Most children are thrilled to see birds, touch caterpillars, and pick flowers. Kids are curious explorers and with summer just around the corner it’s time to embark on a journey outdoors. This is the perfect opportunity to teach your little ones about seeds and gardening with a basic sprouting experiment (that you might remember from your school days. In a few simple steps, you can show your child what’s going on under the ground. read more

Baby showers are terribly short-sighted. Instead of gifts that will be useful for years (like gift certificates for private school tuition payments, or a year’s supply of Popsicles you get things like 40 onesies in size 0-3 months that your baby will wear once and then promptly outgrow. From now on, I will bring more practical gifts to baby showers that will help mothers with their future tyrant children. Because the truth is that a sweet little baby whose worst offense is a stinky little poop, quickly turns into a screaming, red-faced child who can talk back and commit countless punishable crimes. read more