Can Your Child Change The World? (Jul’10)
(By Jessica Cohen) If so, have your child submit an essay about his or her big plans for the future. Whether he or she plans to cure a disease, break a record, lead a revolution or change the world in some other fabulous way, the Council for the Advancement of Public Schools (CAPS) wants to read ...
The Socratic Method of Five Year Olds (Jul ‘10)
(By Sarah Vander Schaaff on http://www.lunchboxmom.blogspot.com) Every day I buckle my kids into their car seats, walk to the driver’s seat of my minivan and prepare for an intense round of questions. The inquisitor is my five year old daughter, Heidi, positioned diagonally behind me, able to watch my profile, hands, and most important, my eyes ...
Becoming Allergy Mom (Jul ‘10)
(By Jessica Cohen) It took me a long time to have children so my husband and I had plenty of time to discuss the type of parents we hoped to be someday. We philosophized based on what we saw from our friends (and their friends) with their children. We knew it was not going to be ...
Philly Biz Moms: Andrea Howard of PARENTise (Jul ‘10)
(By Julie Achilles) Andrea Howard can suggest a good daycare center, a friendly dentist or even the best playground in town. But she wasn’t always such an expert. Three years ago, Howard, a Philadelphia suburb resident, was searching for a swimming class for her six-month-old daughter to attend. Much like shopping for a first car, this new ...
Win a Family Four Pack of FREE tickets to the Please Touch Museum! (Jun ‘10)
Win a Family Four Pack of FREE tickets to the Please Touch Museum! Beginning on June 24, 2010 http://www.bucksmontmom.com The Please Touch Museum has kicked off the summer season with tons of family fun. Music from around the globe will fill the museum for the first annual World Music Festival, July 9-11. Through July 12, ...
Book Review: Dad’s Pregnant, Too Makes Perfect New Father’s Day Gift (Jun ‘10)
(By Claudine Wolk) This Father's Day get the "New Dad" in your life a terrific, down-to-earth, honest and funny guide to steer him through his partner's pregnancy and the shortly thereafter. The nice folks at SourceBooks were kind enough to send me a copy of Dad's Pregnant, Too by Harlan Cohen, just released in paperback. I ...
Blog Post: Finding the Babysitters (Jun ‘10)
(By Claudine Wolk) Finding a good sitter may be the most daunting “motherhood” task for moms. After all, who is good enough to care for our most precious children? Who can we possibly find to temporarily replace us? Society has done a nice of job of scaring moms into thinking that whenever they ...
Book Review: THE Disney Guide Book For 2010 (Jun ‘10)
(By Claudine Wolk) Yes, I am going to do a review of a Disney Guidebook, The Complete Walt Disney World 2010, but please don't stop reading... The nice folks at Coconut press sent me a copy of this gorgeous, fully-illustrated Disney guide handbook and I admit, it sat on my shelf. Over Memorial Day weekend, though, ...
Guest Blog: A Green Home is a Healthy Home (Jun ‘10)
(By Vicki Brown) Green is the buzz. Save the environment, save the earth. What exactly does it mean to ‘go green’? Nearly twenty years ago, I contemplated the impact of my daily Coca-Cola habit on my unborn baby and thought, “ this can’t be healthy and it surely isn’t natural.” Back then green was still just ...
Guest Blog: Change is Good (Jun ‘10)
(By Laurie Palau) One of the many things I do that drives my husband crazy is that I am constantly moving things around in our home. Despite what he may think, it’s not an attempt to make him think he is losing his mind when he can’t find something. The real reason is simple: As our ...
Book Review: Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant (May ‘10)
You Had Me In The Beginning and Lost Me In the Middle (By Claudine Wolk) I became a fan of Sarah Dunant after reading The Birth of Venus. Dunant's latest, Sacred Hearts, is a bit different. It's story about women. These women happen to be nuns...in a convent.. in Italy...in 1570. Dunant's very special talent is the ...
Guest Blog: Give Mom the Gift She Never Knew She Always Wanted for Mother’s Day (May ‘10)
(By Claudine Wolk) I am back on the Mom Club circuit again this week and it is so good to be back talking to Moms. This month, I’ve been talking to moms about finding and taking time for themselves - not an easy task for a mom, let alone a new mom. Since Mother’s Day is coming, ...
Art for the Family: The Elephant’s Eye Studio Tour (May ‘10)
-Are you parent that wants your child to appreciate art in its many forms? -Are you the parent of a budding artist? -Are you an art enthusiast or one who appreciates the talent of an artist? -Do you love taking scenic drives through Bucks County? -If you answered even half a yes to any of those questions, this is ...
My Mommy’s Tears (Apr ‘10)
(By Esther Hughes) How much do young children know? We think we are protecting them from the world, yet they can hear our conversations between friends. They can see the attitude changes and fake smiles we employ for their benefit. In our efforts to hide the world from them, there are times when the sooner we ...
The Fabulous Baking Moms! (Apr ‘10)
Moms in our area are doing a whole lot of baking these days; some on their own and others with their kids. Naturally Nora Nora Schultz is a former Campbell’s Soup Company executive and a mother of two children. During her tenure at large food companies she saw how corporations use artificial ingredients to make their products ...
