usually the home to happy blog posts about cute outfits for kids but today I’m hitting on a topic that’s dark and actually very upsetting: population control laws. While we argue about reproductive rights here in…
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New on Babble: When Abortion Is Denied, What Happes To Women
Last night I was totally gutted by a New York Times Magazine article detailing results of a new study about what happens to abortion seekers after they either receive or are denied an abortion. The study dealt with women seeking…
New At Babble: Hiring A Babysitter Made Me A Better Mom
I’m trying to be be more professional about blogging these days. I’m also trying to be less overwhelmed by life. My husband had a suggestion recently that will help with both of those things and I’m talking about it at…
New At Babble: Guns For Kids?
I know we’ve all heard the awful story about the little boy in Kentucky who accidentally shot and killed his little sister. I can’t talk about the details anymore because it makes me feel so sick and sad. What I…
New on Babble: Working Moms and Stay At Home Moms Share
Hi all! This week I asked you, my lovely readers, who all look especially pretty today, to weigh in with the bet and worst aspects f being either a working mom or a stay at home mom. Lots of you…
New on Babble: Daycare Doesn’t Cause Behavior Problems After All
There was a study back in 2007 that showed that kids who spent time in daycare were more likely to be disruptive in school than kids who didn’t. Well, a new study comparing US daycare kids and Norwegian daycare kids…
New on Babble: Ask and Tell: How Do You Talk About Guns Before Playdates?
Do you ask if there are guns in the house before you let your child go on a playdate? If you have guns, do you offer that information when you invite other children over? Are you squirming at the thought…
New on Babble: Why I’m Not Ready To Let My Son Play With An iPad
I’m over at Babble today talking about why I’m not psyched that my husband got an iPad for work. For all that I love the virtual world of the internet, I’m not into letting kids spend a lot of time…
New On Babble: The Steubenville Rape Case
The first thing I want to let you all know is that I’m going to be expanding my work at Babble to the Kid pages as well as the Baby pages! I couldn’t be more excited about this because, as…
New on Babble: In The Pink?
Having a baby girl presents a set of parenting dilemmas that are different from having a boy For example, I ache over the idea that she’ll be immersed in “mean girl” culture in middle school. I am more grimly determined…
